diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
index ab86bb8562ef0..afc658d2c2711 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_ptp.c
@@ -443,21 +443,21 @@ static int fec_ptp_adjtime(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp, s64 delta)
  */
 static int fec_ptp_gettime(struct ptp_clock_info *ptp, struct timespec64 *ts)
 {
-	struct fec_enet_private *adapter =
+	struct fec_enet_private *fep =
 	    container_of(ptp, struct fec_enet_private, ptp_caps);
 	u64 ns;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	mutex_lock(&adapter->ptp_clk_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
 	/* Check the ptp clock */
-	if (!adapter->ptp_clk_on) {
-		mutex_unlock(&adapter->ptp_clk_mutex);
+	if (!fep->ptp_clk_on) {
+		mutex_unlock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->tmreg_lock, flags);
-	ns = timecounter_read(&adapter->tc);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->tmreg_lock, flags);
-	mutex_unlock(&adapter->ptp_clk_mutex);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
+	ns = timecounter_read(&fep->tc);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fep->tmreg_lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&fep->ptp_clk_mutex);
 
 	*ts = ns_to_timespec64(ns);