diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 446dbf75a1c52fc5fe914266c54263adc3b2a2a6..81d706d8522692d597f80f25e9c4a684410bdf2f 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ enum ieee80211_conf_changed {
  * @beacon_int: beacon interval (TODO make interface config)
  *
  * @listen_interval: listen interval in units of beacon interval
- * @max_sleep_interval: the maximum number of beacon intervals to sleep for
+ * @max_sleep_period: the maximum number of beacon intervals to sleep for
  *	before checking the beacon for a TIM bit (managed mode only); this
  *	value will be only achievable between DTIM frames, the hardware
  *	needs to check for the multicast traffic bit in DTIM beacons.
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ struct ieee80211_conf {
 	int beacon_int;
 	u32 flags;
 	int power_level, dynamic_ps_timeout;
-	int max_sleep_interval;
+	int max_sleep_period;
 
 	u16 listen_interval;
 	bool radio_enabled;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 2029b71eb87907fa1cf35f0978bbc8d85736448d..f8925ca7c8f0f19697ca8d29738916851e41c918 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ void ieee80211_recalc_ps(struct ieee80211_local *local, s32 latency)
 				maxslp = min_t(int, dtimper,
 						    latency / beaconint_us);
 
-			local->hw.conf.max_sleep_interval = maxslp;
+			local->hw.conf.max_sleep_period = maxslp;
 			local->ps_sdata = found;
 		}
 	} else {