diff --git a/configs/learning_gem5/part3/msi_caches.py b/configs/learning_gem5/part3/msi_caches.py
index 957adf2baf..c6d1531ab0 100644
--- a/configs/learning_gem5/part3/msi_caches.py
+++ b/configs/learning_gem5/part3/msi_caches.py
@@ -234,11 +234,12 @@ class MyNetwork(SimpleNetwork):
         # Make an "internal" link (internal to the network) between every pair
         # of routers.
         link_count = 0
-        self.int_links = []
+        int_links = []
         for ri in self.routers:
             for rj in self.routers:
                 if ri == rj: continue # Don't connect a router to itself!
                 link_count += 1
-                self.int_links.append(SimpleIntLink(link_id = link_count,
+                int_links.append(SimpleIntLink(link_id = link_count,
                                                     src_node = ri,
                                                     dst_node = rj))
+        self.int_links = int_links
diff --git a/configs/learning_gem5/part3/ruby_caches_MI_example.py b/configs/learning_gem5/part3/ruby_caches_MI_example.py
index b67e6b1791..38540d5065 100644
--- a/configs/learning_gem5/part3/ruby_caches_MI_example.py
+++ b/configs/learning_gem5/part3/ruby_caches_MI_example.py
@@ -219,11 +219,12 @@ class MyNetwork(SimpleNetwork):
         # Make an "internal" link (internal to the network) between every pair
         # of routers.
         link_count = 0
-        self.int_links = []
+        int_links = []
         for ri in self.routers:
             for rj in self.routers:
                 if ri == rj: continue # Don't connect a router to itself!
                 link_count += 1
-                self.int_links.append(SimpleIntLink(link_id = link_count,
+                int_links.append(SimpleIntLink(link_id = link_count,
                                                     src_node = ri,
                                                     dst_node = rj))
+        self.int_links = int_links