diff --git a/usr.sbin/lpr/common_source/common.c b/usr.sbin/lpr/common_source/common.c
index 2cf17ecf23d0..8e705db49005 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/lpr/common_source/common.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/lpr/common_source/common.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
  * Routines and data common to all the line printer functions.
  */
 char	line[BUFSIZ];
-const char	*name;		/* program name */
+const char	*progname;		/* program name */
 
 extern uid_t	uid, euid;
 
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ fatal(pp, msg, va_alist)
 #endif
 	if (from != host)
 		(void)printf("%s: ", host);
-	(void)printf("%s: ", name);
+	(void)printf("%s: ", progname);
 	if (pp && pp->printer)
 		(void)printf("%s: ", pp->printer);
 	(void)vprintf(msg, ap);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/lpr/common_source/lp.h b/usr.sbin/lpr/common_source/lp.h
index 2bfd84c9403a..3cee6957c97d 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/lpr/common_source/lp.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/lpr/common_source/lp.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ struct	request {
  * Global definitions for the line printer system.
  */
 extern char	line[BUFSIZ];
-extern const char	*name;		/* program name */
+extern const char	*progname;	/* program name (lpr, lpq, etc) */
 				/* host machine name */
 extern char	host[MAXHOSTNAMELEN];
 extern char	*from;		/* client's machine name */
diff --git a/usr.sbin/lpr/lpc/lpc.c b/usr.sbin/lpr/lpc/lpc.c
index e4d0580766c2..80e9f3ef9ac1 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/lpr/lpc/lpc.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/lpr/lpc/lpc.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	euid = geteuid();
 	uid = getuid();
 	seteuid(uid);
-	name = argv[0];
+	progname = argv[0];
 	openlog("lpd", 0, LOG_LPR);
 
 	if (--argc > 0) {
diff --git a/usr.sbin/lpr/lpd/lpd.c b/usr.sbin/lpr/lpd/lpd.c
index 0394351a75c0..d7de7492ec77 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/lpr/lpd/lpd.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/lpr/lpd/lpd.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	socket_debug = 0;
 	gethostname(host, sizeof(host));
 
-	name = "lpd";
+	progname = "lpd";
 
 	if (euid != 0)
 		errx(EX_NOPERM,"must run as root");
diff --git a/usr.sbin/lpr/lpq/lpq.c b/usr.sbin/lpr/lpq/lpq.c
index aec55f46bea6..600286eddff1 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/lpr/lpq/lpq.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/lpr/lpq/lpq.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	euid = geteuid();
 	uid = getuid();
 	seteuid(uid);
-	name = *argv;
+	progname = *argv;
 	if (gethostname(host, sizeof(host)))
 		err(1, "gethostname");
 	openlog("lpd", 0, LOG_LPR);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/lpr/lpr/lpr.c b/usr.sbin/lpr/lpr/lpr.c
index 4deac7d15fd3..a3b2e37a973c 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/lpr/lpr/lpr.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/lpr/lpr/lpr.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (signal(SIGTERM, SIG_IGN) != SIG_IGN)
 		signal(SIGTERM, cleanup);
 
-	name = argv[0];
+	progname = argv[0];
 	gethostname(host, sizeof(host));
 	openlog("lpd", 0, LOG_LPR);
 
@@ -399,7 +399,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			continue;
 		}
 		if (sflag)
-			printf("%s: %s: not linked, copying instead\n", name, arg);
+			printf("%s: %s: not linked, copying instead\n",
+			    progname, arg);
 
 		if (f) {
 			/*
@@ -478,12 +479,12 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		} /* end: if (f) */
 
