diff --git a/drivers/net/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
index 8dd5fccef7252933429d474418fdd712d841dac7..d393f1e764eda89fa4194b8b450eb22b1835afe2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
@@ -636,8 +636,8 @@ static int ibmveth_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 		netdev_err(netdev, "unable to request irq 0x%x, rc %d\n",
 			   netdev->irq, rc);
 		do {
-			rc = h_free_logical_lan(adapter->vdev->unit_address);
-		} while (H_IS_LONG_BUSY(rc) || (rc == H_BUSY));
+			lpar_rc = h_free_logical_lan(adapter->vdev->unit_address);
+		} while (H_IS_LONG_BUSY(lpar_rc) || (lpar_rc == H_BUSY));
 
 		goto err_out;
 	}