diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/skl_rt286.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/skl_rt286.c
index 231349a47cc9..a9aec66a2351 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/skl_rt286.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/skl_rt286.c
@@ -211,13 +211,13 @@ static int skylake_ssp0_fixup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 {
 	struct snd_interval *rate = hw_param_interval(params,
 			SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE);
-	struct snd_interval *channels = hw_param_interval(params,
+	struct snd_interval *chan = hw_param_interval(params,
 						SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS);
 	struct snd_mask *fmt = hw_param_mask(params, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_FORMAT);
 
 	/* The output is 48KHz, stereo, 16bits */
 	rate->min = rate->max = 48000;
-	channels->min = channels->max = 2;
+	chan->min = chan->max = 2;
 
 	/* set SSP0 to 24 bit */
 	snd_mask_none(fmt);
@@ -247,12 +247,12 @@ static const struct snd_soc_ops skylake_rt286_ops = {
 static int skylake_dmic_fixup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 				struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
 {
-	struct snd_interval *channels = hw_param_interval(params,
+	struct snd_interval *chan = hw_param_interval(params,
 						SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS);
 	if (params_channels(params) == 2)
-		channels->min = channels->max = 2;
+		chan->min = chan->max = 2;
 	else
-		channels->min = channels->max = 4;
+		chan->min = chan->max = 4;
 
 	return 0;
 }