diff --git a/drivers/serial/ioc3_serial.c b/drivers/serial/ioc3_serial.c
index 6dd98f9fb89c0f655fbdc07f6c9af24f992250ef..ae3699d77dd0e320edc844f10cbc11c105afdea8 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/ioc3_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/ioc3_serial.c
@@ -2149,7 +2149,7 @@ ioc3uart_probe(struct ioc3_submodule *is, struct ioc3_driver_data *idd)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct ioc3_submodule ioc3uart_submodule = {
+static struct ioc3_submodule ioc3uart_ops = {
 	.name = "IOC3uart",
 	.probe = ioc3uart_probe,
 	.remove = ioc3uart_remove,
@@ -2173,7 +2173,7 @@ static int __devinit ioc3uart_init(void)
 		       __func__);
 		return ret;
 	}
-	ret = ioc3_register_submodule(&ioc3uart_submodule);
+	ret = ioc3_register_submodule(&ioc3uart_ops);
 	if (ret)
 		uart_unregister_driver(&ioc3_uart);
 	return ret;
@@ -2181,7 +2181,7 @@ static int __devinit ioc3uart_init(void)
 
 static void __devexit ioc3uart_exit(void)
 {
-	ioc3_unregister_submodule(&ioc3uart_submodule);
+	ioc3_unregister_submodule(&ioc3uart_ops);
 	uart_unregister_driver(&ioc3_uart);
 }