diff --git a/include/mruby/dump.h b/include/mruby/dump.h
index d8713343e..1b691ea1a 100644
--- a/include/mruby/dump.h
+++ b/include/mruby/dump.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ mrb_irep *mrb_read_irep(mrb_state*, const uint8_t*);
 #define RITE_SECTION_IREP_IDENTIFIER   "IREP"
 #define RITE_SECTION_LINENO_IDENTIFIER "LINE"
 #define RITE_SECTION_DEBUG_IDENTIFIER  "DBG\0"
-#define RITE_SECTION_LV_IDENTIFIER     "LOCV"
+#define RITE_SECTION_LV_IDENTIFIER     "LVAR"
 
 #define MRB_DUMP_DEFAULT_STR_LEN      128