diff --git a/drivers/fpga/socfpga.c b/drivers/fpga/socfpga.c
index 723ea0ad3f09..b08b4bb8f650 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/socfpga.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/socfpga.c
@@ -301,16 +301,17 @@ static irqreturn_t socfpga_fpga_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 static int socfpga_fpga_wait_for_config_done(struct socfpga_fpga_priv *priv)
 {
-	int timeout, ret = 0;
+	int ret = 0;
+	long time_left;
 
 	socfpga_fpga_disable_irqs(priv);
 	init_completion(&priv->status_complete);
 	socfpga_fpga_enable_irqs(priv, SOCFPGA_FPGMGR_MON_CONF_DONE);
 
-	timeout = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(
+	time_left = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(
 						&priv->status_complete,
 						msecs_to_jiffies(10));
-	if (timeout == 0)
+	if (time_left == 0)
 		ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
 
 	socfpga_fpga_disable_irqs(priv);