diff --git a/gnu/machine/ssh.scm b/gnu/machine/ssh.scm
index fae42ad3ce..efe056dab7 100644
--- a/gnu/machine/ssh.scm
+++ b/gnu/machine/ssh.scm
@@ -451,10 +451,11 @@ (define (read-file path)
                            (read-file boot-parameters-path))))
                  (reverse (generation-numbers %system-profile)))))))
 
-  (mlet* %store-monad ((generations (machine-remote-eval machine remote-exp)))
+  (mlet %store-monad
+      ((remote-results (machine-remote-eval machine remote-exp)))
     (return
-     (map (lambda (generation)
-            (match generation
+     (map (lambda (remote-result)
+            (match remote-result
               ((generation system-path epoch serialized-params)
                (let* ((params (call-with-input-string serialized-params
                                 read-boot-parameters))
@@ -467,7 +468,7 @@ (define (read-file path)
                   (kernel-arguments
                    (append (bootable-kernel-arguments system-path root version)
                            (boot-parameters-kernel-arguments params))))))))
-          generations))))
+          remote-results))))
 
 (define-syntax-rule (with-roll-back should-roll-back? mbody ...)
   "Catch exceptions that arise when binding MBODY, a monadic expression in