diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c
index ccf46308fbb6ea46dab899de6143574cce68d41d..2c5a558dc84416cb42e48cbf542ea112c62a3952 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ static int early_erase_peb(struct ubi_device *ubi,
 }
 
 /**
- * ubi_scan_get_free_peb - get a free physical eraseblock.
+ * ubi_early_get_peb - get a free physical eraseblock.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
  * @ai: attaching information
  *
@@ -695,8 +695,8 @@ static int early_erase_peb(struct ubi_device *ubi,
  * This function returns scanning physical eraseblock information in case of
  * success and an error code in case of failure.
  */
-struct ubi_ainf_peb *ubi_scan_get_free_peb(struct ubi_device *ubi,
-					   struct ubi_attach_info *ai)
+struct ubi_ainf_peb *ubi_early_get_peb(struct ubi_device *ubi,
+				       struct ubi_attach_info *ai)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb, *tmp_aeb;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.h
index 7d7e65f11f142958aa1f6d1a5685ebb27b0800b4..72ba24a13a7238879e1e0e33c65b0607aa1b7af0 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.h
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ int ubi_add_to_av(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai, int pnum,
 struct ubi_ainf_volume *ubi_find_av(const struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 				    int vol_id);
 void ubi_remove_av(struct ubi_attach_info *ai, struct ubi_ainf_volume *av);
-struct ubi_ainf_peb *ubi_scan_get_free_peb(struct ubi_device *ubi,
-					   struct ubi_attach_info *ai);
+struct ubi_ainf_peb *ubi_early_get_peb(struct ubi_device *ubi,
+				       struct ubi_attach_info *ai);
 struct ubi_attach_info *ubi_scan(struct ubi_device *ubi);
 void ubi_scan_destroy_ai(struct ubi_attach_info *ai);
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
index cfe3830759bd7915786d1e755e0507d2eb9200cf..341c956c8cdb60ccbc8cfd03078737da6c2cf2c5 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static int create_vtbl(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 retry:
-	new_aeb = ubi_scan_get_free_peb(ubi, ai);
+	new_aeb = ubi_early_get_peb(ubi, ai);
 	if (IS_ERR(new_aeb)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(new_aeb);
 		goto out_free;