diff --git a/include/linux/kthread.h b/include/linux/kthread.h
index e691b6a23f72..c792ee1628d0 100644
--- a/include/linux/kthread.h
+++ b/include/linux/kthread.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ bool kthread_should_stop(void);
 bool kthread_should_park(void);
 bool kthread_freezable_should_stop(bool *was_frozen);
 void *kthread_data(struct task_struct *k);
-void *probe_kthread_data(struct task_struct *k);
+void *kthread_probe_data(struct task_struct *k);
 int kthread_park(struct task_struct *k);
 void kthread_unpark(struct task_struct *k);
 void kthread_parkme(void);
diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
index 4ab4c3766a80..7e77b728f96b 100644
--- a/kernel/kthread.c
+++ b/kernel/kthread.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void *kthread_data(struct task_struct *task)
 }
 
 /**
- * probe_kthread_data - speculative version of kthread_data()
+ * kthread_probe_data - speculative version of kthread_data()
  * @task: possible kthread task in question
  *
  * @task could be a kthread task.  Return the data value specified when it
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ void *kthread_data(struct task_struct *task)
  * inaccessible for any reason, %NULL is returned.  This function requires
  * that @task itself is safe to dereference.
  */
-void *probe_kthread_data(struct task_struct *task)
+void *kthread_probe_data(struct task_struct *task)
 {
 	struct kthread *kthread = to_kthread(task);
 	void *data = NULL;
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index bd81f0390277..479d840db286 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -4261,7 +4261,7 @@ void print_worker_info(const char *log_lvl, struct task_struct *task)
 	 * This function is called without any synchronization and @task
 	 * could be in any state.  Be careful with dereferences.
 	 */
-	worker = probe_kthread_data(task);
+	worker = kthread_probe_data(task);
 
 	/*
 	 * Carefully copy the associated workqueue's workfn and name.  Keep