diff --git a/lib/asciidoctor-pdf/converter.rb b/lib/asciidoctor-pdf/converter.rb
index dc3942ede..88617a004 100644
--- a/lib/asciidoctor-pdf/converter.rb
+++ b/lib/asciidoctor-pdf/converter.rb
@@ -1202,11 +1202,11 @@ def convert_listing_or_literal node
     when 'pygments'
       Helpers.require_library 'pygments', 'pygments.rb' unless defined? ::Pygments
       lexer = ::Pygments::Lexer.find_by_alias(node.attr 'language', 'text', false) || ::Pygments::Lexer['text']
-      pygments_config = {
+      lexer_opts = {
         nowrap: true,
         noclasses: true,
         stripnl: false,
-        style: style = (node.document.attr 'pygments-style') || 'pastie'
+        style: (style = (node.document.attr 'pygments-style') || 'pastie')
       }
       # TODO enable once we support background color on spans
       #if node.attr? 'highlight', nil, false
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ def convert_listing_or_literal node
       source_string, conum_mapping = extract_conums source_string
       # NOTE pygments.rb strips trailing whitespace; preserve it in case there are conums on last line
       num_trailing_spaces = source_string.size - (source_string = source_string.rstrip).size if conum_mapping
-      result = lexer.highlight source_string, options: pygments_config
+      result = lexer.highlight source_string, options: lexer_opts
       fragments = guard_indentation text_formatter.format result
       conum_mapping ? (restore_conums fragments, conum_mapping, num_trailing_spaces) : fragments
     when 'rouge'