diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index 6bf013fb110d7..04e11cdeda14b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ extern struct arm64_ftr_reg arm64_ftr_reg_ctrel0;
  * CPU capabilities:
  *
  * We use arm64_cpu_capabilities to represent system features, errata work
- * arounds (both used internally by kernel and tracked in cpu_hwcaps) and
+ * arounds (both used internally by kernel and tracked in system_cpucaps) and
  * ELF HWCAPs (which are exposed to user).
  *
  * To support systems with heterogeneous CPUs, we need to make sure that we
@@ -419,12 +419,12 @@ static __always_inline bool is_hyp_code(void)
 	return is_vhe_hyp_code() || is_nvhe_hyp_code();
 }
 
-extern DECLARE_BITMAP(cpu_hwcaps, ARM64_NCAPS);
+extern DECLARE_BITMAP(system_cpucaps, ARM64_NCAPS);
 
-extern DECLARE_BITMAP(boot_capabilities, ARM64_NCAPS);
+extern DECLARE_BITMAP(boot_cpucaps, ARM64_NCAPS);
 
 #define for_each_available_cap(cap)		\
-	for_each_set_bit(cap, cpu_hwcaps, ARM64_NCAPS)
+	for_each_set_bit(cap, system_cpucaps, ARM64_NCAPS)
 
 bool this_cpu_has_cap(unsigned int cap);
 void cpu_set_feature(unsigned int num);
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static __always_inline bool cpus_have_cap(unsigned int num)
 {
 	if (num >= ARM64_NCAPS)
 		return false;
-	return arch_test_bit(num, cpu_hwcaps);
+	return arch_test_bit(num, system_cpucaps);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ static inline void cpus_set_cap(unsigned int num)
 		pr_warn("Attempt to set an illegal CPU capability (%d >= %d)\n",
 			num, ARM64_NCAPS);
 	} else {
-		__set_bit(num, cpu_hwcaps);
+		__set_bit(num, system_cpucaps);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/mmu_context.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/mmu_context.h
index 56911691bef05..5e0402946c35b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/mmu_context.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/mmu_context.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static inline void cpu_replace_ttbr1(pgd_t *pgdp, pgd_t *idmap)
 		 * up (i.e. cpufeature framework is not up yet) and
 		 * latter only when we enable CNP via cpufeature's
 		 * enable() callback.
-		 * Also we rely on the cpu_hwcap bit being set before
+		 * Also we rely on the system_cpucaps bit being set before
 		 * calling the enable() function.
 		 */
 		ttbr1 |= TTBR_CNP_BIT;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/alternative.c
index d32d4ed5519bd..51a5dbd7f324e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static void __apply_alternatives(const struct alt_region *region,
 		bitmap_or(applied_alternatives, applied_alternatives,
 			  feature_mask, ARM64_NCAPS);
 		bitmap_and(applied_alternatives, applied_alternatives,
-			   cpu_hwcaps, ARM64_NCAPS);
+			   system_cpucaps, ARM64_NCAPS);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static int __init __apply_alternatives_multi_stop(void *unused)
 	} else {
 		DECLARE_BITMAP(remaining_capabilities, ARM64_NCAPS);
 
-		bitmap_complement(remaining_capabilities, boot_capabilities,
+		bitmap_complement(remaining_capabilities, boot_cpucaps,
 				  ARM64_NCAPS);
 
 		BUG_ON(all_alternatives_applied);
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ void __init apply_boot_alternatives(void)
 	pr_info("applying boot alternatives\n");
 
 	__apply_alternatives(&kernel_alternatives, false,
-			     &boot_capabilities[0]);
+			     &boot_cpucaps[0]);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
index 7d7128c651614..68e012f4ea080 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ unsigned int compat_elf_hwcap __read_mostly = COMPAT_ELF_HWCAP_DEFAULT;
 unsigned int compat_elf_hwcap2 __read_mostly;
 #endif
 
-DECLARE_BITMAP(cpu_hwcaps, ARM64_NCAPS);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_hwcaps);
+DECLARE_BITMAP(system_cpucaps, ARM64_NCAPS);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(system_cpucaps);
 static struct arm64_cpu_capabilities const __ro_after_init *cpu_hwcaps_ptrs[ARM64_NCAPS];
 
-DECLARE_BITMAP(boot_capabilities, ARM64_NCAPS);
+DECLARE_BITMAP(boot_cpucaps, ARM64_NCAPS);
 
 bool arm64_use_ng_mappings = false;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(arm64_use_ng_mappings);
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static cpumask_var_t cpu_32bit_el0_mask __cpumask_var_read_mostly;
 void dump_cpu_features(void)
 {
 	/* file-wide pr_fmt adds "CPU features: " prefix */
-	pr_emerg("0x%*pb\n", ARM64_NCAPS, &cpu_hwcaps);
+	pr_emerg("0x%*pb\n", ARM64_NCAPS, &system_cpucaps);
 }
 
 #define ARM64_CPUID_FIELDS(reg, field, min_value)			\
@@ -2906,7 +2906,7 @@ static void update_cpu_capabilities(u16 scope_mask)
 		cpus_set_cap(caps->capability);
 
 		if ((scope_mask & SCOPE_BOOT_CPU) && (caps->type & SCOPE_BOOT_CPU))
-			set_bit(caps->capability, boot_capabilities);
+			set_bit(caps->capability, boot_cpucaps);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3207,7 +3207,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(this_cpu_has_cap);
 /*
  * This helper function is used in a narrow window when,
  * - The system wide safe registers are set with all the SMP CPUs and,
- * - The SYSTEM_FEATURE cpu_hwcaps may not have been set.
+ * - The SYSTEM_FEATURE system_cpucaps may not have been set.
  * In all other cases cpus_have_{const_}cap() should be used.
  */
 static bool __maybe_unused __system_matches_cap(unsigned int n)
