diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h
index 9a9b89312b09..049e203bd621 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_ex_system_do_notify_op(union acpi_operand_object *value,
 			    union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc);
 
-acpi_status acpi_ex_system_do_suspend(u64 time);
+acpi_status acpi_ex_system_do_sleep(u64 time);
 
 acpi_status acpi_ex_system_do_stall(u32 time);
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg1.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg1.c
index 38e0f3c1f1d7..84e4d185aa25 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg1.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg1.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_0T_0R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
 	case AML_SLEEP_OP:	/*  Sleep (msec_time) */
 
-		status = acpi_ex_system_do_suspend(operand[0]->integer.value);
+		status = acpi_ex_system_do_sleep(operand[0]->integer.value);
 		break;
 
 	case AML_STALL_OP:	/*  Stall (usec_time) */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c
index c9513d534082..6d32e09327f1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c
@@ -182,18 +182,18 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_system_do_stall(u32 how_long)
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_system_do_suspend
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_system_do_sleep
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  how_long        - The amount of time to suspend,
+ * PARAMETERS:  how_long        - The amount of time to sleep,
  *                                in milliseconds
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Suspend running thread for specified amount of time.
+ * DESCRIPTION: Sleep the running thread for specified amount of time.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-acpi_status acpi_ex_system_do_suspend(u64 how_long)
+acpi_status acpi_ex_system_do_sleep(u64 how_long)
 {
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();