diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/inet6.c b/usr.bin/netstat/inet6.c
index 698c9eaa103e..80e26fb95aaa 100644
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/inet6.c
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/inet6.c
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ inet6print(const char *container, struct in6_addr *in6, int port,
  */
 
 char *
-inet6name(struct in6_addr *in6p)
+inet6name(struct in6_addr *ia6)
 {
 	struct sockaddr_in6 sin6;
 	char hbuf[NI_MAXHOST], *cp;
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ inet6name(struct in6_addr *in6p)
 	static int first = 1;
 	int flags, error;
 
-	if (IN6_IS_ADDR_UNSPECIFIED(in6p)) {
+	if (IN6_IS_ADDR_UNSPECIFIED(ia6)) {
 		strcpy(line, "*");
 		return (line);
 	}
@@ -1332,9 +1332,9 @@ inet6name(struct in6_addr *in6p)
 			domain[0] = 0;
 	}
 	memset(&sin6, 0, sizeof(sin6));
-	memcpy(&sin6.sin6_addr, in6p, sizeof(*in6p));
+	memcpy(&sin6.sin6_addr, ia6, sizeof(*ia6));
 	sin6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
-	/* XXX: in6p.s6_addr[2] can contain scopeid. */
+	/* XXX: ia6.s6_addr[2] can contain scopeid. */
 	in6_fillscopeid(&sin6);
 	flags = (numeric_addr) ? NI_NUMERICHOST : 0;
 	error = getnameinfo((struct sockaddr *)&sin6, sizeof(sin6), hbuf,