diff --git a/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_bf_weights.vhd b/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_bf_weights.vhd
index 0b868af821c25a614814cb356f9f93a6fbadeadf..07859970174088b07c794e12cf7081b2b71e9f82 100644
--- a/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_bf_weights.vhd
+++ b/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_bf_weights.vhd
@@ -77,30 +77,31 @@ BEGIN
   -- [N_pol_bf][S_pn/Q_fft]_[S_sub_bf][Q_fft]. Therefore this counter
   -- has to account for this difference in order.
   p_cnt : PROCESS(dp_clk, dp_rst)
-    VARIABLE v_Q_fft, v_S_sub_bf : NATURAL;
+    -- Use short index variables v_Q, v_B names, to ease recognizing them as (loop) indices.
+    VARIABLE v_Q, v_B : NATURAL;
   BEGIN
     IF dp_rst = '1' THEN
       cnt <= 0;
-      v_Q_fft := 0;
-      v_S_sub_bf := 0;
+      v_Q := 0;
+      v_B := 0;
     ELSIF rising_edge(dp_clk) THEN
       IF in_sosi_arr(0).valid = '1' THEN
         IF in_sosi_arr(0).eop = '1' THEN
-          v_Q_fft := 0;
-          v_S_sub_bf := 0;
+          v_Q := 0;
+          v_B := 0;
         ELSE
-          IF v_Q_fft >= c_sdp_Q_fft-1 THEN
-            v_Q_fft := 0;
-            IF v_S_sub_bf >= c_sdp_S_sub_bf-1 THEN
-              v_S_sub_bf := 0;
+          IF v_Q >= c_sdp_Q_fft-1 THEN
+            v_Q := 0;
+            IF v_B >= c_sdp_S_sub_bf-1 THEN
+              v_B := 0;
             ELSE
-              v_S_sub_bf := v_S_sub_bf + 1;
+              v_B := v_B + 1;
             END IF;
           ELSE
-            v_Q_fft := v_Q_fft + 1;
+            v_Q := v_Q + 1;
           END IF;
         END IF;
-        cnt <= v_Q_fft * c_sdp_S_sub_bf + v_S_sub_bf;
+        cnt <= v_Q * c_sdp_S_sub_bf + v_B;
       END IF;
     END IF;
   END PROCESS;