diff --git a/block/blk-mq-sched.c b/block/blk-mq-sched.c
index 0a00f5a76f5a..ef28c3dd95a3 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq-sched.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq-sched.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static int blk_mq_do_dispatch_ctx(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
 
 static int __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
 {
-	bool need_dispatch = false;
+	bool cautious_dispatch = false;
 	LIST_HEAD(rq_list);
 
 	/*
@@ -298,16 +298,16 @@ static int __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
 		blk_mq_sched_mark_restart_hctx(hctx);
 		if (!blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list(hctx, &rq_list, true))
 			return 0;
-		need_dispatch = true;
+		cautious_dispatch = true;
 	} else {
-		need_dispatch = hctx->dispatch_busy;
+		cautious_dispatch = hctx->dispatch_busy;
 	}
 
 	if (hctx->queue->elevator)
 		return blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched(hctx);
 
 	/* dequeue request one by one from sw queue if queue is busy */
-	if (need_dispatch)
+	if (cautious_dispatch)
 		return blk_mq_do_dispatch_ctx(hctx);
 	blk_mq_flush_busy_ctxs(hctx, &rq_list);
 	blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list(hctx, &rq_list, true);