diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-mhi.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-mhi.c
index 280863c0eeb9..b3c26ffd29a5 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-mhi.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-mhi.c
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ static void pci_epf_mhi_dma_deinit(struct pci_epf_mhi *epf_mhi)
 	epf_mhi->dma_chan_rx = NULL;
 }
 
-static int pci_epf_mhi_core_init(struct pci_epf *epf)
+static int pci_epf_mhi_epc_init(struct pci_epf *epf)
 {
 	struct pci_epf_mhi *epf_mhi = epf_get_drvdata(epf);
 	const struct pci_epf_mhi_ep_info *info = epf_mhi->info;
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ static void pci_epf_mhi_unbind(struct pci_epf *epf)
 }
 
 static const struct pci_epc_event_ops pci_epf_mhi_epc_event_ops = {
-	.core_init = pci_epf_mhi_core_init,
+	.init = pci_epf_mhi_epc_init,
 };
 
 static const struct pci_epc_bus_event_ops pci_epf_mhi_bus_event_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
index 973db0b1bde2..abcb6ca61c4e 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ static int pci_epf_test_set_bar(struct pci_epf *epf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int pci_epf_test_core_init(struct pci_epf *epf)
+static int pci_epf_test_epc_init(struct pci_epf *epf)
 {
 	struct pci_epf_test *epf_test = epf_get_drvdata(epf);
 	struct pci_epf_header *header = epf->header;
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ static int pci_epf_test_link_up(struct pci_epf *epf)
 }
 
 static const struct pci_epc_event_ops pci_epf_test_epc_event_ops = {
-	.core_init = pci_epf_test_core_init,
+	.init = pci_epf_test_epc_init,
 };
 
 static const struct pci_epc_bus_event_ops pci_epf_test_bus_event_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
index f202ae07ffa9..fe3cb62dd866 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
@@ -727,9 +727,9 @@ void pci_epc_linkdown(struct pci_epc *epc)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_linkdown);
 
 /**
- * pci_epc_init_notify() - Notify the EPF device that EPC device's core
- *			   initialization is completed.
- * @epc: the EPC device whose core initialization is completed
+ * pci_epc_init_notify() - Notify the EPF device that EPC device initialization
+ *                         is completed.
+ * @epc: the EPC device whose initialization is completed
  *
  * Invoke to Notify the EPF device that the EPC device's initialization
  * is completed.
@@ -744,8 +744,8 @@ void pci_epc_init_notify(struct pci_epc *epc)
 	mutex_lock(&epc->list_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(epf, &epc->pci_epf, list) {
 		mutex_lock(&epf->lock);
-		if (epf->epc_event_ops && epf->epc_event_ops->core_init)
-			epf->epc_event_ops->core_init(epf);
+		if (epf->epc_event_ops && epf->epc_event_ops->init)
+			epf->epc_event_ops->init(epf);
 		mutex_unlock(&epf->lock);
 	}
 	epc->init_complete = true;
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_init_notify);
 /**
  * pci_epc_notify_pending_init() - Notify the pending EPC device initialization
  *                                 complete to the EPF device
- * @epc: the EPC device whose core initialization is pending to be notified
+ * @epc: the EPC device whose initialization is pending to be notified
  * @epf: the EPF device to be notified
  *
  * Invoke to notify the pending EPC device initialization complete to the EPF
@@ -767,8 +767,8 @@ void pci_epc_notify_pending_init(struct pci_epc *epc, struct pci_epf *epf)
 {
 	if (epc->init_complete) {
 		mutex_lock(&epf->lock);
-		if (epf->epc_event_ops && epf->epc_event_ops->core_init)
-			epf->epc_event_ops->core_init(epf);
+		if (epf->epc_event_ops && epf->epc_event_ops->init)
+			epf->epc_event_ops->init(epf);
 		mutex_unlock(&epf->lock);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/pci-epf.h b/include/linux/pci-epf.h
index 77399fecaeb5..f4c2aaa6674c 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci-epf.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci-epf.h
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ struct pci_epf_ops {
 
 /**
  * struct pci_epc_event_ops - Callbacks for capturing the EPC specific events
- * @core_init: Callback for the EPC initialization event
+ * @init: Callback for the EPC initialization event
  */
 struct pci_epc_event_ops {
-	int (*core_init)(struct pci_epf *epf);
+	int (*init)(struct pci_epf *epf);
 };
 
 /**
