diff --git a/apparmor.d/tunables/multiarch.d/paths b/apparmor.d/tunables/multiarch.d/paths
index 605dede9..3fb6ce44 100644
--- a/apparmor.d/tunables/multiarch.d/paths
+++ b/apparmor.d/tunables/multiarch.d/paths
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 # Emails
 @{thunderbird_path} = @{bin}/@{thunderbird_name} @{thunderbird_lib_dirs}/@{thunderbird_name}
-@{emails_path} = @{thunderbird_path} @{bin}/@{emails}
+@{emails_path} = @{thunderbird_path} @{bin}/@{emails_names}
 
 # Open
 @{open_path}  = @{bin}/exo-open @{bin}/xdg-open @{bin}/gio
@@ -36,24 +36,24 @@
 @{open_path} += @{lib}/@{multiarch}/glib-[0-9]*/gio-launch-desktop
 
 # File explorers
-@{file_explorers_path} = @{bin}/@{file_explorers}
+@{file_explorers_path} = @{bin}/@{file_explorers_names}
 
 # Text editors
-@{text_editors_path} = @{bin}/@{text_editors} /usr/share/code/{bin/,}code
+@{text_editors_path} = @{bin}/@{text_editors_names} /usr/share/code/{bin/,}code
 
 # Document viewers
-@{document_viewers_path} = @{bin}/@{document_viewers}
+@{document_viewers_path} = @{bin}/@{document_viewers_names}
 
 # Image viewers
-@{image_viewers_path} = @{bin}/@{image_viewers}
+@{image_viewers_path} = @{bin}/@{image_viewers_names}
 
 # Archive viewers
-@{archive_viewers_path} = @{bin}/@{archive_viewers}
+@{archive_viewers_path} = @{bin}/@{archive_viewers_names}
 
 # Office suites
-@{offices_path} = @{bin}/@{offices} @{lib}/libreoffice/program/soffice
+@{offices_path} = @{bin}/@{offices_names} @{lib}/libreoffice/program/soffice
 
 # Help
-@{help_path} = @{bin}/@{help}
+@{help_path} = @{bin}/@{help_names}
 
 # vim:syntax=apparmor
diff --git a/apparmor.d/tunables/multiarch.d/programs b/apparmor.d/tunables/multiarch.d/programs
index 786101ff..f72e5692 100644
--- a/apparmor.d/tunables/multiarch.d/programs
+++ b/apparmor.d/tunables/multiarch.d/programs
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 # Define some some commonly used programs. This is not an exhaustive list.
 # It is meant to label programs to easily provide access in profiles.
 
+# All variables that refer to a program name should have the `_name` suffix.
+# variables that refer to a list of progran should have the `_names` suffix.
+# @{sh}, @{shells}, and @{coreutils} are the only exceptions.
+
 # Default distribution shells
 @{sh} = sh bash dash
 
@@ -49,27 +53,27 @@
 @{thunderbird_name} = thunderbird{,.sh,-bin} 
 @{thunderbird_lib_dirs} = @{lib}/@{thunderbird_name}
 
-@{emails} = evolution geary
+@{emails_names} = evolution geary
 
 # File explorers
-@{file_explorers} = dolphin nautilus thunar
+@{file_explorers_names} = dolphin nautilus thunar
 
 # Text editors
-@{text_editors} = code gedit mousepad gnome-text-editor
+@{text_editors_names} = code gedit mousepad gnome-text-editor
 
 # Document viewers
-@{document_viewers} = evince okular *{F,f}oliate YACReader
+@{document_viewers_names} = evince okular *{F,f}oliate YACReader
 
 # Image viewers
-@{image_viewers} = eog loupe ristretto
+@{image_viewers_names} = eog loupe ristretto
 
 # Archive viewers
-@{archive_viewers} = engrampa file-roller xarchiver
+@{archive_viewers_names} = engrampa file-roller xarchiver
 
 # Office suites
-@{offices} = libreoffice soffice
+@{offices_names} = libreoffice soffice
 
 # Help
-@{help} = yelp
+@{help_names} = yelp
 
 # vim:syntax=apparmor