diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index b2bd83fd2aa480499bd1d937ded9d6361f8bb545..d95fd427de573617a2c1918c3ced78e926af936d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ struct cifs_unix_set_info_args {
 	dev_t	device;
 };
 
-extern int CIFSSMBUnixSetInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon,
+extern int CIFSSMBUnixSetPathInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon,
 			char *fileName,
 			const struct cifs_unix_set_info_args *args,
 			const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 61007c6274975f0077b5aa488112dbbb4b80f6a0..1cd01ba03656375cebb48cd8c78d51bc16fee863 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -5075,9 +5075,9 @@ CIFSSMBSetAttrLegacy(int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon, char *fileName,
 #endif /* temporarily unneeded SetAttr legacy function */
 
 int
-CIFSSMBUnixSetInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon, char *fileName,
-		   const struct cifs_unix_set_info_args *args,
-		   const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
+CIFSSMBUnixSetPathInfo(const int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon, char *fileName,
+		       const struct cifs_unix_set_info_args *args,
+		       const struct nls_table *nls_codepage, int remap)
 {
 	TRANSACTION2_SPI_REQ *pSMB = NULL;
 	TRANSACTION2_SPI_RSP *pSMBr = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/dir.c b/fs/cifs/dir.c
index ff55fc6932cb805a25d58608a8cd8241e127d60c..4326ffd90fa91b92086ab993bcfe7631396c7cf4 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/dir.c
@@ -425,9 +425,10 @@ cifs_create(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, int mode,
 			args.uid = NO_CHANGE_64;
 			args.gid = NO_CHANGE_64;
 		}
-		CIFSSMBUnixSetInfo(xid, tcon, full_path, &args,
-			cifs_sb->local_nls,
-			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+		CIFSSMBUnixSetPathInfo(xid, tcon, full_path, &args,
+					cifs_sb->local_nls,
+					cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	} else {
 		/* BB implement mode setting via Windows security
 		   descriptors e.g. */
@@ -515,10 +516,10 @@ int cifs_mknod(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, int mode,
 			args.uid = NO_CHANGE_64;
 			args.gid = NO_CHANGE_64;
 		}
-		rc = CIFSSMBUnixSetInfo(xid, pTcon, full_path,
-			&args, cifs_sb->local_nls,
-			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
-				CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+		rc = CIFSSMBUnixSetPathInfo(xid, pTcon, full_path, &args,
+					    cifs_sb->local_nls,
+					    cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 
 		if (!rc) {
 			rc = cifs_get_inode_info_unix(&newinode, full_path,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 97ce4bf89d152a85df85aa5486927e85e4f5893d..c34b7f8a217b383b1f8505822f00052276779833 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -448,9 +448,9 @@ int cifs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 				.mtime	= NO_CHANGE_64,
 				.device	= 0,
 			};
-			CIFSSMBUnixSetInfo(xid, tcon, full_path, &args,
-					    cifs_sb->local_nls,
-					    cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+			CIFSSMBUnixSetPathInfo(xid, tcon, full_path, &args,
+					       cifs_sb->local_nls,
+					       cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
 						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index b22379610d7191437712af20481d91fe4fbbcb16..ad19007ea05ff94deb20e41620d57dc6191814c4 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -1241,10 +1241,10 @@ int cifs_mkdir(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, int mode)
 				args.uid = NO_CHANGE_64;
 				args.gid = NO_CHANGE_64;
 			}
-			CIFSSMBUnixSetInfo(xid, pTcon, full_path, &args,
-					    cifs_sb->local_nls,
-					    cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
-					    CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+			CIFSSMBUnixSetPathInfo(xid, pTcon, full_path, &args,
+					       cifs_sb->local_nls,
+					       cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+						CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 		} else {
 			if (!(cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_CIFS_ACL) &&
 			    (mode & S_IWUGO) == 0) {
@@ -1876,10 +1876,10 @@ cifs_setattr_unix(struct dentry *direntry, struct iattr *attrs)
 		args->ctime = NO_CHANGE_64;
 
 	args->device = 0;
-	rc = CIFSSMBUnixSetInfo(xid, pTcon, full_path, args,
-				cifs_sb->local_nls,
-				cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
-				CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
+	rc = CIFSSMBUnixSetPathInfo(xid, pTcon, full_path, args,
+				    cifs_sb->local_nls,
+				    cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags &
+					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 
 	if (!rc)
 		rc = inode_setattr(inode, attrs);