diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c
index 834b9db05dff..26e08fec6e6a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/card.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static const unsigned short cwRXBCNTSFOff[MAX_RATE] = {
 
 /*---------------------  Static Functions  --------------------------*/
 
-static void s_vCalculateOFDMRParameter(unsigned char byRate, u8 bb_type,
+static void s_vCalculateOFDMRParameter(unsigned char rate, u8 bb_type,
 				       unsigned char *pbyTxRate,
 				       unsigned char *pbyRsvTime);
 
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ static void s_vCalculateOFDMRParameter(unsigned char byRate, u8 bb_type,
  *
  * Return Value: none
  */
-static void s_vCalculateOFDMRParameter(unsigned char byRate,
+static void s_vCalculateOFDMRParameter(unsigned char rate,
 				       u8 bb_type,
 				       unsigned char *pbyTxRate,
 				       unsigned char *pbyRsvTime)
 {
-	switch (byRate) {
+	switch (rate) {
 	case RATE_6M:
 		if (bb_type == BB_TYPE_11A) { /* 5GHZ */
 			*pbyTxRate = 0x9B;