diff --git a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c
index d301689d51..3dd78f7c87 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c
@@ -93,29 +93,29 @@ nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_complete_cmd(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, bool success,
 {
 	struct spdk_nvmf_request	*req = cb_arg;
 	struct spdk_nvme_cpl		*response = &req->rsp->nvme_cpl;
-	int				first_sc = 0, first_sct = 0, second_sc = 0, second_sct = 0;
+	int				first_sc = 0, first_sct = 0, sc = 0, sct = 0;
 	uint32_t			cdw0 = 0;
 	struct spdk_nvmf_request	*first_req = req->first_fused_req;
 
 	if (spdk_unlikely(first_req != NULL)) {
 		/* fused commands - get status for both operations */
-		struct spdk_nvme_cpl *fused_response = &first_req->rsp->nvme_cpl;
+		struct spdk_nvme_cpl *first_response = &first_req->rsp->nvme_cpl;
 
-		spdk_bdev_io_get_nvme_fused_status(bdev_io, &cdw0, &second_sct, &second_sc, &first_sct, &first_sc);
-		fused_response->cdw0 = cdw0;
-		fused_response->status.sc = second_sc;
-		fused_response->status.sct = second_sct;
+		spdk_bdev_io_get_nvme_fused_status(bdev_io, &cdw0, &first_sct, &first_sc, &sct, &sc);
+		first_response->cdw0 = cdw0;
+		first_response->status.sc = first_sc;
+		first_response->status.sct = first_sct;
 
 		/* first request should be completed */
 		spdk_nvmf_request_complete(first_req);
 		req->first_fused_req = NULL;
 	} else {
-		spdk_bdev_io_get_nvme_status(bdev_io, &cdw0, &first_sct, &first_sc);
+		spdk_bdev_io_get_nvme_status(bdev_io, &cdw0, &sct, &sc);
 	}
 
 	response->cdw0 = cdw0;
-	response->status.sc = first_sc;
-	response->status.sct = first_sct;
+	response->status.sc = sc;
+	response->status.sct = sct;
 
 	spdk_nvmf_request_complete(req);
 	spdk_bdev_free_io(bdev_io);