diff --git a/nselib/dns.lua b/nselib/dns.lua
index 85462e596..4f74fd870 100644
--- a/nselib/dns.lua
+++ b/nselib/dns.lua
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ end
 -- section 4.
 --
 -- <code>entry.NSEC</code> has the fields <code>dname</code>,
--- <code>name</code>, and <code>types</code>.
+-- <code>next_dname</code>, and <code>types</code>.
 -- @param entry RR in packet.
 -- @param data Complete encoded DNS packet.
 -- @param pos Position in packet after RR.
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ decoder[types.NSEC] = function (entry, data, pos)
    local block_num, type_bitmap
    entry.NSEC = {}
    entry.NSEC.dname = entry.dname
-   np, entry.NSEC.name = decStr(data, np)
+   np, entry.NSEC.next_dname = decStr(data, np)
    np, block_num, type_bitmap = bin.unpack(">Cp", data, np)
    entry.NSEC.types = {}
    for i in bit_iter(type_bitmap) do
diff --git a/scripts/dns-nsec-enum.nse b/scripts/dns-nsec-enum.nse
index dc63d280e..fcf8f073d 100644
--- a/scripts/dns-nsec-enum.nse
+++ b/scripts/dns-nsec-enum.nse
@@ -268,10 +268,10 @@ end
 local function get_next_nsec(retPkt, domain)
 	for _, nsec in ipairs(auth_filter(retPkt, "NSEC")) do
 		-- The last NSEC record points backwards to the start of the subzone.
-		if domain_lt(nsec.dname, domain) and not domain_lt(nsec.dname, nsec.name) then
+		if domain_lt(nsec.dname, domain) and not domain_lt(nsec.dname, nsec.next_dname) then
 			return nsec
 		end
-		if domain_lt(nsec.dname, domain) and domain_lt(domain, nsec.name) then
+		if domain_lt(nsec.dname, domain) and domain_lt(domain, nsec.next_dname) then
 			return nsec
 		end
 	end
@@ -303,9 +303,9 @@ local function enum(host, port, domain)
 				subdomain = nil
 				break
 			end
-			last, remainder = remove_suffix(nsec.name, domain)
+			last, remainder = remove_suffix(nsec.next_dname, domain)
 			if #remainder > 0 then
-				stdnse.print_debug("Result name %q doesn't end in %q.", nsec.name, domain)
+				stdnse.print_debug("Result name %q doesn't end in %q.", nsec.next_dname, domain)
 				subdomain = nil
 				break
 			end