diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 56aec84237ad..cb09238f6d32 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -514,8 +514,8 @@ extern enum system_states {
 #define TAINT_FLAGS_COUNT		16
 
 struct taint_flag {
-	char true;	/* character printed when tainted */
-	char false;	/* character printed when not tainted */
+	char c_true;	/* character printed when tainted */
+	char c_false;	/* character printed when not tainted */
 	bool module;	/* also show as a per-module taint flag */
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 5088784c0cf9..38d4270925d4 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ static size_t module_flags_taint(struct module *mod, char *buf)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < TAINT_FLAGS_COUNT; i++) {
 		if (taint_flags[i].module && test_bit(i, &mod->taints))
-			buf[l++] = taint_flags[i].true;
+			buf[l++] = taint_flags[i].c_true;
 	}
 
 	return l;
diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index c51edaa04fce..901c4fb46002 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ const char *print_tainted(void)
 		for (i = 0; i < TAINT_FLAGS_COUNT; i++) {
 			const struct taint_flag *t = &taint_flags[i];
 			*s++ = test_bit(i, &tainted_mask) ?
-					t->true : t->false;
+					t->c_true : t->c_false;
 		}
 		*s = 0;
 	} else