diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_fbdev.c
index 38f5170c0fea6..eaae98d9377ae 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_fbdev.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static int armada_fbdev_create(struct drm_fb_helper *fbh,
 	if (IS_ERR(dfb))
 		return PTR_ERR(dfb);
 
-	info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi(fbh);
+	info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(fbh);
 	if (IS_ERR(info)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(info);
 		goto err_fballoc;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
index 480bf4f568b7b..881e6a04fa706 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ int drm_fb_helper_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_init);
 
 /**
- * drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi - allocate fb_info and some of its members
+ * drm_fb_helper_alloc_info - allocate fb_info and some of its members
  * @fb_helper: driver-allocated fbdev helper
  *
  * A helper to alloc fb_info and the members cmap and apertures. Called
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_init);
  * fb_info pointer if things went okay, pointer containing error code
  * otherwise
  */
-struct fb_info *drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
+struct fb_info *drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
 {
 	struct device *dev = fb_helper->dev->dev;
 	struct fb_info *info;
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ struct fb_info *drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
 	framebuffer_release(info);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_alloc_info);
 
 /**
  * drm_fb_helper_unregister_fbi - unregister fb_info framebuffer device
@@ -2440,7 +2440,7 @@ static int drm_fb_helper_generic_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
 	fb_helper->fb = buffer->fb;
 	fb = buffer->fb;
 
-	fbi = drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi(fb_helper);
+	fbi = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(fb_helper);
 	if (IS_ERR(fbi))
 		return PTR_ERR(fbi);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fbdev.c
index 767afd2bfa822..8741eb0b1b604 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fbdev.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static int exynos_drm_fbdev_update(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 	unsigned int size = fb->width * fb->height * fb->format->cpp[0];
 	unsigned long offset;
 
-	fbi = drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi(helper);
+	fbi = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(helper);
 	if (IS_ERR(fbi)) {
 		DRM_DEV_ERROR(to_dma_dev(helper->dev),
 			      "failed to allocate fb info.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c
index 5f502a0048ab8..6d0e3bf6435ee 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static int psbfb_create(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
 
 	memset(dev_priv->vram_addr + backing->offset, 0, size);
 
-	info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi(fb_helper);
+	info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(fb_helper);
 	if (IS_ERR(info)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(info);
 		goto err_drm_gem_object_put;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev.c
index d533ecd451025..05b841343ea3e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static int intelfb_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi(helper);
+	info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(helper);
 	if (IS_ERR(info)) {
 		drm_err(&dev_priv->drm, "Failed to allocate fb_info (%pe)\n", info);
 		ret = PTR_ERR(info);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fbdev.c
index b373e30003203..4d9a0fcbf95b6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fbdev.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static int msm_fbdev_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	fbi = drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi(helper);
+	fbi = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(helper);
 	if (IS_ERR(fbi)) {
 		DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev->dev, "failed to allocate fb info\n");
 		ret = PTR_ERR(fbi);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
index ac4bd529ae2e8..fca40124fc17c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ nouveau_fbcon_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 		}
 	}
 
-	info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi(helper);
+	info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(helper);
 	if (IS_ERR(info)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(info);
 		goto out_unlock;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c
index 92d505be53e06..ab30c64e97043 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_fbdev.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static int omap_fbdev_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	fbi = drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi(helper);
+	fbi = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(helper);
 	if (IS_ERR(fbi)) {
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "failed to allocate fb info\n");
 		ret = PTR_ERR(fbi);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c
index cc6754d88b819..0c6a227929db2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fb.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static int radeonfb_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 	rbo = gem_to_radeon_bo(gobj);
 
 	/* okay we have an object now allocate the framebuffer */
-	info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi(helper);
+	info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(helper);
 	if (IS_ERR(info)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(info);
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fb.c
index 6fe24535d0e43..a09c071f35120 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/fb.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static int tegra_fbdev_probe(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 	if (IS_ERR(bo))
 		return PTR_ERR(bo);
 
-	info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi(helper);
+	info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(helper);
 	if (IS_ERR(info)) {
 		dev_err(drm->dev, "failed to allocate framebuffer info\n");
 		drm_gem_object_put(&bo->gem);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
index d83e2d8e92eb9..5ec9d9c68d144 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_fb_helper.h
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ int drm_fb_helper_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 
 int drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
 
-struct fb_info *drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
+struct fb_info *drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
 void drm_fb_helper_unregister_fbi(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper);
 void drm_fb_helper_fill_info(struct fb_info *info,
 			     struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper,
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ drm_fb_helper_restore_fbdev_mode_unlocked(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
 }
 
 static inline struct fb_info *
-drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
+drm_fb_helper_alloc_info(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
