diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv_errprint.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv_errprint.c
index 167fe411ce2e30460ba6d0c8a04383976532b4e9..54c4b691e51fd62cd9e640dc6fc244896f3be1a0 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv_errprint.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv_errprint.c
@@ -219,15 +219,13 @@ int cper_severity_to_aer(int cper_severity)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cper_severity_to_aer);
 
-void cper_print_aer(struct pci_dev *dev, int cper_severity,
+void cper_print_aer(struct pci_dev *dev, int aer_severity,
 		    struct aer_capability_regs *aer)
 {
-	int aer_severity, layer, agent, status_strs_size, tlp_header_valid = 0;
+	int layer, agent, status_strs_size, tlp_header_valid = 0;
 	u32 status, mask;
 	const char **status_strs;
 
-	aer_severity = cper_severity_to_aer(cper_severity);
-
 	if (aer_severity == AER_CORRECTABLE) {
 		status = aer->cor_status;
 		mask = aer->cor_mask;
diff --git a/include/linux/aer.h b/include/linux/aer.h
index 164049357e5cee3a54d653d883f8639fc8e85243..04602cbe85dcf324bd433a7b93a1e8c6e1f91cbe 100644
--- a/include/linux/aer.h
+++ b/include/linux/aer.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static inline int pci_cleanup_aer_error_status_regs(struct pci_dev *dev)
 }
 #endif
 
-void cper_print_aer(struct pci_dev *dev, int cper_severity,
+void cper_print_aer(struct pci_dev *dev, int aer_severity,
 		    struct aer_capability_regs *aer);
 int cper_severity_to_aer(int cper_severity);
 void aer_recover_queue(int domain, unsigned int bus, unsigned int devfn,