diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c
index 9e83f333b250..ca0810ed00a8 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct mpcore_wdt {
 	char		expect_close;
 };
 
-static struct platform_device *mpcore_wdt_dev;
+static struct platform_device *mpcore_wdt_pdev;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(wdt_lock);
 
 #define TIMER_MARGIN	60
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static int mpcore_wdt_set_heartbeat(int t)
  */
 static int mpcore_wdt_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	struct mpcore_wdt *wdt = platform_get_drvdata(mpcore_wdt_dev);
+	struct mpcore_wdt *wdt = platform_get_drvdata(mpcore_wdt_pdev);
 
 	if (test_and_set_bit(0, &wdt->timer_alive))
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -301,9 +301,9 @@ static long mpcore_wdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
  *	System shutdown handler.  Turn off the watchdog if we're
  *	restarting or halting the system.
  */
-static void mpcore_wdt_shutdown(struct platform_device *dev)
+static void mpcore_wdt_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct mpcore_wdt *wdt = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct mpcore_wdt *wdt = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	if (system_state == SYSTEM_RESTART || system_state == SYSTEM_HALT)
 		mpcore_wdt_stop(wdt);
@@ -327,17 +327,17 @@ static struct miscdevice mpcore_wdt_miscdev = {
 	.fops		= &mpcore_wdt_fops,
 };
 
-static int __devinit mpcore_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
+static int __devinit mpcore_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct mpcore_wdt *wdt;
 	struct resource *res;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* We only accept one device, and it must have an id of -1 */
-	if (dev->id != -1)
+	if (pdev->id != -1)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	res = platform_get_resource(dev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
+	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	if (!res) {
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto err_out;
@@ -349,8 +349,8 @@ static int __devinit mpcore_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
-	wdt->dev = &dev->dev;
-	wdt->irq = platform_get_irq(dev, 0);
+	wdt->dev = &pdev->dev;
+	wdt->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (wdt->irq < 0) {
 		ret = -ENXIO;
 		goto err_free;
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static int __devinit mpcore_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
-	mpcore_wdt_miscdev.parent = &dev->dev;
+	mpcore_wdt_miscdev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	ret = misc_register(&mpcore_wdt_miscdev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_printk(KERN_ERR, wdt->dev,
@@ -378,8 +378,8 @@ static int __devinit mpcore_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	}
 
 	mpcore_wdt_stop(wdt);
-	platform_set_drvdata(dev, wdt);
-	mpcore_wdt_dev = dev;
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, wdt);
+	mpcore_wdt_pdev = pdev;
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -393,15 +393,15 @@ err_out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int __devexit mpcore_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
+static int __devexit mpcore_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct mpcore_wdt *wdt = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct mpcore_wdt *wdt = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
 	misc_deregister(&mpcore_wdt_miscdev);
 
-	mpcore_wdt_dev = NULL;
+	mpcore_wdt_pdev = NULL;
 
 	free_irq(wdt->irq, wdt);
 	iounmap(wdt->base);
@@ -410,16 +410,16 @@ static int __devexit mpcore_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
-static int mpcore_wdt_suspend(struct platform_device *dev, pm_message_t msg)
+static int mpcore_wdt_suspend(struct platform_device *pdev, pm_message_t msg)
 {
-	struct mpcore_wdt *wdt = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct mpcore_wdt *wdt = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	mpcore_wdt_stop(wdt);		/* Turn the WDT off */
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int mpcore_wdt_resume(struct platform_device *dev)
+static int mpcore_wdt_resume(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct mpcore_wdt *wdt = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct mpcore_wdt *wdt = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	/* re-activate timer */
 	if (test_bit(0, &wdt->timer_alive))
 		mpcore_wdt_start(wdt);