diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/irq-gic.c b/arch/mips/kernel/irq-gic.c
index 88e4c323382c..d5e59b8f4863 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/irq-gic.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/irq-gic.c
@@ -269,11 +269,13 @@ static void __init gic_setup_intr(unsigned int intr, unsigned int cpu,
 
 	/* Setup Intr to Pin mapping */
 	if (pin & GIC_MAP_TO_NMI_MSK) {
+		int i;
+
 		GICWRITE(GIC_REG_ADDR(SHARED, GIC_SH_MAP_TO_PIN(intr)), pin);
 		/* FIXME: hack to route NMI to all cpu's */
-		for (cpu = 0; cpu < NR_CPUS; cpu += 32) {
+		for (i = 0; i < NR_CPUS; i += 32) {
 			GICWRITE(GIC_REG_ADDR(SHARED,
-					  GIC_SH_MAP_TO_VPE_REG_OFF(intr, cpu)),
+					  GIC_SH_MAP_TO_VPE_REG_OFF(intr, i)),
 				 0xffffffff);
 		}
 	} else {