diff --git a/tools/gpio/gpio-utils.h b/tools/gpio/gpio-utils.h
index cf37f13..3247295 100644
--- a/tools/gpio/gpio-utils.h
+++ b/tools/gpio/gpio-utils.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ static inline int check_prefix(const char *str, const char *prefix)
 }
 
 int gpiotools_request_linehandle(const char *device_name, unsigned int *lines,
-				 unsigned int nlines, unsigned int flag,
+				 unsigned int num_lines, unsigned int flag,
 				 struct gpiohandle_data *data,
 				 const char *consumer_label);
 int gpiotools_set_values(const int fd, struct gpiohandle_data *data);
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ int gpiotools_release_linehandle(const int fd);
 
 int gpiotools_get(const char *device_name, unsigned int line);
 int gpiotools_gets(const char *device_name, unsigned int *lines,
-		   unsigned int nlines, struct gpiohandle_data *data);
+		   unsigned int num_lines, struct gpiohandle_data *data);
 int gpiotools_set(const char *device_name, unsigned int line,
 		  unsigned int value);
 int gpiotools_sets(const char *device_name, unsigned int *lines,
-		   unsigned int nlines, struct gpiohandle_data *data);
+		   unsigned int num_lines, struct gpiohandle_data *data);
 
 #endif /* _GPIO_UTILS_H_ */