diff --git a/net/bridge/br_mrp.c b/net/bridge/br_mrp.c
index 90592af9db61..fe7cf1446b58 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_mrp.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_mrp.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static void br_mrp_test_work_expired(struct work_struct *work)
 		}
 
 		if (notify_open && !mrp->ring_role_offloaded)
-			br_mrp_port_open(p->dev, true);
+			br_mrp_ring_port_open(p->dev, true);
 	}
 
 	p = rcu_dereference(mrp->s_port);
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static void br_mrp_test_work_expired(struct work_struct *work)
 		}
 
 		if (notify_open && !mrp->ring_role_offloaded)
-			br_mrp_port_open(p->dev, true);
+			br_mrp_ring_port_open(p->dev, true);
 	}
 
 out:
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ static void br_mrp_mrm_process(struct br_mrp *mrp, struct net_bridge_port *port,
 	 * not closed
 	 */
 	if (mrp->ring_state != BR_MRP_RING_STATE_CLOSED)
-		br_mrp_port_open(port->dev, false);
+		br_mrp_ring_port_open(port->dev, false);
 }
 
 /* Determin if the test hdr has a better priority than the node */
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_mrp_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_mrp_netlink.c
index c4f5c356811f..acce300c0cc2 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_mrp_netlink.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_mrp_netlink.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ int br_mrp_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_bridge *br)
 	return -EMSGSIZE;
 }
 
-int br_mrp_port_open(struct net_device *dev, u8 loc)
+int br_mrp_ring_port_open(struct net_device *dev, u8 loc)
 {
 	struct net_bridge_port *p;
 	int err = 0;
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private_mrp.h b/net/bridge/br_private_mrp.h
index 8841ba847fb2..e93c8f9d4df5 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private_mrp.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private_mrp.h
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@ int br_mrp_port_switchdev_set_role(struct net_bridge_port *p,
 				   enum br_mrp_port_role_type role);
 
 /* br_mrp_netlink.c  */
-int br_mrp_port_open(struct net_device *dev, u8 loc);
+int br_mrp_ring_port_open(struct net_device *dev, u8 loc);
 
 #endif /* _BR_PRIVATE_MRP_H */