diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 3fd6a43c8..16ab3471d 100755
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ static ssize_t __write_ports_addxprt(char *buf, struct net *net, const struct cr
 out_close:
 	xprt = svc_find_xprt(nn->nfsd_serv, transport, net, PF_INET, port);
 	if (xprt != NULL) {
-		svc_close_xprt(xprt);
+		svc_xprt_close(xprt);
 		svc_xprt_put(xprt);
 	}
 out_err:
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
index cba9559bb..f614f8e24 100755
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void	svc_xprt_received(struct svc_xprt *xprt);
 void	svc_xprt_enqueue(struct svc_xprt *xprt);
 void	svc_xprt_put(struct svc_xprt *xprt);
 void	svc_xprt_copy_addrs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_xprt *xprt);
-void	svc_close_xprt(struct svc_xprt *xprt);
+void	svc_xprt_close(struct svc_xprt *xprt);
 int	svc_port_is_privileged(struct sockaddr *sin);
 int	svc_print_xprts(char *buf, int maxlen);
 struct	svc_xprt *svc_find_xprt(struct svc_serv *serv, const char *xcl_name,
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index 709118bac..9126e1b7d 100755
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ release_dropit:
 	svc_authorise(rqstp);
 close_xprt:
 	if (rqstp->rq_xprt && test_bit(XPT_TEMP, &rqstp->rq_xprt->xpt_flags))
-		svc_close_xprt(rqstp->rq_xprt);
+		svc_xprt_close(rqstp->rq_xprt);
 	dprintk("svc: svc_process close\n");
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
index 20baa0de7..ee4a6d570 100755
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
@@ -1056,7 +1056,12 @@ static void svc_delete_xprt(struct svc_xprt *xprt)
 	svc_xprt_put(xprt);
 }
 
-void svc_close_xprt(struct svc_xprt *xprt)
+/**
+ * svc_xprt_close - Close a client connection
+ * @xprt: transport to disconnect
+ *
+ */
+void svc_xprt_close(struct svc_xprt *xprt)
 {
 	trace_svc_xprt_close(xprt);
 	set_bit(XPT_CLOSE, &xprt->xpt_flags);
@@ -1071,7 +1076,7 @@ void svc_close_xprt(struct svc_xprt *xprt)
 	 */
 	svc_delete_xprt(xprt);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(svc_close_xprt);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(svc_xprt_close);
 
 static int svc_close_list(struct svc_serv *serv, struct list_head *xprt_list, struct net *net)
 {
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c
index c5154bc38..feac8c26f 100755
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static int xprt_rdma_bc_send_request(struct rpc_rqst *rqst)
 
 	ret = rpcrdma_bc_send_request(rdma, rqst);
 	if (ret == -ENOTCONN)
-		svc_close_xprt(sxprt);
+		svc_xprt_close(sxprt);
 	return ret;
 }