diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_io.c b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
index 502cad6..7053d63 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_io.c
@@ -1026,19 +1026,19 @@
 
 	/* write_buf/write_cnt is protected by the atomic_write_lock mutex */
 	if (tty->write_cnt < chunk) {
-		unsigned char *buf;
+		unsigned char *buf_chunk;
 
 		if (chunk < 1024)
 			chunk = 1024;
 
-		buf = kmalloc(chunk, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!buf) {
+		buf_chunk = kmalloc(chunk, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!buf_chunk) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;
 		}
 		kfree(tty->write_buf);
 		tty->write_cnt = chunk;
-		tty->write_buf = buf;
+		tty->write_buf = buf_chunk;
 	}
 
 	/* Do the write .. */