diff --git a/include/net/sctp/user.h b/include/net/sctp/user.h
index 793617ecbfdf..4525d8c7f71a 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/user.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/user.h
@@ -408,7 +408,8 @@ enum sctp_sn_type {
 	SCTP_SHUTDOWN_EVENT,
 	SCTP_PARTIAL_DELIVERY_EVENT,
 	SCTP_ADAPTATION_INDICATION,
-	SCTP_AUTHENTICATION_INDICATION,
+	SCTP_AUTHENTICATION_EVENT,
+#define SCTP_AUTHENTICATION_INDICATION	SCTP_AUTHENTICATION_EVENT
 };
 
 /* Notification error codes used to fill up the error fields in some
diff --git a/net/sctp/ulpevent.c b/net/sctp/ulpevent.c
index dff27d5e22fd..62d4a7bbaaea 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ulpevent.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ulpevent.c
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ struct sctp_ulpevent *sctp_ulpevent_make_authkey(
 	ak = (struct sctp_authkey_event *)
 		skb_put(skb, sizeof(struct sctp_authkey_event));
 
-	ak->auth_type = SCTP_AUTHENTICATION_INDICATION;
+	ak->auth_type = SCTP_AUTHENTICATION_EVENT;
 	ak->auth_flags = 0;
 	ak->auth_length = sizeof(struct sctp_authkey_event);