diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/counter_32k.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/counter_32k.c
index 61b4d705c267..43cf74561cfd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/counter_32k.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/counter_32k.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ int __init omap_init_clocksource_32k(void __iomem *vbase)
 
 	/*
 	 * 120000 rough estimate from the calculations in
-	 * __clocksource_updatefreq_scale.
+	 * __clocksource_update_freq_scale.
 	 */
 	clocks_calc_mult_shift(&persistent_mult, &persistent_shift,
 			32768, NSEC_PER_SEC, 120000);
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/em_sti.c b/drivers/clocksource/em_sti.c
index d0a7bd66b8b9..dc3c6ee04aaa 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/em_sti.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/em_sti.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static int em_sti_clocksource_enable(struct clocksource *cs)
 
 	ret = em_sti_start(p, USER_CLOCKSOURCE);
 	if (!ret)
-		__clocksource_updatefreq_hz(cs, p->rate);
+		__clocksource_update_freq_hz(cs, p->rate);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c b/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
index 2bd13b53b727..b8ff3c64cc45 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ static int sh_cmt_clocksource_enable(struct clocksource *cs)
 
 	ret = sh_cmt_start(ch, FLAG_CLOCKSOURCE);
 	if (!ret) {
-		__clocksource_updatefreq_hz(cs, ch->rate);
+		__clocksource_update_freq_hz(cs, ch->rate);
 		ch->cs_enabled = true;
 	}
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c b/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c
index f150ca82bfaf..b6b8fa3cd211 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/sh_tmu.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static int sh_tmu_clocksource_enable(struct clocksource *cs)
 
 	ret = sh_tmu_enable(ch);
 	if (!ret) {
-		__clocksource_updatefreq_hz(cs, ch->rate);
+		__clocksource_update_freq_hz(cs, ch->rate);
 		ch->cs_enabled = true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/clocksource.h b/include/linux/clocksource.h
index bd98eaa4d005..135509821c39 100644
--- a/include/linux/clocksource.h
+++ b/include/linux/clocksource.h
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ clocks_calc_mult_shift(u32 *mult, u32 *shift, u32 from, u32 to, u32 minsec);
 extern int
 __clocksource_register_scale(struct clocksource *cs, u32 scale, u32 freq);
 extern void
-__clocksource_updatefreq_scale(struct clocksource *cs, u32 scale, u32 freq);
+__clocksource_update_freq_scale(struct clocksource *cs, u32 scale, u32 freq);
 
 /*
  * Don't call this unless you are a default clocksource
@@ -221,14 +221,14 @@ static inline int clocksource_register_khz(struct clocksource *cs, u32 khz)
 	return __clocksource_register_scale(cs, 1000, khz);
 }
 
-static inline void __clocksource_updatefreq_hz(struct clocksource *cs, u32 hz)
+static inline void __clocksource_update_freq_hz(struct clocksource *cs, u32 hz)
 {
-	__clocksource_updatefreq_scale(cs, 1, hz);
+	__clocksource_update_freq_scale(cs, 1, hz);
 }
 
-static inline void __clocksource_updatefreq_khz(struct clocksource *cs, u32 khz)
+static inline void __clocksource_update_freq_khz(struct clocksource *cs, u32 khz)
 {
-	__clocksource_updatefreq_scale(cs, 1000, khz);
+	__clocksource_update_freq_scale(cs, 1000, khz);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index 1977ebabd922..c3be3c71bbad 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ static void clocksource_enqueue(struct clocksource *cs)
 }
 
 /**
- * __clocksource_updatefreq_scale - Used update clocksource with new freq
+ * __clocksource_update_freq_scale - Used update clocksource with new freq
  * @cs:		clocksource to be registered
  * @scale:	Scale factor multiplied against freq to get clocksource hz
  * @freq:	clocksource frequency (cycles per second) divided by scale
@@ -651,9 +651,10 @@ static void clocksource_enqueue(struct clocksource *cs)
  * This should only be called from the clocksource->enable() method.
  *
  * This *SHOULD NOT* be called directly! Please use the
- * clocksource_updatefreq_hz() or clocksource_updatefreq_khz helper functions.
+ * __clocksource_update_freq_hz() or __clocksource_update_freq_khz() helper
+ * functions.
  */
-void __clocksource_updatefreq_scale(struct clocksource *cs, u32 scale, u32 freq)
+void __clocksource_update_freq_scale(struct clocksource *cs, u32 scale, u32 freq)
 {
 	u64 sec;
 
@@ -707,7 +708,7 @@ void __clocksource_updatefreq_scale(struct clocksource *cs, u32 scale, u32 freq)
 	pr_info("clocksource %s: mask: 0x%llx max_cycles: 0x%llx, max_idle_ns: %lld ns\n",
 			cs->name, cs->mask, cs->max_cycles, cs->max_idle_ns);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__clocksource_updatefreq_scale);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__clocksource_update_freq_scale);
 
 /**
  * __clocksource_register_scale - Used to install new clocksources
@@ -724,7 +725,7 @@ int __clocksource_register_scale(struct clocksource *cs, u32 scale, u32 freq)
 {
 
 	/* Initialize mult/shift and max_idle_ns */
-	__clocksource_updatefreq_scale(cs, scale, freq);
+	__clocksource_update_freq_scale(cs, scale, freq);
 
 	/* Add clocksource to the clocksource list */
 	mutex_lock(&clocksource_mutex);