diff --git a/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es6-generators/visit.js b/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es6-generators/visit.js
index 1f15c85b69..eaa504fbab 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es6-generators/visit.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es6-generators/visit.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ var visitor = function (path, file) {
   );
 
   var innerFnId = t.identifier(node.id.name + "$");
-  var contextId = file.generateUidIdentifier("context$", scope);
+  var contextId = file.generateUidIdentifier("context", scope);
   var vars = hoist(path);
 
   var emitter = new Emitter(contextId);