diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el b/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el
index bb07a06dde8..d4d04b1bc4d 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/eglot.el
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ PRESERVE-BUFFERS as in `eglot-shutdown', which see."
                   (push sym retval))))
     retval))
 
-(defvar eglot--command-history nil
+(defvar eglot-command-history nil
   "History of CONTACT arguments to `eglot'.")
 
 (defun eglot--lookup-mode (mode)