static int info_idx = -1;
 
 /* console rotation */
-static int rotate;
+static int initial_rotation;
 static int fbcon_has_sysfs;
 
 static const struct consw fb_con;
                if (!strncmp(options, "rotate:", 7)) {
                        options += 7;
                        if (*options)
-                               rotate = simple_strtoul(options, &options, 0);
-                       if (rotate > 3)
-                               rotate = 0;
+                               initial_rotation = simple_strtoul(options, &options, 0);
+                       if (initial_rotation > 3)
+                               initial_rotation = 0;
                }
        }
        return 1;
        ops->graphics = 1;
        ops->cur_rotate = -1;
        info->fbcon_par = ops;
-       p->con_rotate = rotate;
+       p->con_rotate = initial_rotation;
        set_blitting_type(vc, info);
 
        if (info->fix.type != FB_TYPE_TEXT) {
                con_copy_unimap(vc, svc);
 
        ops = info->fbcon_par;
-       p->con_rotate = rotate;
+       p->con_rotate = initial_rotation;
        set_blitting_type(vc, info);
 
        cols = vc->vc_cols;