diff --git a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
index 77725257b..5985d2ec7 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 from .update import (
     REPOSITORY,
     _get_system_deprecation,
-    _get_version_age_warning,
+    _get_outdated_warning,
     _make_label,
     current_git_head,
     detect_variant,
@@ -706,8 +706,8 @@ def process_color_policy(stream):
         if system_deprecation:
             self.deprecated_feature(system_deprecation.replace('\n', '\n                    '))
         elif self.params.get('warn_when_outdated'):
-            if version_age_warning := _get_version_age_warning():
-                self.report_warning(version_age_warning)
+            if outdated_warning := _get_outdated_warning():
+                self.report_warning(outdated_warning)
 
         if self.params.get('allow_unplayable_formats'):
             self.report_warning(
diff --git a/yt_dlp/update.py b/yt_dlp/update.py
index 012e91b7c..045f7ec7f 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/update.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/update.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def _get_system_deprecation():
     return f'Support for Python version {major}.{minor} has been deprecated. {PYTHON_MSG}'
 
 
-def _get_version_age_warning():
+def _get_outdated_warning():
     # Only yt-dlp guarantees a stable release at least every 90 days
     if not ORIGIN.startswith('yt-dlp/'):
         return None