diff --git a/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c b/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
index c9dcf98b44633398217e3a7829ace3bf7791403d..bece7c0b67b29d42c3c425d053bd76087b7684f3 100644
--- a/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -1420,19 +1420,19 @@ void run_posix_cpu_timers(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	 * timer call will interfere.
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(timer, next, &firing, it.cpu.entry) {
-		int firing;
+		int cpu_firing;
+
 		spin_lock(&timer->it_lock);
 		list_del_init(&timer->it.cpu.entry);
-		firing = timer->it.cpu.firing;
+		cpu_firing = timer->it.cpu.firing;
 		timer->it.cpu.firing = 0;
 		/*
 		 * The firing flag is -1 if we collided with a reset
 		 * of the timer, which already reported this
 		 * almost-firing as an overrun.  So don't generate an event.
 		 */
-		if (likely(firing >= 0)) {
+		if (likely(cpu_firing >= 0))
 			cpu_timer_fire(timer);
-		}
 		spin_unlock(&timer->it_lock);
 	}
 }