diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1516.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1516.c
index 9c516d1fe896..f1f8b1c422a7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1516.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1516.c
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ static int apci1516_do_insn_bits(struct comedi_device *dev,
 
 static int apci1516_reset(struct comedi_device *dev)
 {
-	const struct apci1516_boardinfo *this_board = dev->board_ptr;
+	const struct apci1516_boardinfo *board = dev->board_ptr;
 	struct apci1516_private *devpriv = dev->private;
 
-	if (!this_board->has_wdog)
+	if (!board->has_wdog)
 		return 0;
 
 	outw(0x0, dev->iobase + APCI1516_DO_REG);
@@ -117,17 +117,17 @@ static int apci1516_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 				unsigned long context)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pcidev = comedi_to_pci_dev(dev);
-	const struct apci1516_boardinfo *this_board = NULL;
+	const struct apci1516_boardinfo *board = NULL;
 	struct apci1516_private *devpriv;
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (context < ARRAY_SIZE(apci1516_boardtypes))
-		this_board = &apci1516_boardtypes[context];
-	if (!this_board)
+		board = &apci1516_boardtypes[context];
+	if (!board)
 		return -ENODEV;
-	dev->board_ptr = this_board;
-	dev->board_name = this_board->name;
+	dev->board_ptr = board;
+	dev->board_name = board->name;
 
 	devpriv = comedi_alloc_devpriv(dev, sizeof(*devpriv));
 	if (!devpriv)
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ static int apci1516_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 
 	/* Initialize the digital input subdevice */
 	s = &dev->subdevices[0];
-	if (this_board->di_nchan) {
+	if (board->di_nchan) {
 		s->type		= COMEDI_SUBD_DI;
 		s->subdev_flags	= SDF_READABLE;
-		s->n_chan	= this_board->di_nchan;
+		s->n_chan	= board->di_nchan;
 		s->maxdata	= 1;
 		s->range_table	= &range_digital;
 		s->insn_bits	= apci1516_di_insn_bits;
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ static int apci1516_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 
 	/* Initialize the digital output subdevice */
 	s = &dev->subdevices[1];
-	if (this_board->do_nchan) {
+	if (board->do_nchan) {
 		s->type		= COMEDI_SUBD_DO;
 		s->subdev_flags	= SDF_WRITABLE;
-		s->n_chan	= this_board->do_nchan;
+		s->n_chan	= board->do_nchan;
 		s->maxdata	= 1;
 		s->range_table	= &range_digital;
 		s->insn_bits	= apci1516_do_insn_bits;
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static int apci1516_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 
 	/* Initialize the watchdog subdevice */
 	s = &dev->subdevices[2];
-	if (this_board->has_wdog) {
+	if (board->has_wdog) {
 		ret = addi_watchdog_init(s, devpriv->wdog_iobase);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;