diff --git a/src/slurmctld/powercapping.c b/src/slurmctld/powercapping.c
index 3b63521e130712cbecffd32983a9b95201efb68e..8f0312e6a146c7af651ee611254907c25e4e6d0e 100644
--- a/src/slurmctld/powercapping.c
+++ b/src/slurmctld/powercapping.c
@@ -171,18 +171,18 @@ uint32_t powercap_get_cluster_min_watts(void)
 
 uint32_t powercap_get_cluster_current_cap(void)
 {
-	char *end_ptr = NULL, *sched_params, *tmp_ptr;
+	char *end_ptr = NULL, *power_params, *tmp_ptr;
 	uint32_t cap_watts = 0;
 
-	sched_params = slurm_get_power_parameters();
-	if (!sched_params)
+	power_params = slurm_get_power_parameters();
+	if (!power_params)
 		return cap_watts;
 
-	if ((tmp_ptr = strstr(sched_params, "cap_watts=INFINITE"))) {
+	if ((tmp_ptr = strstr(power_params, "cap_watts=INFINITE"))) {
 		cap_watts = INFINITE;
-	} else if ((tmp_ptr = strstr(sched_params, "cap_watts=UNLIMITED"))) {
+	} else if ((tmp_ptr = strstr(power_params, "cap_watts=UNLIMITED"))) {
 		cap_watts = INFINITE;
-	} else if ((tmp_ptr = strstr(sched_params, "cap_watts="))) {
+	} else if ((tmp_ptr = strstr(power_params, "cap_watts="))) {
 		cap_watts = strtol(tmp_ptr + 10, &end_ptr, 10);
 		if ((end_ptr[0] == 'k') || (end_ptr[0] == 'K')) {
 			cap_watts *= 1000;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ uint32_t powercap_get_cluster_current_cap(void)
 			cap_watts *= 1000000;
 		}
 	}
-	xfree(sched_params);
+	xfree(power_params);
 
 	return cap_watts;
 }
@@ -218,25 +218,25 @@ static void _strip_cap_watts(char *tmp_ptr)
 
 int powercap_set_cluster_cap(uint32_t new_cap)
 {
-	char *sched_params, *sep, *tmp_ptr;
+	char *power_params, *sep, *tmp_ptr;
 
-	sched_params = slurm_get_power_parameters();
-	if (sched_params) {
-		while ((tmp_ptr = strstr(sched_params, "cap_watts="))) {
+	power_params = slurm_get_power_parameters();
+	if (power_params) {
+		while ((tmp_ptr = strstr(power_params, "cap_watts="))) {
 			_strip_cap_watts(tmp_ptr);
 		}
 	}
-	if (sched_params && sched_params[0])
+	if (power_params && power_params[0])
 		sep = ",";
 	else
 		sep = "";
 	if (new_cap == INFINITE)
-		xstrfmtcat(sched_params, "%scap_watts=INFINITE", sep);
+		xstrfmtcat(power_params, "%scap_watts=INFINITE", sep);
 	else
-		xstrfmtcat(sched_params, "%scap_watts=%u", sep, new_cap);
-	slurm_set_power_parameters(sched_params);
+		xstrfmtcat(power_params, "%scap_watts=%u", sep, new_cap);
+	slurm_set_power_parameters(power_params);
 	power_g_reconfig();
-	xfree(sched_params);
+	xfree(power_params);
 
 	return 0;
 }