diff --git a/checkpolicy/policy_define.c b/checkpolicy/policy_define.c
index 926f4b71b..ba109ac65 100644
--- a/checkpolicy/policy_define.c
+++ b/checkpolicy/policy_define.c
@@ -3852,7 +3852,7 @@ uintptr_t define_cexpr(uint32_t expr_type, uintptr_t arg1, uintptr_t arg2)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int define_conditional(cond_expr_t * expr, avrule_t * t, avrule_t * f)
+int define_conditional(cond_expr_t * expr, avrule_t * t_list, avrule_t * f_list)
 {
 	cond_expr_t *e;
 	int depth, booleans, tunables;
@@ -3864,15 +3864,15 @@ int define_conditional(cond_expr_t * expr, avrule_t * t, avrule_t * f)
 		yyerror("illegal conditional expression");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (!t) {
-		if (!f) {
+	if (!t_list) {
+		if (!f_list) {
 			/* empty is fine, destroy expression and return */
 			cond_expr_destroy(expr);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		/* Invert */
-		t = f;
-		f = 0;
+		t_list = f_list;
+		f_list = NULL;
 		expr = define_cond_expr(COND_NOT, expr, 0);
 		if (!expr) {
 			yyerror("unable to invert conditional expression");
@@ -3938,8 +3938,8 @@ int define_conditional(cond_expr_t * expr, avrule_t * t, avrule_t * f)
 	/*  use tmp conditional node to partially build new node */
 	memset(&cn, 0, sizeof(cn));
 	cn.expr = expr;
-	cn.avtrue_list = t;
-	cn.avfalse_list = f;
+	cn.avtrue_list = t_list;
+	cn.avfalse_list = f_list;
 
 	/* normalize/precompute expression */
 	if (cond_normalize_expr(policydbp, &cn) < 0) {
diff --git a/checkpolicy/policy_define.h b/checkpolicy/policy_define.h
index 075b048db..bcbfe4f33 100644
--- a/checkpolicy/policy_define.h
+++ b/checkpolicy/policy_define.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #define FALSE 0
 
 avrule_t *define_cond_compute_type(int which);
-avrule_t *define_cond_pol_list(avrule_t *avlist, avrule_t *stmt);
+avrule_t *define_cond_pol_list(avrule_t *avlist, avrule_t *sl);
 avrule_t *define_cond_te_avtab(int which);
 avrule_t *define_cond_filename_trans(void);
 cond_expr_t *define_cond_expr(uint32_t expr_type, void *arg1, void* arg2);