diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 828cba49cf0106704352f088ffbb51cf0419b149..5e9bb531aeef4e79d35b8b00daf942230472afc0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1391,8 +1391,8 @@ static int logical_ring_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct intel_engine_cs *rin
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (ring->init) {
-		ret = ring->init(ring);
+	if (ring->init_hw) {
+		ret = ring->init_hw(ring);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ static int logical_render_ring_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (HAS_L3_DPF(dev))
 		ring->irq_keep_mask |= GT_RENDER_L3_PARITY_ERROR_INTERRUPT;
 
-	ring->init = gen8_init_render_ring;
+	ring->init_hw = gen8_init_render_ring;
 	ring->init_context = intel_logical_ring_workarounds_emit;
 	ring->cleanup = intel_fini_pipe_control;
 	ring->get_seqno = gen8_get_seqno;
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ static int logical_bsd_ring_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	ring->irq_keep_mask =
 		GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT << GEN8_VCS1_IRQ_SHIFT;
 
-	ring->init = gen8_init_common_ring;
+	ring->init_hw = gen8_init_common_ring;
 	ring->get_seqno = gen8_get_seqno;
 	ring->set_seqno = gen8_set_seqno;
 	ring->emit_request = gen8_emit_request;
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ static int logical_bsd2_ring_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	ring->irq_keep_mask =
 		GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT << GEN8_VCS2_IRQ_SHIFT;
 
-	ring->init = gen8_init_common_ring;
+	ring->init_hw = gen8_init_common_ring;
 	ring->get_seqno = gen8_get_seqno;
 	ring->set_seqno = gen8_set_seqno;
 	ring->emit_request = gen8_emit_request;
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ static int logical_blt_ring_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	ring->irq_keep_mask =
 		GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT << GEN8_BCS_IRQ_SHIFT;
 
-	ring->init = gen8_init_common_ring;
+	ring->init_hw = gen8_init_common_ring;
 	ring->get_seqno = gen8_get_seqno;
 	ring->set_seqno = gen8_set_seqno;
 	ring->emit_request = gen8_emit_request;
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ static int logical_vebox_ring_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	ring->irq_keep_mask =
 		GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT << GEN8_VECS_IRQ_SHIFT;
 
-	ring->init = gen8_init_common_ring;
+	ring->init_hw = gen8_init_common_ring;
 	ring->get_seqno = gen8_get_seqno;
 	ring->set_seqno = gen8_set_seqno;
 	ring->emit_request = gen8_emit_request;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index e0b76fff8df2a6a59d886172273c05366eb23ee8..2a87b226135095d076614cdfb443303aa229f39a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -1865,7 +1865,7 @@ static int intel_init_ring_buffer(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (ret)
 		goto error;
 
-	ret = ring->init(ring);
+	ret = ring->init_hw(ring);
 	if (ret)
 		goto error;
 
@@ -2437,7 +2437,7 @@ int intel_init_render_ring_buffer(struct drm_device *dev)
 		ring->dispatch_execbuffer = i830_dispatch_execbuffer;
 	else
 		ring->dispatch_execbuffer = i915_dispatch_execbuffer;
-	ring->init = init_render_ring;
+	ring->init_hw = init_render_ring;
 	ring->cleanup = render_ring_cleanup;
 
 	/* Workaround batchbuffer to combat CS tlb bug. */
@@ -2530,7 +2530,7 @@ int intel_init_bsd_ring_buffer(struct drm_device *dev)
 		}
 		ring->dispatch_execbuffer = i965_dispatch_execbuffer;
 	}
-	ring->init = init_ring_common;
+	ring->init_hw = init_ring_common;
 
 	return intel_init_ring_buffer(dev, ring);
 }
@@ -2569,7 +2569,7 @@ int intel_init_bsd2_ring_buffer(struct drm_device *dev)
 		ring->semaphore.signal = gen8_xcs_signal;
 		GEN8_RING_SEMAPHORE_INIT;
 	}
-	ring->init = init_ring_common;
+	ring->init_hw = init_ring_common;
 
 	return intel_init_ring_buffer(dev, ring);
 }
@@ -2626,7 +2626,7 @@ int intel_init_blt_ring_buffer(struct drm_device *dev)
 			ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[VCS2] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
 		}
 	}
-	ring->init = init_ring_common;
+	ring->init_hw = init_ring_common;
 
 	return intel_init_ring_buffer(dev, ring);
 }
@@ -2677,7 +2677,7 @@ int intel_init_vebox_ring_buffer(struct drm_device *dev)
 			ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[VCS2] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
 		}
 	}
-	ring->init = init_ring_common;
+	ring->init_hw = init_ring_common;
 
 	return intel_init_ring_buffer(dev, ring);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 17e9011dff22b7b16fd384dd748cf556e37e14c8..6dbb6f4620074dd5b909a620c243690600c3ce04 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ struct  intel_engine_cs {
 	bool __must_check (*irq_get)(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 	void		(*irq_put)(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 
-	int		(*init)(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
+	int		(*init_hw)(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 
 	int		(*init_context)(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 					struct intel_context *ctx);