diff --git a/include/net/nfc/hci.h b/include/net/nfc/hci.h
index 0af851c3b038186357b8576ec4025bb5193ee1fd..b64b7bce4b94302a8edb923bc54bc1e4b2c8b997 100644
--- a/include/net/nfc/hci.h
+++ b/include/net/nfc/hci.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct nfc_hci_ops {
 			      struct nfc_target *target);
 	int (*event_received)(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, u8 gate, u8 event,
 			      struct sk_buff *skb);
-	int (*fw_upload)(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, const char *firmware_name);
+	int (*fw_download)(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, const char *firmware_name);
 	int (*discover_se)(struct nfc_hci_dev *dev);
 	int (*enable_se)(struct nfc_hci_dev *dev, u32 se_idx);
 	int (*disable_se)(struct nfc_hci_dev *dev, u32 se_idx);
diff --git a/include/net/nfc/nfc.h b/include/net/nfc/nfc.h
index 0e353f1658bb46e638b287ee2bbfdbd33b37a584..5f286b726bb691b3f62e3b6800870ea940a3d65f 100644
--- a/include/net/nfc/nfc.h
+++ b/include/net/nfc/nfc.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ struct nfc_ops {
 			     void *cb_context);
 	int (*tm_send)(struct nfc_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb);
 	int (*check_presence)(struct nfc_dev *dev, struct nfc_target *target);
-	int (*fw_upload)(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name);
+	int (*fw_download)(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name);
 
 	/* Secure Element API */
 	int (*discover_se)(struct nfc_dev *dev);
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ struct nfc_dev {
 	int targets_generation;
 	struct device dev;
 	bool dev_up;
-	bool fw_upload_in_progress;
+	bool fw_download_in_progress;
 	u8 rf_mode;
 	bool polling;
 	struct nfc_target *active_target;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nfc.h b/include/uapi/linux/nfc.h
index caed0f324d5ffc6fd88a59dda72f51636af0707a..8137dd8d2adffd1c91d4caf76dfa08b47501408a 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nfc.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nfc.h
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
  *	starting a poll from a device which has a secure element enabled means
  *	we want to do SE based card emulation.
  * @NFC_CMD_DISABLE_SE: Disable the physical link to a specific secure element.
- * @NFC_CMD_FW_UPLOAD: Request to Load/flash firmware, or event to inform that
- *	some firmware was loaded
+ * @NFC_CMD_FW_DOWNLOAD: Request to Load/flash firmware, or event to inform
+ *	that some firmware was loaded
  */
 enum nfc_commands {
 	NFC_CMD_UNSPEC,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ enum nfc_commands {
 	NFC_CMD_DISABLE_SE,
 	NFC_CMD_LLC_SDREQ,
 	NFC_EVENT_LLC_SDRES,
-	NFC_CMD_FW_UPLOAD,
+	NFC_CMD_FW_DOWNLOAD,
 	NFC_EVENT_SE_ADDED,
 	NFC_EVENT_SE_REMOVED,
 /* private: internal use only */
diff --git a/net/nfc/core.c b/net/nfc/core.c
index dc96a83aa6abb6659311e11ef13f97dc81c3b494..1d074dd1650ff2fd326dd141eedb828d812a12e6 100644
--- a/net/nfc/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/core.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ DEFINE_MUTEX(nfc_devlist_mutex);
 /* NFC device ID bitmap */
 static DEFINE_IDA(nfc_index_ida);
 
-int nfc_fw_upload(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name)
+int nfc_fw_download(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 
@@ -62,28 +62,28 @@ int nfc_fw_upload(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	if (!dev->ops->fw_upload) {
+	if (!dev->ops->fw_download) {
 		rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	dev->fw_upload_in_progress = true;
-	rc = dev->ops->fw_upload(dev, firmware_name);
+	dev->fw_download_in_progress = true;
+	rc = dev->ops->fw_download(dev, firmware_name);
 	if (rc)
-		dev->fw_upload_in_progress = false;
+		dev->fw_download_in_progress = false;
 
 error:
 	device_unlock(&dev->dev);
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int nfc_fw_upload_done(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name)
+int nfc_fw_download_done(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name)
 {
-	dev->fw_upload_in_progress = false;
+	dev->fw_download_in_progress = false;
 
