diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/models/link.py b/src/pip/_internal/models/link.py
index c1c5511137e..811b9e6516b 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/models/link.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/models/link.py
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ def _ensure_quoted_url(url: str) -> str:
     return urllib.parse.urlunsplit(result._replace(path=path))
 
 
-def _absolute_link_url(base_url: str, file_url: str) -> str:
+def _absolute_link_url(base_url: str, url: str) -> str:
     """
-    A faster implementation of urlib.parse.urljoin with a shortcut
+    A faster implementation of urllib.parse.urljoin with a shortcut
     for absolute http/https URLs.
     """
     if file_url.startswith(("https://", "http://")):