diff --git a/scripts/verify.py b/scripts/verify.py
index 2f473c697..7ad25c5d0 100644
--- a/scripts/verify.py
+++ b/scripts/verify.py
@@ -1926,10 +1926,10 @@ def _print_undeclared_section(result: dict, verbose: bool) -> None:
         # The required firmware alone read as the whole count: 14 names
         # for 154 entries, nothing saying the rest existed.
         hidden = len({u["name"] for u in bundled}) - len(named)
-        listed = named + ([f"{hidden} more, --verbose lists them"] if hidden else [])
+        items = named + ([f"{hidden} more, --verbose lists them"] if hidden else [])
         print(
             f"  Bundled with their emulator, not collected: {len(bundled)}"
-            + (f" ({', '.join(listed)})" if listed else "")
+            + (f" ({', '.join(items)})" if items else "")
         )
     if unplaced:
         print(f"  Core files held but not packed: {len(unplaced)} "