1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 3ba034fffda5..6276e5c0fefd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -979,6 +979,7 @@ int __init acpi_ec_ecdt_probe(void)
 {
         acpi_status status;
         struct acpi_table_ecdt *ecdt_ptr;
+        acpi_handle dummy;
 
         boot_ec = make_acpi_ec();
         if (!boot_ec)
@@ -1011,7 +1012,6 @@ int __init acpi_ec_ecdt_probe(void)
         }
         /* This workaround is needed only on some broken machines,
          * which require early EC, but fail to provide ECDT */
-        acpi_handle x;
         printk(KERN_DEBUG PREFIX "Look up EC in DSDT\n");
         status = acpi_get_devices(ec_device_ids[0].id, ec_parse_device,
                                         boot_ec, NULL);
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ int __init acpi_ec_ecdt_probe(void)
          * which needs it, has fake EC._INI method, so use it as flag.
          * Keep boot_ec struct as it will be needed soon.
          */
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_get_handle(boot_ec->handle, "_INI", &x)))
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_get_handle(boot_ec->handle, "_INI", &dummy)))
                 return -ENODEV;
 install:
         if (!ec_install_handlers(boot_ec)) {