diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
index 0b230222bfeab592fa23ec7836accddc79df7a62..90999867a32c56fd6819acee43ef1934984b061d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static int sp_header(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET
 	if (type != htons(ETH_P_AX25))
-		return ax25_encapsulate(skb, dev, type, daddr, saddr, len);
+		return ax25_hard_header(skb, dev, type, daddr, saddr, len);
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
index 21f76b24b28ca46e1add881cce1e84751042aa20..e4188d082f011f0e0fa56080db7d8f9ca9913fc0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ static void baycom_probe(struct net_device *dev)
 	/* Fill in the fields of the device structure */
 	bc->skb = NULL;
 	
-	dev->hard_header = ax25_encapsulate;
+	dev->hard_header = ax25_hard_header;
 	dev->rebuild_header = ax25_rebuild_header;
 	dev->set_mac_address = baycom_set_mac_address;
 	
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
index 2946e037a9b1f1e4bab304c2982a0575bf07c69d..1756f0ed54ccc7a43de7613896f090d38c98f365 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ static void bpq_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->flags      = 0;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_AX25) || defined(CONFIG_AX25_MODULE)
-	dev->hard_header     = ax25_encapsulate;
+	dev->hard_header     = ax25_hard_header;
 	dev->rebuild_header  = ax25_rebuild_header;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c
index d8a45db0800caa277bc19101daed5ac32d114706..3be3f916643a17fcb53574f83cf39d8c8ae5bb9e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ static int __init setup_adapter(int card_base, int type, int n)
 		dev->do_ioctl = scc_ioctl;
 		dev->hard_start_xmit = scc_send_packet;
 		dev->get_stats = scc_get_stats;
-		dev->hard_header = ax25_encapsulate;
+		dev->hard_header = ax25_hard_header;
 		dev->rebuild_header = ax25_rebuild_header;
 		dev->set_mac_address = scc_set_mac_address;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c
index d2b266697a5eac6a197f9ea2c2f0339af4e5f502..dacc7687b97f8b2bfe3290ede1cd6137c5ed08d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ static void hdlcdrv_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	s->skb = NULL;
 	
-	dev->hard_header = ax25_encapsulate;
+	dev->hard_header = ax25_hard_header;
 	dev->rebuild_header = ax25_rebuild_header;
 	dev->set_mac_address = hdlcdrv_set_mac_address;
 	
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
index 63b1a2b86acb19650fdee9e84efb2e86e7971bed..d9fe64b46f4bf4bc1505bee23f2e8e92c86fa772 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ static int ax_header(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, unsigned short
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET
 	if (type != htons(ETH_P_AX25))
-		return ax25_encapsulate(skb, dev, type, daddr, saddr, len);
+		return ax25_hard_header(skb, dev, type, daddr, saddr, len);
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
index c27e417f32bf5958e322d4277dc7a808c2777284..6ace0e914fd1f2705a00609d23df8e07f44941dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ static void scc_net_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->stop	     = scc_net_close;
 
 	dev->hard_start_xmit = scc_net_tx;
-	dev->hard_header     = ax25_encapsulate;
+	dev->hard_header     = ax25_hard_header;
 	dev->rebuild_header  = ax25_rebuild_header;
 	dev->set_mac_address = scc_net_set_mac_address;
 	dev->get_stats       = scc_net_get_stats;
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
index bfcf2011522fafe9879bd0a2961d587cec31475c..fe22479eb2028097213e5f987a1768e453477fc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ static void yam_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	skb_queue_head_init(&yp->send_queue);
 
-	dev->hard_header = ax25_encapsulate;
+	dev->hard_header = ax25_hard_header;
 	dev->rebuild_header = ax25_rebuild_header;
 
 	dev->set_mac_address = yam_set_mac_address;
diff --git a/include/net/ax25.h b/include/net/ax25.h
index 227d3378decd8cf86d8467652f6e9ebc9e3daec5..5fbe99e2a27ec08478bd317656069cc1ea9dd312 100644
--- a/include/net/ax25.h
+++ b/include/net/ax25.h
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ extern int  ax25_rx_iframe(ax25_cb *, struct sk_buff *);
 extern int  ax25_kiss_rcv(struct sk_buff *, struct net_device *, struct packet_type *, struct net_device *);
 
 /* ax25_ip.c */
-extern int  ax25_encapsulate(struct sk_buff *, struct net_device *, unsigned short, void *, void *, unsigned int);
+extern int  ax25_hard_header(struct sk_buff *, struct net_device *, unsigned short, void *, void *, unsigned int);
 extern int  ax25_rebuild_header(struct sk_buff *);
 
 /* ax25_out.c */
diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index ed705ddad56be0e9bb6b69580b681b1e5c91f6d0..17f192b778677ebe79bd90a30084fbb7d46e4fd4 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -1984,7 +1984,7 @@ static struct notifier_block ax25_dev_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call =ax25_device_event,
 };
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ax25_encapsulate);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ax25_hard_header);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ax25_rebuild_header);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ax25_findbyuid);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ax25_find_cb);
diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_ip.c b/net/ax25/ax25_ip.c
index bba0173e2d6500a44954871389fc5e35396dffa2..d643dac3eccc6981b8d56b1a9c1ba20fa3b5bcf4 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_ip.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_ip.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_INET
 
-int ax25_encapsulate(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, unsigned short type, void *daddr, void *saddr, unsigned len)
+int ax25_hard_header(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, unsigned short type, void *daddr, void *saddr, unsigned len)
 {
 	unsigned char *buff;
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int ax25_encapsulate(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, unsigned short
   		*buff++ = AX25_P_ARP;
   		break;
   	default:
-  		printk(KERN_ERR "AX.25: ax25_encapsulate - wrong protocol type 0x%2.2x\n", type);
+  		printk(KERN_ERR "AX.25: ax25_hard_header - wrong protocol type 0x%2.2x\n", type);
   		*buff++ = 0;
   		break;
  	}
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ int ax25_rebuild_header(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 #else	/* INET */
 
-int ax25_encapsulate(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, unsigned short type, void *daddr, void *saddr, unsigned len)
+int ax25_hard_header(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, unsigned short type, void *daddr, void *saddr, unsigned len)
 {
 	return -AX25_HEADER_LEN;
 }