diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index 55276635e69b..d9097a786962 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ static int xennet_get_responses(struct netfront_info *np,
 	struct sk_buff *skb = xennet_get_rx_skb(np, cons);
 	grant_ref_t ref = xennet_get_rx_ref(np, cons);
 	int max = MAX_SKB_FRAGS + (rx->status <= RX_COPY_THRESHOLD);
-	int frags = 1;
+	int slots = 1;
 	int err = 0;
 	unsigned long ret;
 
@@ -756,27 +756,27 @@ next:
 		if (!(rx->flags & XEN_NETRXF_more_data))
 			break;
 
-		if (cons + frags == rp) {
+		if (cons + slots == rp) {
 			if (net_ratelimit())
-				dev_warn(dev, "Need more frags\n");
+				dev_warn(dev, "Need more slots\n");
 			err = -ENOENT;
 			break;
 		}
 
-		rx = RING_GET_RESPONSE(&np->rx, cons + frags);
-		skb = xennet_get_rx_skb(np, cons + frags);
-		ref = xennet_get_rx_ref(np, cons + frags);
-		frags++;
+		rx = RING_GET_RESPONSE(&np->rx, cons + slots);
+		skb = xennet_get_rx_skb(np, cons + slots);
+		ref = xennet_get_rx_ref(np, cons + slots);
+		slots++;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(frags > max)) {
+	if (unlikely(slots > max)) {
 		if (net_ratelimit())
 			dev_warn(dev, "Too many frags\n");
 		err = -E2BIG;
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(err))
-		np->rx.rsp_cons = cons + frags;
+		np->rx.rsp_cons = cons + slots;
 
 	return err;
 }