diff --git a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
index 4325250afd72..001aeda4c154 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@ irqfd_wakeup(wait_queue_entry_t *wait, unsigned mode, int sync, void *key)
 
 	if (flags & EPOLLHUP) {
 		/* The eventfd is closing, detach from KVM */
-		unsigned long flags;
+		unsigned long iflags;
 
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&kvm->irqfds.lock, flags);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&kvm->irqfds.lock, iflags);
 
 		/*
 		 * We must check if someone deactivated the irqfd before
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ irqfd_wakeup(wait_queue_entry_t *wait, unsigned mode, int sync, void *key)
 		if (irqfd_is_active(irqfd))
 			irqfd_deactivate(irqfd);
 
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kvm->irqfds.lock, flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&kvm->irqfds.lock, iflags);
 	}
 
 	return 0;