diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 8e9cc3b47c..08a30f6741 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -3151,7 +3151,7 @@ static MemTxResult flatview_write_continue(FlatView *fv, hwaddr addr,
                                            hwaddr len, hwaddr addr1,
                                            hwaddr l, MemoryRegion *mr)
 {
-    uint8_t *ptr;
+    uint8_t *ram_ptr;
     uint64_t val;
     MemTxResult result = MEMTX_OK;
     bool release_lock = false;
@@ -3167,8 +3167,8 @@ static MemTxResult flatview_write_continue(FlatView *fv, hwaddr addr,
                                                    size_memop(l), attrs);
         } else {
             /* RAM case */
-            ptr = qemu_ram_ptr_length(mr->ram_block, addr1, &l, false);
-            memcpy(ptr, buf, l);
+            ram_ptr = qemu_ram_ptr_length(mr->ram_block, addr1, &l, false);
+            memcpy(ram_ptr, buf, l);
             invalidate_and_set_dirty(mr, addr1, l);
         }
 
@@ -3215,7 +3215,7 @@ MemTxResult flatview_read_continue(FlatView *fv, hwaddr addr,
                                    hwaddr len, hwaddr addr1, hwaddr l,
                                    MemoryRegion *mr)
 {
-    uint8_t *ptr;
+    uint8_t *ram_ptr;
     uint64_t val;
     MemTxResult result = MEMTX_OK;
     bool release_lock = false;
@@ -3230,8 +3230,8 @@ MemTxResult flatview_read_continue(FlatView *fv, hwaddr addr,
             stn_he_p(buf, l, val);
         } else {
             /* RAM case */
-            ptr = qemu_ram_ptr_length(mr->ram_block, addr1, &l, false);
-            memcpy(buf, ptr, l);
+            ram_ptr = qemu_ram_ptr_length(mr->ram_block, addr1, &l, false);
+            memcpy(buf, ram_ptr, l);
         }
 
         if (release_lock) {
@@ -3329,7 +3329,7 @@ static inline MemTxResult address_space_write_rom_internal(AddressSpace *as,
                                                            enum write_rom_type type)
 {
     hwaddr l;
-    uint8_t *ptr;
+    uint8_t *ram_ptr;
     hwaddr addr1;
     MemoryRegion *mr;
 
@@ -3343,14 +3343,14 @@ static inline MemTxResult address_space_write_rom_internal(AddressSpace *as,
             l = memory_access_size(mr, l, addr1);
         } else {
             /* ROM/RAM case */
-            ptr = qemu_map_ram_ptr(mr->ram_block, addr1);
+            ram_ptr = qemu_map_ram_ptr(mr->ram_block, addr1);
             switch (type) {
             case WRITE_DATA:
-                memcpy(ptr, buf, l);
+                memcpy(ram_ptr, buf, l);
                 invalidate_and_set_dirty(mr, addr1, l);
                 break;
             case FLUSH_CACHE:
-                flush_icache_range((uintptr_t)ptr, (uintptr_t)ptr + l);
+                flush_icache_range((uintptr_t)ram_ptr, (uintptr_t)ram_ptr + l);
                 break;
             }
         }