diff --git a/openpgp/keys.go b/openpgp/keys.go
index 3e251860..faa2fb36 100644
--- a/openpgp/keys.go
+++ b/openpgp/keys.go
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ const defaultRSAKeyBits = 2048
 // which may be empty but must not contain any of "()<>\x00".
 // If config is nil, sensible defaults will be used.
 func NewEntity(name, comment, email string, config *packet.Config) (*Entity, error) {
-	currentTime := config.Now()
+	creationTime := config.Now()
 
 	bits := defaultRSAKeyBits
 	if config != nil && config.RSABits != 0 {
@@ -525,8 +525,8 @@ func NewEntity(name, comment, email string, config *packet.Config) (*Entity, err
 	}
 
 	e := &Entity{
-		PrimaryKey: packet.NewRSAPublicKey(currentTime, &signingPriv.PublicKey),
-		PrivateKey: packet.NewRSAPrivateKey(currentTime, signingPriv),
+		PrimaryKey: packet.NewRSAPublicKey(creationTime, &signingPriv.PublicKey),
+		PrivateKey: packet.NewRSAPrivateKey(creationTime, signingPriv),
 		Identities: make(map[string]*Identity),
 	}
 	isPrimaryId := true
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ func NewEntity(name, comment, email string, config *packet.Config) (*Entity, err
 		Name:   uid.Id,
 		UserId: uid,
 		SelfSignature: &packet.Signature{
-			CreationTime: currentTime,
+			CreationTime: creationTime,
 			SigType:      packet.SigTypePositiveCert,
 			PubKeyAlgo:   packet.PubKeyAlgoRSA,
 			Hash:         config.Hash(),
@@ -563,10 +563,10 @@ func NewEntity(name, comment, email string, config *packet.Config) (*Entity, err
 
 	e.Subkeys = make([]Subkey, 1)
 	e.Subkeys[0] = Subkey{
-		PublicKey:  packet.NewRSAPublicKey(currentTime, &encryptingPriv.PublicKey),
-		PrivateKey: packet.NewRSAPrivateKey(currentTime, encryptingPriv),
+		PublicKey:  packet.NewRSAPublicKey(creationTime, &encryptingPriv.PublicKey),
+		PrivateKey: packet.NewRSAPrivateKey(creationTime, encryptingPriv),
 		Sig: &packet.Signature{
-			CreationTime:              currentTime,
+			CreationTime:              creationTime,
 			SigType:                   packet.SigTypeSubkeyBinding,
 			PubKeyAlgo:                packet.PubKeyAlgoRSA,
 			Hash:                      config.Hash(),
diff --git a/openpgp/packet/private_key.go b/openpgp/packet/private_key.go
index bd31ccea..6f8ec093 100644
--- a/openpgp/packet/private_key.go
+++ b/openpgp/packet/private_key.go
@@ -36,49 +36,49 @@ type PrivateKey struct {
 	iv            []byte
 }
 
-func NewRSAPrivateKey(currentTime time.Time, priv *rsa.PrivateKey) *PrivateKey {
+func NewRSAPrivateKey(creationTime time.Time, priv *rsa.PrivateKey) *PrivateKey {
 	pk := new(PrivateKey)
-	pk.PublicKey = *NewRSAPublicKey(currentTime, &priv.PublicKey)
+	pk.PublicKey = *NewRSAPublicKey(creationTime, &priv.PublicKey)
 	pk.PrivateKey = priv
 	return pk
 }
 
-func NewDSAPrivateKey(currentTime time.Time, priv *dsa.PrivateKey) *PrivateKey {
+func NewDSAPrivateKey(creationTime time.Time, priv *dsa.PrivateKey) *PrivateKey {
 	pk := new(PrivateKey)
-	pk.PublicKey = *NewDSAPublicKey(currentTime, &priv.PublicKey)
+	pk.PublicKey = *NewDSAPublicKey(creationTime, &priv.PublicKey)
 	pk.PrivateKey = priv
 	return pk
 }
 
-func NewElGamalPrivateKey(currentTime time.Time, priv *elgamal.PrivateKey) *PrivateKey {
+func NewElGamalPrivateKey(creationTime time.Time, priv *elgamal.PrivateKey) *PrivateKey {
 	pk := new(PrivateKey)
-	pk.PublicKey = *NewElGamalPublicKey(currentTime, &priv.PublicKey)
+	pk.PublicKey = *NewElGamalPublicKey(creationTime, &priv.PublicKey)
 	pk.PrivateKey = priv
 	return pk
 }
 
-func NewECDSAPrivateKey(currentTime time.Time, priv *ecdsa.PrivateKey) *PrivateKey {
+func NewECDSAPrivateKey(creationTime time.Time, priv *ecdsa.PrivateKey) *PrivateKey {
 	pk := new(PrivateKey)
-	pk.PublicKey = *NewECDSAPublicKey(currentTime, &priv.PublicKey)
+	pk.PublicKey = *NewECDSAPublicKey(creationTime, &priv.PublicKey)
 	pk.PrivateKey = priv
 	return pk
 }
 
 // NewSignerPrivateKey creates a PrivateKey from a crypto.Signer that
 // implements RSA or ECDSA.
-func NewSignerPrivateKey(currentTime time.Time, signer crypto.Signer) *PrivateKey {
+func NewSignerPrivateKey(creationTime time.Time, signer crypto.Signer) *PrivateKey {
 	pk := new(PrivateKey)
 	// In general, the public Keys should be used as pointers. We still
 	// type-switch on the values, for backwards-compatibility.
 	switch pubkey := signer.Public().(type) {
 	case *rsa.PublicKey:
-		pk.PublicKey = *NewRSAPublicKey(currentTime, pubkey)
+		pk.PublicKey = *NewRSAPublicKey(creationTime, pubkey)
 	case rsa.PublicKey:
-		pk.PublicKey = *NewRSAPublicKey(currentTime, &pubkey)
+		pk.PublicKey = *NewRSAPublicKey(creationTime, &pubkey)
 	case *ecdsa.PublicKey:
-		pk.PublicKey = *NewECDSAPublicKey(currentTime, pubkey)
+		pk.PublicKey = *NewECDSAPublicKey(creationTime, pubkey)
 	case ecdsa.PublicKey:
-		pk.PublicKey = *NewECDSAPublicKey(currentTime, &pubkey)
+		pk.PublicKey = *NewECDSAPublicKey(creationTime, &pubkey)
 	default:
 		panic("openpgp: unknown crypto.Signer type in NewSignerPrivateKey")
 	}