diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c
index b7a7ba8b4f1..0731859e7a5 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c
@@ -2220,12 +2220,12 @@ linux_cdev_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 static void
 linux_cdev_static_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 {
-	struct linux_cdev *cdev;
+	struct linux_cdev *ldev;
 	struct kobject *parent;
 
-	cdev = container_of(kobj, struct linux_cdev, kobj);
+	ldev = container_of(kobj, struct linux_cdev, kobj);
 	parent = kobj->parent;
-	linux_destroy_dev(cdev);
+	linux_destroy_dev(ldev);
 	kobject_put(parent);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c.orig b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c.orig
index 42f47b6e510..b7a7ba8b4f1 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c.orig
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c.orig
@@ -1520,8 +1520,9 @@ linux_file_close(struct file *file, struct thread *td)
 	if (filp->f_vnode != NULL)
 		vdrop(filp->f_vnode);
 	linux_drop_fop(ldev);
-	if (filp->f_cdev != NULL)
-		linux_cdev_deref(filp->f_cdev);
+	ldev = filp->f_cdev;
+	if (ldev != NULL)
+		linux_cdev_deref(ldev);
 	kfree(filp);
 
 	return (error);