diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c
index a1fe0ea3254e633ef7786776974bd1973e46c0cc..33d85a50472082ba56116c96931994bab973d3fb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static void unmask_vtimer_irq_user(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	}
 }
 
-void kvm_timer_sync_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+void kvm_timer_sync_user(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct arch_timer_cpu *timer = vcpu_timer(vcpu);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index beb0e68cccaad120bcf0672067001d3c072580ff..e52f2b2305b5fac713c586033cb209885cf06d78 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 			isb(); /* Ensure work in x_flush_hwstate is committed */
 			kvm_pmu_sync_hwstate(vcpu);
 			if (static_branch_unlikely(&userspace_irqchip_in_use))
-				kvm_timer_sync_hwstate(vcpu);
+				kvm_timer_sync_user(vcpu);
 			kvm_vgic_sync_hwstate(vcpu);
 			local_irq_enable();
 			preempt_enable();
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		 * timer virtual interrupt state.
 		 */
 		if (static_branch_unlikely(&userspace_irqchip_in_use))
-			kvm_timer_sync_hwstate(vcpu);
+			kvm_timer_sync_user(vcpu);
 
 		kvm_arch_vcpu_ctxsync_fp(vcpu);
 
diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_arch_timer.h b/include/kvm/arm_arch_timer.h
index d120e6c323e7c8ed0e62ee14238b04ab1f221c3b..a821dd1df0cfa36ac322632b570c4044ee5b3d2c 100644
--- a/include/kvm/arm_arch_timer.h
+++ b/include/kvm/arm_arch_timer.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int kvm_timer_hyp_init(bool);
 int kvm_timer_enable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 int kvm_timer_vcpu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_timer_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
-void kvm_timer_sync_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+void kvm_timer_sync_user(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 bool kvm_timer_should_notify_user(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_timer_update_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_timer_vcpu_terminate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);