diff --git a/tools/include/linux/err.h b/tools/include/linux/err.h
index c9ada48f5156d99a617cbc11e4a410b7baaf38da..bdc3dd8131d4eb95cbff12bc9c80e59cd7312704 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/err.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/err.h
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
 
 #define IS_ERR_VALUE(x) unlikely((x) >= (unsigned long)-MAX_ERRNO)
 
-static inline void * __must_check ERR_PTR(long error)
+static inline void * __must_check ERR_PTR(long error_)
 {
-	return (void *) error;
+	return (void *) error_;
 }
 
 static inline long __must_check PTR_ERR(__force const void *ptr)