diff --git a/drivers/tee/optee/optee_smc.h b/drivers/tee/optee/optee_smc.h
index 13b7c98cdf25..069c8e1429de 100644
--- a/drivers/tee/optee/optee_smc.h
+++ b/drivers/tee/optee/optee_smc.h
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ struct optee_smc_disable_shm_cache_result {
 	OPTEE_SMC_FAST_CALL_VAL(OPTEE_SMC_FUNCID_ENABLE_SHM_CACHE)
 
 /*
- * Resume from RPC (for example after processing an IRQ)
+ * Resume from RPC (for example after processing a foreign interrupt)
  *
  * Call register usage:
  * a0	SMC Function ID, OPTEE_SMC_CALL_RETURN_FROM_RPC
@@ -383,19 +383,19 @@ struct optee_smc_disable_shm_cache_result {
 	OPTEE_SMC_RPC_VAL(OPTEE_SMC_RPC_FUNC_FREE)
 
 /*
- * Deliver an IRQ in normal world.
+ * Deliver foreign interrupt to normal world.
  *
  * "Call" register usage:
- * a0	OPTEE_SMC_RETURN_RPC_IRQ
+ * a0	OPTEE_SMC_RETURN_RPC_FOREIGN_INTR
  * a1-7	Resume information, must be preserved
  *
  * "Return" register usage:
  * a0	SMC Function ID, OPTEE_SMC_CALL_RETURN_FROM_RPC.
  * a1-7	Preserved
  */
-#define OPTEE_SMC_RPC_FUNC_IRQ		4
-#define OPTEE_SMC_RETURN_RPC_IRQ \
-	OPTEE_SMC_RPC_VAL(OPTEE_SMC_RPC_FUNC_IRQ)
+#define OPTEE_SMC_RPC_FUNC_FOREIGN_INTR		4
+#define OPTEE_SMC_RETURN_RPC_FOREIGN_INTR \
+	OPTEE_SMC_RPC_VAL(OPTEE_SMC_RPC_FUNC_FOREIGN_INTR)
 
 /*
  * Do an RPC request. The supplied struct optee_msg_arg tells which
diff --git a/drivers/tee/optee/rpc.c b/drivers/tee/optee/rpc.c
index 9488ed1541bc..cef417f4f4d2 100644
--- a/drivers/tee/optee/rpc.c
+++ b/drivers/tee/optee/rpc.c
@@ -371,11 +371,11 @@ void optee_handle_rpc(struct tee_context *ctx, struct optee_rpc_param *param)
 		shm = reg_pair_to_ptr(param->a1, param->a2);
 		tee_shm_free(shm);
 		break;
-	case OPTEE_SMC_RPC_FUNC_IRQ:
+	case OPTEE_SMC_RPC_FUNC_FOREIGN_INTR:
 		/*
-		 * An IRQ was raised while secure world was executing,
-		 * since all IRQs are handled in Linux a dummy RPC is
-		 * performed to let Linux take the IRQ through the normal
+		 * A foreign interrupt was raised while secure world was
+		 * executing, since they are handled in Linux a dummy RPC is
+		 * performed to let Linux take the interrupt through the normal
 		 * vector.
 		 */
 		break;