diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/compat.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/compat.h
index acdee09228b30e020332f0beb7e55e58e65b718e..ebb102e1bbc7ad84cff580de23380becbe900ed1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/compat.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/compat.h
@@ -316,9 +316,10 @@ static inline bool is_x32_task(void)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static inline bool is_compat_task(void)
+static inline bool in_compat_syscall(void)
 {
 	return is_ia32_task() || is_x32_task();
 }
+#define in_compat_syscall in_compat_syscall	/* override the generic impl */
 
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_COMPAT_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
index 24938852db3013e0290df0b2ff77c2aafeff73d3..21b66dbf3601aebdd7c9b00927ff184a8ea03159 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int ftrace_int3_handler(struct pt_regs *regs);
 #define ARCH_TRACE_IGNORE_COMPAT_SYSCALLS 1
 static inline bool arch_trace_is_compat_syscall(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	if (is_compat_task())
+	if (in_compat_syscall())
 		return true;
 	return false;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index 776229e98202f32dedd96642e03509e516945760..dfa2781610e8e435953bd09f5b1e51b8ee5e103a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ void set_personality_ia32(bool x32)
 		if (current->mm)
 			current->mm->context.ia32_compat = TIF_X32;
 		current->personality &= ~READ_IMPLIES_EXEC;
-		/* is_compat_task() uses the presence of the x32
+		/* in_compat_syscall() uses the presence of the x32
 		   syscall bit flag to determine compat status */
 		current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_COMPAT;
 	} else {