diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c b/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c
index 76323855c80c..f816a8a13039 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/acerhdf.c
@@ -413,8 +413,8 @@ static inline void acerhdf_enable_kernelmode(void)
  *          the temperature and the fan.
  * disabled: the BIOS takes control of the fan.
  */
-static int acerhdf_set_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
-			    enum thermal_device_mode mode)
+static int acerhdf_change_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
+			       enum thermal_device_mode mode)
 {
 	if (mode == THERMAL_DEVICE_DISABLED && kernelmode)
 		acerhdf_revert_to_bios_mode();
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static struct thermal_zone_device_ops acerhdf_dev_ops = {
 	.bind = acerhdf_bind,
 	.unbind = acerhdf_unbind,
 	.get_temp = acerhdf_get_ec_temp,
-	.set_mode = acerhdf_set_mode,
+	.change_mode = acerhdf_change_mode,
 	.get_trip_type = acerhdf_get_trip_type,
 	.get_trip_hyst = acerhdf_get_trip_hyst,
 	.get_trip_temp = acerhdf_get_trip_temp,
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
index a02398118d88..9700ae39feb7 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ static int imx_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int *temp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int imx_set_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
-			enum thermal_device_mode mode)
+static int imx_change_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+			   enum thermal_device_mode mode)
 {
 	struct imx_thermal_data *data = tz->devdata;
 	struct regmap *map = data->tempmon;
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static struct thermal_zone_device_ops imx_tz_ops = {
 	.bind = imx_bind,
 	.unbind = imx_unbind,
 	.get_temp = imx_get_temp,
-	.set_mode = imx_set_mode,
+	.change_mode = imx_change_mode,
 	.get_trip_type = imx_get_trip_type,
 	.get_trip_temp = imx_get_trip_temp,
 	.get_crit_temp = imx_get_crit_temp,
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ static int __maybe_unused imx_thermal_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	 * Need to disable thermal sensor, otherwise, when thermal core
 	 * try to get temperature before thermal sensor resume, a wrong
 	 * temperature will be read as the thermal sensor is powered
-	 * down. This is done in set_mode() operation called from
+	 * down. This is done in change_mode() operation called from
 	 * thermal_zone_device_disable()
 	 */
 	ret = thermal_zone_device_disable(data->tz);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c
index ce49d3b100d5..d3732f624913 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c
@@ -377,8 +377,8 @@ static int int3400_thermal_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int int3400_thermal_set_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
-				enum thermal_device_mode mode)
+static int int3400_thermal_change_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
+				       enum thermal_device_mode mode)
 {
 	struct int3400_thermal_priv *priv = thermal->devdata;
 	int result = 0;
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static int int3400_thermal_set_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 
 static struct thermal_zone_device_ops int3400_thermal_ops = {
 	.get_temp = int3400_thermal_get_temp,
-	.set_mode = int3400_thermal_set_mode,
+	.change_mode = int3400_thermal_change_mode,
 };
 
 static struct thermal_zone_params int3400_thermal_params = {
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_quark_dts_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_quark_dts_thermal.c
index e29c3e330b17..3eafc6b0e6c3 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_quark_dts_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_quark_dts_thermal.c
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ static int sys_get_curr_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tzd,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int sys_set_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *tzd,
-				enum thermal_device_mode mode)
+static int sys_change_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *tzd,
+			   enum thermal_device_mode mode)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static struct thermal_zone_device_ops tzone_ops = {
 	.get_trip_type = sys_get_trip_type,
 	.set_trip_temp = sys_set_trip_temp,
 	.get_crit_temp = sys_get_crit_temp,
-	.set_mode = sys_set_mode,
+	.change_mode = sys_change_mode,
 };
 
 static void free_soc_dts(struct soc_sensor_entry *aux_entry)
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 3988ad088387..35540a4c2716 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -482,8 +482,8 @@ int thermal_zone_device_set_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (tz->ops->set_mode)
-		ret = tz->ops->set_mode(tz, mode);
+	if (tz->ops->change_mode)
+		ret = tz->ops->change_mode(tz, mode);
 
 	if (!ret)
 		tz->mode = mode;
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index df013c39ba9b..b9efaa780d88 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_device_ops {
 		       struct thermal_cooling_device *);
 	int (*get_temp) (struct thermal_zone_device *, int *);
 	int (*set_trips) (struct thermal_zone_device *, int, int);
-	int (*set_mode) (struct thermal_zone_device *,
+	int (*change_mode) (struct thermal_zone_device *,
 		enum thermal_device_mode);
 	int (*get_trip_type) (struct thermal_zone_device *, int,
 		enum thermal_trip_type *);
