diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json.php
index af63f4bb0d..18b08f94dc 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json.php
@@ -2311,13 +2311,13 @@ class WP_Theme_JSON {
 	 *
 	 * @since 6.0.0
 	 *
-	 * @param array      $data    The data to inspect.
-	 * @param bool|array $path    Boolean or path to a boolean.
-	 * @param bool       $default Default value if the referenced path is missing.
-	 *                            Default false.
+	 * @param array      $data          The data to inspect.
+	 * @param bool|array $path          Boolean or path to a boolean.
+	 * @param bool       $default_value Default value if the referenced path is missing.
+	 *                                  Default false.
 	 * @return bool Value of boolean metadata.
 	 */
-	protected static function get_metadata_boolean( $data, $path, $default = false ) {
+	protected static function get_metadata_boolean( $data, $path, $default_value = false ) {
 		if ( is_bool( $path ) ) {
 			return $path;
 		}
@@ -2329,7 +2329,7 @@ class WP_Theme_JSON {
 			}
 		}
 
-		return $default;
+		return $default_value;
 	}
 
 	/**