 		if ((i = open(arg, O_RDONLY)) < 0) {
-			printf("%s: cannot open %s\n", name, arg);
+			printf("%s: cannot open %s\n", progname, arg);
 		} else {
 			copy(pp, i, arg);
 			(void) close(i);
 			if (f && unlink(arg) < 0)
-				printf("%s: %s: not removed\n", name, arg);
+				printf("%s: %s: not removed\n", progname, arg);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -500,14 +501,15 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			if (read(tfd, &c, 1) == 1 &&
 			    lseek(tfd, (off_t)0, 0) == 0 &&
 			    write(tfd, &c, 1) != 1) {
-				printf("%s: cannot touch %s\n", name, tfname);
+				printf("%s: cannot touch %s\n", progname,
+				    tfname);
 				tfname[inchar]++;
 				cleanup(0);
 			}
 			(void) close(tfd);
 		}
 		if (link(tfname, cfname) < 0) {
-			printf("%s: cannot rename %s\n", name, cfname);
+			printf("%s: cannot rename %s\n", progname, cfname);
 			tfname[inchar]++;
 			cleanup(0);
 		}
@@ -543,7 +545,7 @@ copy(const struct printer *pp, int f, const char n[])
 	nr = nc = 0;
 	while ((i = read(f, buf, BUFSIZ)) > 0) {
 		if (write(fd, buf, i) != i) {
-			printf("%s: %s: temp file write error\n", name, n);
+			printf("%s: %s: temp file write error\n", progname, n);
 			break;
 		}
 		nc += i;
@@ -552,14 +554,15 @@ copy(const struct printer *pp, int f, const char n[])
 			nr++;
 			if (pp->max_blocks > 0 && nr > pp->max_blocks) {
 				printf("%s: %s: copy file is too large\n",
-				       name, n);
+				    progname, n);
 				break;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	(void) close(fd);
 	if (nc==0 && nr==0)
-		printf("%s: %s: empty input file\n", name, f ? n : "stdin");
+		printf("%s: %s: empty input file\n", progname,
+		    f ? n : "stdin");
 	else
 		nact++;
 }
@@ -635,11 +638,11 @@ nfile(char *n)
 	f = open(n, O_WRONLY | O_EXCL | O_CREAT, FILMOD);
 	(void) umask(oldumask);
 	if (f < 0) {
-		printf("%s: cannot create %s\n", name, n);
+		printf("%s: cannot create %s\n", progname, n);
 		cleanup(0);
 	}
 	if (fchown(f, userid, -1) < 0) {
-		printf("%s: cannot chown %s\n", name, n);
+		printf("%s: cannot chown %s\n", progname, n);
 		cleanup(0);	/* cleanup does exit */
 	}
 	seteuid(uid);
@@ -700,23 +703,23 @@ test(const char *file)
 	register char *cp;
 
 	if (access(file, 4) < 0) {
-		printf("%s: cannot access %s\n", name, file);
+		printf("%s: cannot access %s\n", progname, file);
 		return(-1);
 	}
 	if (stat(file, &statb) < 0) {
-		printf("%s: cannot stat %s\n", name, file);
+		printf("%s: cannot stat %s\n", progname, file);
 		return(-1);
 	}
 	if ((statb.st_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR) {
-		printf("%s: %s is a directory\n", name, file);
+		printf("%s: %s is a directory\n", progname, file);
 		return(-1);
 	}
 	if (statb.st_size == 0) {
-		printf("%s: %s is an empty file\n", name, file);
+		printf("%s: %s is an empty file\n", progname, file);
 		return(-1);
  	}
 	if ((fd = open(file, O_RDONLY)) < 0) {
-		printf("%s: cannot open %s\n", name, file);
+		printf("%s: cannot open %s\n", progname, file);
 		return(-1);
 	}
 	/*
@@ -724,7 +727,7 @@ test(const char *file)
 	 */
 	if (read(fd, &execb, sizeof(execb)) == sizeof(execb) &&
 	    !N_BADMAG(execb)) {
-		printf("%s: %s is an executable program", name, file);
+		printf("%s: %s is an executable program", progname, file);
 		goto error1;
 	}
 	(void) close(fd);
@@ -745,7 +748,7 @@ test(const char *file)
 			if (fd == 0)
 				return(1);
 		}
-		printf("%s: %s: is not removable by you\n", name, file);
+		printf("%s: %s: is not removable by you\n", progname, file);
 	}
 	return(0);
 
@@ -835,11 +838,11 @@ mktemps(const struct printer *pp)
 	(void) snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s/.seq", pp->spool_dir);
 	seteuid(euid);
 	if ((fd = open(buf, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0661)) < 0) {
-		printf("%s: cannot create %s\n", name, buf);
+		printf("%s: cannot create %s\n", progname, buf);
 		exit(1);
 	}
 	if (flock(fd, LOCK_EX)) {
-		printf("%s: cannot lock %s\n", name, buf);
+		printf("%s: cannot lock %s\n", progname, buf);
 		exit(1);
 	}
 	seteuid(uid);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/lpr/lprm/lprm.c b/usr.sbin/lpr/lprm/lprm.c
index 168430f14271..b163369485f7 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/lpr/lprm/lprm.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/lpr/lprm/lprm.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	uid = getuid();
 	euid = geteuid();
 	seteuid(uid);	/* be safe */
-	name = argv[0];
+	progname = argv[0];
 	gethostname(host, sizeof(host));
 	openlog("lpd", 0, LOG_LPR);