diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 69b2b2631b9a87ccd8d7f5c444ec107a3348fbbe..bdba9b619064b9c2fa683c2356821348df6d793d 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -690,8 +690,8 @@ struct station_parameters {
  *	supported/used)
  * @CFG80211_STA_TDLS_PEER_ACTIVE: TDLS peer on managed interface (active
  *	entry that is operating, has been marked authorized by userspace)
- * @CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_NONSEC: peer on mesh interface (non-secured)
- * @CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_SECURE: peer on mesh interface (secured)
+ * @CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_KERNEL: peer on mesh interface (kernel managed)
+ * @CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_USER: peer on mesh interface (user managed)
  */
 enum cfg80211_station_type {
 	CFG80211_STA_AP_CLIENT,
@@ -700,8 +700,8 @@ enum cfg80211_station_type {
 	CFG80211_STA_IBSS,
 	CFG80211_STA_TDLS_PEER_SETUP,
 	CFG80211_STA_TDLS_PEER_ACTIVE,
-	CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_NONSEC,
-	CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_SECURE,
+	CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_KERNEL,
+	CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_USER,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 9d708f9e246e025d7a337f6d3fe0f9a808ebbf7e..6ac89e5c2963514865e695de302640cf267fd905 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1436,9 +1436,9 @@ static int ieee80211_change_station(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	switch (sdata->vif.type) {
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
 		if (sdata->u.mesh.security & IEEE80211_MESH_SEC_SECURED)
-			statype = CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_SECURE;
+			statype = CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_USER;
 		else
-			statype = CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_NONSEC;
+			statype = CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_KERNEL;
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
 		statype = CFG80211_STA_IBSS;
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index bdf39836d9d8aa9f7de793decc3035b97fe10337..946b2e7acdf291c28acfafac51b0aa354998ae7c 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -3617,8 +3617,8 @@ int cfg80211_check_station_change(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(NL80211_STA_FLAG_MAX != 7);
 
 	switch (statype) {
-	case CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_NONSEC:
-	case CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_SECURE:
+	case CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_KERNEL:
+	case CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_USER:
 		/*
 		 * No ignoring the TDLS flag here -- the userspace mesh
 		 * code doesn't have the bug of including TDLS in the
@@ -3720,11 +3720,11 @@ int cfg80211_check_station_change(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	case CFG80211_STA_TDLS_PEER_ACTIVE:
 		/* reject any changes */
 		return -EINVAL;
-	case CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_NONSEC:
+	case CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_KERNEL:
 		if (params->sta_modify_mask & STATION_PARAM_APPLY_PLINK_STATE)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		break;
-	case CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_SECURE:
+	case CFG80211_STA_MESH_PEER_USER:
 		if (params->plink_action != NL80211_PLINK_ACTION_NO_ACTION)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		break;