diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c
index 22ebaa89af10..45f6d1336d3f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c
@@ -2428,7 +2428,7 @@ static void __init uncore_types_exit(struct intel_uncore_type **types)
 static int __init uncore_type_init(struct intel_uncore_type *type)
 {
 	struct intel_uncore_pmu *pmus;
-	struct attribute_group *events_group;
+	struct attribute_group *attr_group;
 	struct attribute **attrs;
 	int i, j;
 
@@ -2455,19 +2455,19 @@ static int __init uncore_type_init(struct intel_uncore_type *type)
 		while (type->event_descs[i].attr.attr.name)
 			i++;
 
-		events_group = kzalloc(sizeof(struct attribute *) * (i + 1) +
-					sizeof(*events_group), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!events_group)
+		attr_group = kzalloc(sizeof(struct attribute *) * (i + 1) +
+					sizeof(*attr_group), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!attr_group)
 			goto fail;
 
-		attrs = (struct attribute **)(events_group + 1);
-		events_group->name = "events";
-		events_group->attrs = attrs;
+		attrs = (struct attribute **)(attr_group + 1);
+		attr_group->name = "events";
+		attr_group->attrs = attrs;
 
 		for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
 			attrs[j] = &type->event_descs[j].attr.attr;
 
-		type->events_group = events_group;
+		type->events_group = attr_group;
 	}
 
 	type->pmu_group = &uncore_pmu_attr_group;