diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/include/channel.h b/drivers/staging/unisys/include/channel.h
index b3c747b77dd0..db4e6b28755b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/include/channel.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/include/channel.h
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ enum channel_clientstate {
 };
 
 static inline const u8 *
-ULTRA_CHANNELCLI_STRING(u32 v)
+ULTRA_CHANNELCLI_STRING(u32 state)
 {
-	switch (v) {
+	switch (state) {
 	case CHANNELCLI_DETACHED:
 		return (const u8 *)("DETACHED");
 	case CHANNELCLI_DISABLED: