diff --git a/util/mkinit.c b/util/mkinit.c
index 58cdf62d8..b9289e222 100644
--- a/util/mkinit.c
+++ b/util/mkinit.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static const char if_need_to_init[] =
 static	void	parse_options(int argc, char *argv[]);
 static	void	usage(void);
 static	void	do_path_search(void);
-static	char	*find_init_file(const char *basename);
+static	char	*find_init_file(const char *base_name);
 static	bool	file_exists(const char *filename);
 static	void	output_headers(void);
 static	int	output_sub_init_functions(const char *suffix,
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ do_path_search(void)
 	** holding the full path name when it is no longer needed.
 	*/
 static char *
-find_init_file(const char *basename)
+find_init_file(const char *base_name)
 {
 	char *filename;
 	char *dirname;
@@ -469,12 +469,12 @@ find_init_file(const char *basename)
 	int baselen;
 	int len;
 
-	if (file_exists(basename)) {
+	if (file_exists(base_name)) {
 		/* File is in current directory, so no search required */
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	baselen = strlen(basename);
+	baselen = strlen(base_name);
 
 	for (dir_ptr = init_file_dirs; dir_ptr != NULL;
 			dir_ptr = dir_ptr->next)
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ find_init_file(const char *basename)
 		filename = (char *) checked_malloc(len + 1);
 		strcpy(filename, dirname);
 		filename[dirlen] = '/';
-		strcpy(filename + dirlen + 1, basename);
+		strcpy(filename + dirlen + 1, base_name);
 
 		if (file_exists(filename))
 			return filename;