diff --git a/include/osmocom/gsm/gsm0808.h b/include/osmocom/gsm/gsm0808.h
index f4fc7c4c3..cdbb2734d 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/gsm/gsm0808.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/gsm/gsm0808.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct msgb *gsm0808_create_layer3_2(const struct msgb *msg_l3, const struct osm
 				     const struct gsm0808_speech_codec_list *scl);
 struct msgb *gsm0808_create_reset(void);
 struct msgb *gsm0808_create_reset_ack(void);
-struct msgb *gsm0808_create_clear_command(uint8_t reason);
+struct msgb *gsm0808_create_clear_command(uint8_t cause);
 struct msgb *gsm0808_create_clear_complete(void);
 struct msgb *gsm0808_create_cipher(const struct gsm0808_encrypt_info *ei,
 				   const uint8_t *cipher_response_mode);
diff --git a/src/gsm/gsm0808.c b/src/gsm/gsm0808.c
index ad900083c..9ccca4d6a 100644
--- a/src/gsm/gsm0808.c
+++ b/src/gsm/gsm0808.c
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ struct msgb *gsm0808_create_clear_complete(void)
 }
 
 /*! Create BSSMAP Clear Command message
- *  \param[in] reason TS 08.08 cause value
+ *  \param[in] cause TS 08.08 cause value
  *  \returns callee-allocated msgb with BSSMAP Clear Command message */
-struct msgb *gsm0808_create_clear_command(uint8_t reason)
+struct msgb *gsm0808_create_clear_command(uint8_t cause)
 {
 	struct msgb *msg = msgb_alloc_headroom(BSSMAP_MSG_SIZE, BSSMAP_MSG_HEADROOM,
 					       "bssmap: clear command");
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ struct msgb *gsm0808_create_clear_command(uint8_t reason)
 
 	msg->l3h = msgb_tv_put(msg, BSSAP_MSG_BSS_MANAGEMENT, 4);
 	msgb_v_put(msg, BSS_MAP_MSG_CLEAR_CMD);
-	msgb_tlv_put(msg, GSM0808_IE_CAUSE, 1, &reason);
+	msgb_tlv_put(msg, GSM0808_IE_CAUSE, 1, &cause);
 
 	return msg;
 }