diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/block.c b/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
index 43f1f1b24b83..2b9ae44f72f9 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
@@ -1614,7 +1614,7 @@ static void mmc_blk_rw_start_new(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct mmc_card *card,
 	}
 }
 
-static void mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *rqc)
+static void mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *new_req)
 {
 	struct mmc_blk_data *md = mq->blkdata;
 	struct mmc_card *card = md->queue.card;
@@ -1622,24 +1622,24 @@ static void mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *rqc)
 	int ret = 1, disable_multi = 0, retry = 0, type, retune_retry_done = 0;
 	enum mmc_blk_status status;
 	struct mmc_queue_req *mq_rq;
-	struct request *req;
+	struct request *old_req;
 	struct mmc_async_req *new_areq;
 	struct mmc_async_req *old_areq;
 
-	if (!rqc && !mq->mqrq_prev->req)
+	if (!new_req && !mq->mqrq_prev->req)
 		return;
 
 	do {
-		if (rqc) {
+		if (new_req) {
 			/*
 			 * When 4KB native sector is enabled, only 8 blocks
 			 * multiple read or write is allowed
 			 */
 			if (mmc_large_sector(card) &&
-				!IS_ALIGNED(blk_rq_sectors(rqc), 8)) {
+				!IS_ALIGNED(blk_rq_sectors(new_req), 8)) {
 				pr_err("%s: Transfer size is not 4KB sector size aligned\n",
-					rqc->rq_disk->disk_name);
-				mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, rqc);
+					new_req->rq_disk->disk_name);
+				mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, new_req);
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -1666,8 +1666,8 @@ static void mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *rqc)
 		 */
 		mq_rq =	container_of(old_areq, struct mmc_queue_req, mmc_active);
 		brq = &mq_rq->brq;
-		req = mq_rq->req;
-		type = rq_data_dir(req) == READ ? MMC_BLK_READ : MMC_BLK_WRITE;
+		old_req = mq_rq->req;
+		type = rq_data_dir(old_req) == READ ? MMC_BLK_READ : MMC_BLK_WRITE;
 		mmc_queue_bounce_post(mq_rq);
 
 		switch (status) {
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ static void mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *rqc)
 			 */
 			mmc_blk_reset_success(md, type);
 
-			ret = blk_end_request(req, 0,
+			ret = blk_end_request(old_req, 0,
 					brq->data.bytes_xfered);
 
 			/*
@@ -1688,21 +1688,21 @@ static void mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *rqc)
 			 */
 			if (status == MMC_BLK_SUCCESS && ret) {
 				pr_err("%s BUG rq_tot %d d_xfer %d\n",
-				       __func__, blk_rq_bytes(req),
+				       __func__, blk_rq_bytes(old_req),
 				       brq->data.bytes_xfered);
-				mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, req);
+				mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, old_req);
 				return;
 			}
 			break;
 		case MMC_BLK_CMD_ERR:
-			ret = mmc_blk_cmd_err(md, card, brq, req, ret);
+			ret = mmc_blk_cmd_err(md, card, brq, old_req, ret);
 			if (mmc_blk_reset(md, card->host, type)) {
-				mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, req);
-				mmc_blk_rw_start_new(mq, card, rqc);
+				mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, old_req);
+				mmc_blk_rw_start_new(mq, card, new_req);
 				return;
 			}
 			if (!ret) {
-				mmc_blk_rw_start_new(mq, card, rqc);
+				mmc_blk_rw_start_new(mq, card, new_req);
 				return;
 			}
 			break;
@@ -1714,8 +1714,8 @@ static void mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *rqc)
 		case MMC_BLK_ABORT:
 			if (!mmc_blk_reset(md, card->host, type))
 				break;
-			mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, req);
-			mmc_blk_rw_start_new(mq, card, rqc);
+			mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, old_req);
+			mmc_blk_rw_start_new(mq, card, new_req);
 			return;
 		case MMC_BLK_DATA_ERR: {
 			int err;
@@ -1724,8 +1724,8 @@ static void mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *rqc)
 			if (!err)
 				break;
 			if (err == -ENODEV) {
-				mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, req);
-				mmc_blk_rw_start_new(mq, card, rqc);
+				mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, old_req);
+				mmc_blk_rw_start_new(mq, card, new_req);
 				return;
 			}
 			/* Fall through */
@@ -1734,7 +1734,7 @@ static void mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *rqc)
 			if (brq->data.blocks > 1) {
 				/* Redo read one sector at a time */
 				pr_warn("%s: retrying using single block read\n",
-					req->rq_disk->disk_name);
+					old_req->rq_disk->disk_name);
 				disable_multi = 1;
 				break;
 			}
@@ -1743,22 +1743,22 @@ static void mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *rqc)
 			 * time, so we only reach here after trying to
 			 * read a single sector.
 			 */
-			ret = blk_end_request(req, -EIO,
+			ret = blk_end_request(old_req, -EIO,
 						brq->data.blksz);
 			if (!ret) {
-				mmc_blk_rw_start_new(mq, card, rqc);
+				mmc_blk_rw_start_new(mq, card, new_req);
 				return;
 			}
 			break;
 		case MMC_BLK_NOMEDIUM:
-			mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, req);
-			mmc_blk_rw_start_new(mq, card, rqc);
+			mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, old_req);
+			mmc_blk_rw_start_new(mq, card, new_req);
 			return;
 		default:
 			pr_err("%s: Unhandled return value (%d)",
-					req->rq_disk->disk_name, status);
-			mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, req);
-			mmc_blk_rw_start_new(mq, card, rqc);
+					old_req->rq_disk->disk_name, status);
+			mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, old_req);
+			mmc_blk_rw_start_new(mq, card, new_req);
 			return;
 		}