diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/11n.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/11n.h
index 9128d2c9638b222add6b99d6bdca6841a3e7b7ac..02602ff30cbf2ac6a7d474d5967d4e04edac94cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/11n.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/11n.h
@@ -92,9 +92,10 @@ mwifiex_is_amsdu_allowed(struct mwifiex_private *priv, int tid)
 }
 
 /*
- * This function checks whether a BA stream is available or not.
+ * This function checks whether a space is available for new BA stream or not.
  */
-static inline u8 mwifiex_is_ba_stream_avail(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
+static inline u8 mwifiex_space_avail_for_new_ba_stream(
+					struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct mwifiex_private *priv;
 	u8 i;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/wmm.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/wmm.c
index 57b98c59235d836d692f39258cc9179154a37af6..99e8431c1e9353d7f0f800f6459a1dc37589802a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/wmm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/wmm.c
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ mwifiex_dequeue_tx_packet(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 		   mwifiex_send_single_packet() */
 	} else {
 		if (mwifiex_is_ampdu_allowed(priv, tid)) {
-			if (mwifiex_is_ba_stream_avail(adapter)) {
+			if (mwifiex_space_avail_for_new_ba_stream(adapter)) {
 				mwifiex_11n_create_tx_ba_stream_tbl(priv,
 						ptr->ra, tid,
 						BA_STREAM_SETUP_INPROGRESS);