--- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@
 #define WDT_DEFAULT_TIME	30	/* seconds */
 #define WDT_SOFTTIMER_MAX	255	/* seconds */
 
-static int wdt_time = WDT_DEFAULT_TIME;
+static int timeout = WDT_DEFAULT_TIME;
 static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
-module_param(wdt_time, int, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(wdt_time, "Watchdog time in seconds. (default="
+module_param(timeout, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog time in seconds. (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WDT_DEFAULT_TIME) ")");
 
 module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static int __devinit bcm47xx_wdt_probe(s
 		goto err_notifier;
 
 	pr_info("BCM47xx Watchdog Timer enabled (%d seconds%s)\n",
-		wdt_time, nowayout ? ", nowayout" : "");
+		timeout, nowayout ? ", nowayout" : "");
 	return 0;
 
 err_notifier: