diff --git a/x/gov/types/v1/params.go b/x/gov/types/v1/params.go
index f7f02619d8..3c39e53d28 100644
--- a/x/gov/types/v1/params.go
+++ b/x/gov/types/v1/params.go
@@ -162,11 +162,11 @@ func (p Params) ValidateBasic(addressCodec address.Codec) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid expedited threshold string: %w", err)
 	}
-	if !threshold.IsPositive() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("expedited vote threshold must be positive: %s", threshold)
+	if !expeditedThreshold.IsPositive() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expedited vote threshold must be positive: %s", expeditedThreshold)
 	}
-	if threshold.GT(sdkmath.LegacyOneDec()) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("expedited vote threshold too large: %s", threshold)
+	if expeditedThreshold.GT(sdkmath.LegacyOneDec()) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expedited vote threshold too large: %s", expeditedThreshold)
 	}
 	if expeditedThreshold.LTE(threshold) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("expedited vote threshold %s, must be greater than the regular threshold %s", expeditedThreshold, threshold)