diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
index 23108affd12e..c6babb178c77 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static char fontname[40];
 static int info_idx = -1;
 
 /* console rotation */
-static int rotate;
+static int initial_rotation;
 static int fbcon_has_sysfs;
 
 static const struct consw fb_con;
@@ -537,9 +537,9 @@ static int __init fb_console_setup(char *this_opt)
 		if (!strncmp(options, "rotate:", 7)) {
 			options += 7;
 			if (*options)
-				rotate = simple_strtoul(options, &options, 0);
-			if (rotate > 3)
-				rotate = 0;
+				initial_rotation = simple_strtoul(options, &options, 0);
+			if (initial_rotation > 3)
+				initial_rotation = 0;
 		}
 	}
 	return 1;
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ static const char *fbcon_startup(void)
 	ops->graphics = 1;
 	ops->cur_rotate = -1;
 	info->fbcon_par = ops;
-	p->con_rotate = rotate;
+	p->con_rotate = initial_rotation;
 	set_blitting_type(vc, info);
 
 	if (info->fix.type != FB_TYPE_TEXT) {
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ static void fbcon_init(struct vc_data *vc, int init)
 		con_copy_unimap(vc, svc);
 
 	ops = info->fbcon_par;
-	p->con_rotate = rotate;
+	p->con_rotate = initial_rotation;
 	set_blitting_type(vc, info);
 
 	cols = vc->vc_cols;