diff --git a/kernel/time/ntp.c b/kernel/time/ntp.c
index 82b7c9edba7e..c8780cdaf852 100644
--- a/kernel/time/ntp.c
+++ b/kernel/time/ntp.c
@@ -165,21 +165,21 @@ static inline void pps_set_freq(s64 freq)
 
 static inline int is_error_status(int status)
 {
-	return (time_status & (STA_UNSYNC|STA_CLOCKERR))
+	return (status & (STA_UNSYNC|STA_CLOCKERR))
 		/* PPS signal lost when either PPS time or
 		 * PPS frequency synchronization requested
 		 */
-		|| ((time_status & (STA_PPSFREQ|STA_PPSTIME))
-			&& !(time_status & STA_PPSSIGNAL))
+		|| ((status & (STA_PPSFREQ|STA_PPSTIME))
+			&& !(status & STA_PPSSIGNAL))
 		/* PPS jitter exceeded when
 		 * PPS time synchronization requested */
-		|| ((time_status & (STA_PPSTIME|STA_PPSJITTER))
+		|| ((status & (STA_PPSTIME|STA_PPSJITTER))
 			== (STA_PPSTIME|STA_PPSJITTER))
 		/* PPS wander exceeded or calibration error when
 		 * PPS frequency synchronization requested
 		 */
-		|| ((time_status & STA_PPSFREQ)
-			&& (time_status & (STA_PPSWANDER|STA_PPSERROR)));
+		|| ((status & STA_PPSFREQ)
+			&& (status & (STA_PPSWANDER|STA_PPSERROR)));
 }
 
 static inline void pps_fill_timex(struct timex *txc)