diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 212a6777ff31..a50302e42cb5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ fail:
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static int uuid_equal(mdp_super_t *sb1, mdp_super_t *sb2)
+static int md_uuid_equal(mdp_super_t *sb1, mdp_super_t *sb2)
 {
 	return	sb1->set_uuid0 == sb2->set_uuid0 &&
 		sb1->set_uuid1 == sb2->set_uuid1 &&
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ static int uuid_equal(mdp_super_t *sb1, mdp_super_t *sb2)
 		sb1->set_uuid3 == sb2->set_uuid3;
 }
 
-static int sb_equal(mdp_super_t *sb1, mdp_super_t *sb2)
+static int md_sb_equal(mdp_super_t *sb1, mdp_super_t *sb2)
 {
 	int ret;
 	mdp_super_t *tmp1, *tmp2;
@@ -1025,12 +1025,12 @@ static int super_90_load(struct md_rdev *rdev, struct md_rdev *refdev, int minor
 	} else {
 		__u64 ev1, ev2;
 		mdp_super_t *refsb = page_address(refdev->sb_page);
-		if (!uuid_equal(refsb, sb)) {
+		if (!md_uuid_equal(refsb, sb)) {
 			pr_warn("md: %s has different UUID to %s\n",
 				b, bdevname(refdev->bdev,b2));
 			goto abort;
 		}
-		if (!sb_equal(refsb, sb)) {
+		if (!md_sb_equal(refsb, sb)) {
 			pr_warn("md: %s has same UUID but different superblock to %s\n",
 				b, bdevname(refdev->bdev, b2));
 			goto abort;