diff --git a/drivers/scsi/osst.c b/drivers/scsi/osst.c
index 58f5be4740e9af378c7eb44d2786ab8e28367f39..9b79e84f95bb1768aae5c0f1475b9f86552edd86 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/osst.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/osst.c
@@ -4702,8 +4702,9 @@ static int __os_scsi_tape_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
 				STp->partition = STp->new_partition = 0;
 				if (STp->can_partitions)
 					STp->nbr_partitions = 1;  /* This guess will be updated later if necessary */
-				for (i=0; i < ST_NBR_PARTITIONS; i++) {
-					STps = &(STp->ps[i]);
+				int j;
+				for (j = 0; j < ST_NBR_PARTITIONS; j++) {
+					STps = &(STp->ps[j]);
 					STps->rw = ST_IDLE;
 					STps->eof = ST_NOEOF;
 					STps->at_sm = 0;