diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbxface.c
index 124db237775db8192d271c0f5dc9ab4fd174670a..5b8cae1796cbf83cf708d5e2e31f81eea173f6a7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbxface.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_initialize_debugger(void)
 
 		/* These were created with one unit, grab it */
 
-		status = acpi_os_initialize_command_signals();
+		status = acpi_os_initialize_debugger();
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 			acpi_os_printf("Could not get debugger mutex\n");
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ void acpi_terminate_debugger(void)
 			acpi_os_sleep(100);
 		}
 
-		acpi_os_terminate_command_signals();
+		acpi_os_terminate_debugger();
 	}
 
 	if (acpi_gbl_db_buffer) {
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpiosxf.h b/include/acpi/acpiosxf.h
index f3414c83abb1631197628c737ef8bee42f73c856..42ab9b37f33d502fa222cf08847e31e28b5809de 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpiosxf.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpiosxf.h
@@ -355,12 +355,12 @@ void acpi_os_redirect_output(void *destination);
 acpi_status acpi_os_get_line(char *buffer, u32 buffer_length, u32 *bytes_read);
 #endif
 
-#ifndef ACPI_USE_ALTERNATE_PROTOTYPE_acpi_os_initialize_command_signals
-acpi_status acpi_os_initialize_command_signals(void);
+#ifndef ACPI_USE_ALTERNATE_PROTOTYPE_acpi_os_initialize_debugger
+acpi_status acpi_os_initialize_debugger(void);
 #endif
 
-#ifndef ACPI_USE_ALTERNATE_PROTOTYPE_acpi_os_terminate_command_signals
-void acpi_os_terminate_command_signals(void);
+#ifndef ACPI_USE_ALTERNATE_PROTOTYPE_acpi_os_terminate_debugger
+void acpi_os_terminate_debugger(void);
 #endif
 
 #ifndef ACPI_USE_ALTERNATE_PROTOTYPE_acpi_os_wait_command_ready
diff --git a/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h b/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h
index e861a24f06f2aca2bb575a10fa3041fcb32815e3..af588e0d2e9965dbe7c6ac6788ec27e61e12dcd7 100644
--- a/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h
+++ b/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@
  */
 #define ACPI_USE_ALTERNATE_PROTOTYPE_acpi_os_readable
 #define ACPI_USE_ALTERNATE_PROTOTYPE_acpi_os_writable
-#define ACPI_USE_ALTERNATE_PROTOTYPE_acpi_os_initialize_command_signals
-#define ACPI_USE_ALTERNATE_PROTOTYPE_acpi_os_terminate_command_signals
+#define ACPI_USE_ALTERNATE_PROTOTYPE_acpi_os_initialize_debugger
+#define ACPI_USE_ALTERNATE_PROTOTYPE_acpi_os_terminate_debugger
 
 /*
  * OSL interfaces used by utilities
diff --git a/include/acpi/platform/aclinuxex.h b/include/acpi/platform/aclinuxex.h
index 7dbb1141f546077ceec4c9fe39b077ae8e1ba379..de7648b4c72918ddbe49ed780f7766f4d6fff0a2 100644
--- a/include/acpi/platform/aclinuxex.h
+++ b/include/acpi/platform/aclinuxex.h
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ static inline u8 acpi_os_readable(void *pointer, acpi_size length)
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
-static inline acpi_status acpi_os_initialize_command_signals(void)
+static inline acpi_status acpi_os_initialize_debugger(void)
 {
 	return AE_OK;
 }
 
-static inline void acpi_os_terminate_command_signals(void)
+static inline void acpi_os_terminate_debugger(void)
 {
 	return;
 }