diff --git a/net/smc/smc_clc.c b/net/smc/smc_clc.c
index 95e19aa3e769..0fcb035b5055 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_clc.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_clc.c
@@ -418,15 +418,16 @@ smc_clc_msg_decl_valid(struct smc_clc_msg_decline *dclc)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static int smc_clc_fill_fce(struct smc_clc_first_contact_ext_v2x *fce,
-			    struct smc_init_info *ini)
+static int smc_clc_fill_fce_v2x(struct smc_clc_first_contact_ext_v2x *fce_v2x,
+				struct smc_init_info *ini)
 {
-	int ret = sizeof(*fce);
+	int ret = sizeof(*fce_v2x);
 
-	memset(fce, 0, sizeof(*fce));
-	fce->fce_v2_base.os_type = SMC_CLC_OS_LINUX;
-	fce->fce_v2_base.release = ini->release_nr;
-	memcpy(fce->fce_v2_base.hostname, smc_hostname, sizeof(smc_hostname));
+	memset(fce_v2x, 0, sizeof(*fce_v2x));
+	fce_v2x->fce_v2_base.os_type = SMC_CLC_OS_LINUX;
+	fce_v2x->fce_v2_base.release = ini->release_nr;
+	memcpy(fce_v2x->fce_v2_base.hostname,
+	       smc_hostname, sizeof(smc_hostname));
 	if (ini->is_smcd && ini->release_nr < SMC_RELEASE_1) {
 		ret = sizeof(struct smc_clc_first_contact_ext);
 		goto out;
@@ -434,8 +435,8 @@ static int smc_clc_fill_fce(struct smc_clc_first_contact_ext_v2x *fce,
 
 	if (ini->release_nr >= SMC_RELEASE_1) {
 		if (!ini->is_smcd) {
-			fce->max_conns = ini->max_conns;
-			fce->max_links = ini->max_links;
+			fce_v2x->max_conns = ini->max_conns;
+			fce_v2x->max_links = ini->max_links;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1003,8 +1004,8 @@ static int smc_clc_send_confirm_accept(struct smc_sock *smc,
 				       int first_contact, u8 version,
 				       u8 *eid, struct smc_init_info *ini)
 {
+	struct smc_clc_first_contact_ext_v2x fce_v2x;
 	struct smc_connection *conn = &smc->conn;
-	struct smc_clc_first_contact_ext_v2x fce;
 	struct smcd_dev *smcd = conn->lgr->smcd;
 	struct smc_clc_msg_accept_confirm *clc;
 	struct smc_clc_fce_gid_ext gle;
@@ -1036,7 +1037,7 @@ static int smc_clc_send_confirm_accept(struct smc_sock *smc,
 				memcpy(clc_v2->d1.eid, eid, SMC_MAX_EID_LEN);
 			len = SMCD_CLC_ACCEPT_CONFIRM_LEN_V2;
 			if (first_contact) {
-				fce_len = smc_clc_fill_fce(&fce, ini);
+				fce_len = smc_clc_fill_fce_v2x(&fce_v2x, ini);
 				len += fce_len;
 			}
 			clc_v2->hdr.length = htons(len);
@@ -1082,9 +1083,10 @@ static int smc_clc_send_confirm_accept(struct smc_sock *smc,
 				memcpy(clc_v2->r1.eid, eid, SMC_MAX_EID_LEN);
 			len = SMCR_CLC_ACCEPT_CONFIRM_LEN_V2;
 			if (first_contact) {
-				fce_len = smc_clc_fill_fce(&fce, ini);
+				fce_len = smc_clc_fill_fce_v2x(&fce_v2x, ini);
 				len += fce_len;
-				fce.fce_v2_base.v2_direct = !link->lgr->uses_gateway;
+				fce_v2x.fce_v2_base.v2_direct =
+					!link->lgr->uses_gateway;
 				if (clc->hdr.type == SMC_CLC_CONFIRM) {
 					memset(&gle, 0, sizeof(gle));
 					gle.gid_cnt = ini->smcrv2.gidlist.len;
@@ -1111,7 +1113,7 @@ static int smc_clc_send_confirm_accept(struct smc_sock *smc,
 						SMCR_CLC_ACCEPT_CONFIRM_LEN) -
 				   sizeof(trl);
 	if (version > SMC_V1 && first_contact) {
-		vec[i].iov_base = &fce;
+		vec[i].iov_base = &fce_v2x;
 		vec[i++].iov_len = fce_len;
 		if (!conn->lgr->is_smcd) {
 			if (clc->hdr.type == SMC_CLC_CONFIRM) {