diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index c9dcf9a..1250468 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 	atomic_t query_pending;
 	atomic_t event_count;
 	wait_queue_head_t wait;
-} *ec_ecdt;
+} *boot_ec;
 
 /* External interfaces use first EC only, so remember */
 static struct acpi_device *first_ec;
@@ -646,21 +646,18 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Check if we found the boot EC */
-	if (ec_ecdt) {
-		if (ec_ecdt->gpe == ec->gpe) {
+	if (boot_ec) {
+		if (boot_ec->gpe == ec->gpe) {
 			/* We might have incorrect info for GL at boot time */
-			mutex_lock(&ec_ecdt->lock);
-			ec_ecdt->global_lock = ec->global_lock;
-			mutex_unlock(&ec_ecdt->lock);
+			mutex_lock(&boot_ec->lock);
+			boot_ec->global_lock = ec->global_lock;
+			mutex_unlock(&boot_ec->lock);
 			kfree(ec);
-			ec = ec_ecdt;
+			ec = boot_ec;
 		}
 	}
-
 	ec->handle = device->handle;
-
 	acpi_driver_data(device) = ec;
-
 	if (!first_ec)
 		first_ec = device;
 
@@ -689,7 +686,7 @@
 		first_ec = NULL;
 
 	/* Don't touch boot EC */
-	if (ec_ecdt != ec)
+	if (boot_ec != ec)
 		kfree(ec);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -759,7 +756,7 @@
 			  ec->gpe, ec->command_addr, ec->data_addr));
 
 	/* Boot EC is already working */
-	if (ec == ec_ecdt)
+	if (ec == boot_ec)
 		return 0;
 
 	return ec_install_handlers(ec);
@@ -778,7 +775,7 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Don't touch boot EC */
-	if (ec == ec_ecdt)
+	if (ec == boot_ec)
 		return 0;
 
 	status = acpi_remove_address_space_handler(ec->handle,
@@ -828,8 +825,8 @@
 	acpi_status status;
 	struct acpi_table_ecdt *ecdt_ptr;
 
-	ec_ecdt = make_acpi_ec();
-	if (!ec_ecdt)
+	boot_ec = make_acpi_ec();
+	if (!boot_ec)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	/*
 	 * Generate a boot ec context
@@ -842,18 +839,18 @@
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, "Found ECDT"));
 
-	ec_ecdt->command_addr = ecdt_ptr->control.address;
-	ec_ecdt->data_addr = ecdt_ptr->data.address;
-	ec_ecdt->gpe = ecdt_ptr->gpe;
-	ec_ecdt->uid = ecdt_ptr->uid;
-	ec_ecdt->handle = ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT;
+	boot_ec->command_addr = ecdt_ptr->control.address;
+	boot_ec->data_addr = ecdt_ptr->data.address;
+	boot_ec->gpe = ecdt_ptr->gpe;
+	boot_ec->uid = ecdt_ptr->uid;
+	boot_ec->handle = ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT;
 
-	ret = ec_install_handlers(ec_ecdt);
+	ret = ec_install_handlers(boot_ec);
 	if (!ret)
 		return 0;
       error:
-	kfree(ec_ecdt);
-	ec_ecdt = NULL;
+	kfree(boot_ec);
+	boot_ec = NULL;
 
 	return -ENODEV;
 }