diff --git a/modules/mqnic/mqnic.h b/modules/mqnic/mqnic.h
index 531cd81fc..b465cde1f 100644
--- a/modules/mqnic/mqnic.h
+++ b/modules/mqnic/mqnic.h
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ struct mqnic_cq_ring {
     struct net_device *ndev;
     struct napi_struct napi;
     int ring_index;
-    int int_index;
+    int eq_index;
 
     void (*handler) (struct mqnic_cq_ring *);
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ void mqnic_process_eq(struct net_device *ndev, struct mqnic_eq_ring *eq_ring);
 // mqnic_cq.c
 int mqnic_create_cq_ring(struct mqnic_priv *priv, struct mqnic_cq_ring **ring_ptr, int size, int stride, int index, u8 __iomem *hw_addr);
 void mqnic_destroy_cq_ring(struct mqnic_priv *priv, struct mqnic_cq_ring **ring_ptr);
-int mqnic_activate_cq_ring(struct mqnic_priv *priv, struct mqnic_cq_ring *ring, int int_index);
+int mqnic_activate_cq_ring(struct mqnic_priv *priv, struct mqnic_cq_ring *ring, int eq_index);
 void mqnic_deactivate_cq_ring(struct mqnic_priv *priv, struct mqnic_cq_ring *ring);
 bool mqnic_is_cq_ring_empty(const struct mqnic_cq_ring *ring);
 bool mqnic_is_cq_ring_full(const struct mqnic_cq_ring *ring);
diff --git a/modules/mqnic/mqnic_cq.c b/modules/mqnic/mqnic_cq.c
index 22ab15372..59adec75c 100644
--- a/modules/mqnic/mqnic_cq.c
+++ b/modules/mqnic/mqnic_cq.c
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ void mqnic_destroy_cq_ring(struct mqnic_priv *priv, struct mqnic_cq_ring **ring_
     kfree(ring);
 }
 
-int mqnic_activate_cq_ring(struct mqnic_priv *priv, struct mqnic_cq_ring *ring, int int_index)
+int mqnic_activate_cq_ring(struct mqnic_priv *priv, struct mqnic_cq_ring *ring, int eq_index)
 {
-    ring->int_index = int_index;
+    ring->eq_index = eq_index;
 
     // deactivate queue
     iowrite32(0, ring->hw_addr+MQNIC_CPL_QUEUE_ACTIVE_LOG_SIZE_REG);
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ int mqnic_activate_cq_ring(struct mqnic_priv *priv, struct mqnic_cq_ring *ring,
     iowrite32(ring->buf_dma_addr, ring->hw_addr+MQNIC_CPL_QUEUE_BASE_ADDR_REG+0);
     iowrite32(ring->buf_dma_addr >> 32, ring->hw_addr+MQNIC_CPL_QUEUE_BASE_ADDR_REG+4);
     // set interrupt index
-    iowrite32(int_index, ring->hw_addr+MQNIC_CPL_QUEUE_INTERRUPT_INDEX_REG);
+    iowrite32(eq_index, ring->hw_addr+MQNIC_CPL_QUEUE_INTERRUPT_INDEX_REG);
     // set pointers
     iowrite32(ring->head_ptr & ring->hw_ptr_mask, ring->hw_addr+MQNIC_CPL_QUEUE_HEAD_PTR_REG);
     iowrite32(ring->tail_ptr & ring->hw_ptr_mask, ring->hw_addr+MQNIC_CPL_QUEUE_TAIL_PTR_REG);
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void mqnic_deactivate_cq_ring(struct mqnic_priv *priv, struct mqnic_cq_ring *rin
     // deactivate queue
     iowrite32(ilog2(ring->size), ring->hw_addr+MQNIC_CPL_QUEUE_ACTIVE_LOG_SIZE_REG);
     // disarm queue
-    iowrite32(ring->int_index, ring->hw_addr+MQNIC_CPL_QUEUE_INTERRUPT_INDEX_REG);
+    iowrite32(ring->eq_index, ring->hw_addr+MQNIC_CPL_QUEUE_INTERRUPT_INDEX_REG);
 }
 
 bool mqnic_is_cq_ring_empty(const struct mqnic_cq_ring *ring)
@@ -153,6 +153,6 @@ void mqnic_cq_write_tail_ptr(struct mqnic_cq_ring *ring)
 
 void mqnic_arm_cq(struct mqnic_cq_ring *ring)
 {
-    iowrite32(ring->int_index | MQNIC_CPL_QUEUE_ARM_MASK, ring->hw_addr+MQNIC_CPL_QUEUE_INTERRUPT_INDEX_REG);
+    iowrite32(ring->eq_index | MQNIC_CPL_QUEUE_ARM_MASK, ring->hw_addr+MQNIC_CPL_QUEUE_INTERRUPT_INDEX_REG);
 }