-	return nfc_genl_fw_upload_done(dev, firmware_name);
+	return nfc_genl_fw_download_done(dev, firmware_name);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(nfc_fw_upload_done);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nfc_fw_download_done);
 
 /**
  * nfc_dev_up - turn on the NFC device
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int nfc_dev_up(struct nfc_dev *dev)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	if (dev->fw_upload_in_progress) {
+	if (dev->fw_download_in_progress) {
 		rc = -EBUSY;
 		goto error;
 	}
diff --git a/net/nfc/hci/core.c b/net/nfc/hci/core.c
index 7b1c186736ebf924977ed8eb9040357ab88f3c3c..fe66908401f55ed5f608a75b559e5fad1ff15548 100644
--- a/net/nfc/hci/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/hci/core.c
@@ -809,14 +809,14 @@ static void nfc_hci_recv_from_llc(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 }
 
-static int hci_fw_upload(struct nfc_dev *nfc_dev, const char *firmware_name)
+static int hci_fw_download(struct nfc_dev *nfc_dev, const char *firmware_name)
 {
 	struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev = nfc_get_drvdata(nfc_dev);
 
-	if (!hdev->ops->fw_upload)
+	if (!hdev->ops->fw_download)
 		return -ENOTSUPP;
 
-	return hdev->ops->fw_upload(hdev, firmware_name);
+	return hdev->ops->fw_download(hdev, firmware_name);
 }
 
 static struct nfc_ops hci_nfc_ops = {
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ static struct nfc_ops hci_nfc_ops = {
 	.im_transceive = hci_transceive,
 	.tm_send = hci_tm_send,
 	.check_presence = hci_check_presence,
-	.fw_upload = hci_fw_upload,
+	.fw_download = hci_fw_download,
 	.discover_se = hci_discover_se,
 	.enable_se = hci_enable_se,
 	.disable_se = hci_disable_se,
diff --git a/net/nfc/netlink.c b/net/nfc/netlink.c
index b05ad909778fe5978677f3f81a31360220f98eb7..f16fd59d41607d80aeeae916ae3d43153a0a5b4e 100644
--- a/net/nfc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/nfc/netlink.c
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ static int nfc_genl_llc_sdreq(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int nfc_genl_fw_upload(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+static int nfc_genl_fw_download(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct nfc_dev *dev;
 	int rc;
@@ -1108,13 +1108,13 @@ static int nfc_genl_fw_upload(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	nla_strlcpy(firmware_name, info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_FIRMWARE_NAME],
 		    sizeof(firmware_name));
 
-	rc = nfc_fw_upload(dev, firmware_name);
+	rc = nfc_fw_download(dev, firmware_name);
 
 	nfc_put_device(dev);
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int nfc_genl_fw_upload_done(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name)
+int nfc_genl_fw_download_done(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *msg;
 	void *hdr;
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ int nfc_genl_fw_upload_done(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	hdr = genlmsg_put(msg, 0, 0, &nfc_genl_family, 0,
-			  NFC_CMD_FW_UPLOAD);
+			  NFC_CMD_FW_DOWNLOAD);
 	if (!hdr)
 		goto free_msg;
 
@@ -1251,8 +1251,8 @@ static struct genl_ops nfc_genl_ops[] = {
 		.policy = nfc_genl_policy,
 	},
 	{
-		.cmd = NFC_CMD_FW_UPLOAD,
-		.doit = nfc_genl_fw_upload,
+		.cmd = NFC_CMD_FW_DOWNLOAD,
+		.doit = nfc_genl_fw_download,
 		.policy = nfc_genl_policy,
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/net/nfc/nfc.h b/net/nfc/nfc.h
index ee85a1fc1b2443d88982ca6985574936b0359292..820a7850c36ac7e49012869a88472a96358e2220 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nfc.h
+++ b/net/nfc/nfc.h
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ static inline void nfc_device_iter_exit(struct class_dev_iter *iter)
 	class_dev_iter_exit(iter);
 }
 
-int nfc_fw_upload(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name);
-int nfc_genl_fw_upload_done(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name);
+int nfc_fw_download(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name);
+int nfc_genl_fw_download_done(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name);
 
-int nfc_fw_upload_done(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name);
+int nfc_fw_download_done(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name);
 
 int nfc_dev_up(struct nfc_dev *dev);