diff --git a/lsp-mode.el b/lsp-mode.el
index b4d951b3b6..73eaca3588 100644
--- a/lsp-mode.el
+++ b/lsp-mode.el
@@ -547,7 +547,12 @@ If this is set to nil, `eldoc' will show only the symbol information."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'lsp-mode)
 
-(defcustom lsp-references-exclude-definition nil
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias
+  'lsp-references-exclude-definition
+  'lsp-references-exclude-declaration
+  "9.0.1")
+
+(defcustom lsp-references-exclude-declaration nil
   "If non-nil, exclude declarations when finding references."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'lsp-mode)
@@ -6472,7 +6477,7 @@ perform the request synchronously."
       (goto-char (cl-rest (or (assoc identifier lsp--symbols-cache)
                               (user-error "Unable to find symbol %s" identifier)))))
     (lsp--locations-to-xref-items (lsp-request "textDocument/references"
-                                               (lsp--make-reference-params nil lsp-references-exclude-definition)))))
+                                               (lsp--make-reference-params nil lsp-references-exclude-declaration)))))
 
 (cl-defmethod xref-backend-apropos ((_backend (eql xref-lsp)) pattern)
   (seq-map #'lsp--symbol-information-to-xref
@@ -6653,7 +6658,7 @@ REFERENCES? t when METHOD returns references."
   "Find references of the symbol under point."
   (interactive "P")
   (lsp-find-locations "textDocument/references"
-                      (list :context `(:includeDeclaration ,(lsp-json-bool (not (or exclude-declaration lsp-references-exclude-definition)))))
+                      (list :context `(:includeDeclaration ,(lsp-json-bool (not (or exclude-declaration lsp-references-exclude-declaration)))))
                       :display-action display-action
                       :references? t))