diff --git a/fs/kernfs/inode.c b/fs/kernfs/inode.c
index 673ef598d97d..f89a0f13840e 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/inode.c
@@ -288,63 +288,57 @@ int kernfs_iop_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	return generic_permission(inode, mask);
 }
 
-static int kernfs_node_xattr_get(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
-				 struct kernfs_node *kn, const char *suffix,
-				 void *value, size_t size)
+int kernfs_xattr_get(struct kernfs_node *kn, const char *name,
+		     void *value, size_t size)
 {
-	const char *name = xattr_full_name(handler, suffix);
-	struct kernfs_iattrs *attrs;
-
-	attrs = kernfs_iattrs_noalloc(kn);
+	struct kernfs_iattrs *attrs = kernfs_iattrs_noalloc(kn);
 	if (!attrs)
 		return -ENODATA;
 
 	return simple_xattr_get(&attrs->xattrs, name, value, size);
 }
 
-static int kernfs_node_xattr_set(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
-				 struct kernfs_node *kn, const char *suffix,
-				 const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
+int kernfs_xattr_set(struct kernfs_node *kn, const char *name,
+		     const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 {
-	const char *name = xattr_full_name(handler, suffix);
-	struct kernfs_iattrs *attrs;
-
-	attrs = kernfs_iattrs(kn);
+	struct kernfs_iattrs *attrs = kernfs_iattrs(kn);
 	if (!attrs)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	return simple_xattr_set(&attrs->xattrs, name, value, size, flags);
 }
 
-static int kernfs_xattr_get(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
-			    struct dentry *unused, struct inode *inode,
-			    const char *suffix, void *value, size_t size)
+static int kernfs_vfs_xattr_get(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
+				struct dentry *unused, struct inode *inode,
+				const char *suffix, void *value, size_t size)
 {
+	const char *name = xattr_full_name(handler, suffix);
 	struct kernfs_node *kn = inode->i_private;
 
-	return kernfs_node_xattr_get(handler, kn, suffix, value, size);
+	return kernfs_xattr_get(kn, name, value, size);
 }
 
-static int kernfs_xattr_set(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
-			    struct dentry *unused, struct inode *inode,
-			    const char *suffix, const void *value,
-			    size_t size, int flags)
+static int kernfs_vfs_xattr_set(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
+				struct dentry *unused, struct inode *inode,
+				const char *suffix, const void *value,
+				size_t size, int flags)
 {
+	const char *name = xattr_full_name(handler, suffix);
 	struct kernfs_node *kn = inode->i_private;
 
-	return kernfs_node_xattr_set(handler, kn, suffix, value, size, flags);
+	return kernfs_xattr_set(kn, name, value, size, flags);
 }
 
 static const struct xattr_handler kernfs_trusted_xattr_handler = {
 	.prefix = XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX,
-	.get = kernfs_xattr_get,
-	.set = kernfs_xattr_set,
+	.get = kernfs_vfs_xattr_get,
+	.set = kernfs_vfs_xattr_set,
 };
 
 static const struct xattr_handler kernfs_security_xattr_handler = {
 	.prefix = XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX,
-	.get = kernfs_xattr_get,
-	.set = kernfs_xattr_set,
+	.get = kernfs_vfs_xattr_get,
+	.set = kernfs_vfs_xattr_set,
 };
 
 const struct xattr_handler *kernfs_xattr_handlers[] = {
@@ -352,17 +346,3 @@ const struct xattr_handler *kernfs_xattr_handlers[] = {
 	&kernfs_security_xattr_handler,
 	NULL
 };
-
-int kernfs_security_xattr_get(struct kernfs_node *kn, const char *suffix,
-			      void *value, size_t size)
-{
-	return kernfs_node_xattr_get(&kernfs_security_xattr_handler,
-				     kn, suffix, value, size);
-}
-
-int kernfs_security_xattr_set(struct kernfs_node *kn, const char *suffix,
-			      void *value, size_t size, int flags)
-{
-	return kernfs_node_xattr_set(&kernfs_security_xattr_handler,
-				     kn, suffix, value, size, flags);
-}
diff --git a/include/linux/kernfs.h b/include/linux/kernfs.h
index 39eea07c2900..7987e0f89b69 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernfs.h
@@ -371,10 +371,10 @@ __poll_t kernfs_generic_poll(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 			     struct poll_table_struct *pt);
 void kernfs_notify(struct kernfs_node *kn);
 
-int kernfs_security_xattr_get(struct kernfs_node *kn, const char *suffix,
-			      void *value, size_t size);
-int kernfs_security_xattr_set(struct kernfs_node *kn, const char *suffix,
-			      void *value, size_t size, int flags);
+int kernfs_xattr_get(struct kernfs_node *kn, const char *name,
+		     void *value, size_t size);
+int kernfs_xattr_set(struct kernfs_node *kn, const char *name,
+		     const void *value, size_t size, int flags);
 
 const void *kernfs_super_ns(struct super_block *sb);
 int kernfs_get_tree(struct fs_context *fc);
@@ -478,14 +478,12 @@ static inline int kernfs_setattr(struct kernfs_node *kn,
 
 static inline void kernfs_notify(struct kernfs_node *kn) { }
 
-static inline int kernfs_security_xattr_get(struct kernfs_node *kn,
-					    const char *suffix, void *value,
-					    size_t size)
+static inline int kernfs_xattr_get(struct kernfs_node *kn, const char *name,
+				   void *value, size_t size)
 { return -ENOSYS; }
 
-static inline int kernfs_security_xattr_set(struct kernfs_node *kn,
-					    const char *suffix, void *value,
-					    size_t size, int flags)
+static inline int kernfs_xattr_set(struct kernfs_node *kn, const char *name,
+				   const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
 { return -ENOSYS; }
 
 static inline const void *kernfs_super_ns(struct super_block *sb)
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index b6e61524d68d..d5fdcb0d26fe 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -3394,7 +3394,7 @@ static int selinux_kernfs_init_security(struct kernfs_node *kn_dir,
 	int rc;
 	char *context;
 
-	rc = kernfs_security_xattr_get(kn_dir, XATTR_SELINUX_SUFFIX, NULL, 0);
+	rc = kernfs_xattr_get(kn_dir, XATTR_NAME_SELINUX, NULL, 0);
 	if (rc == -ENODATA)
 		return 0;
 	else if (rc < 0)
@@ -3405,8 +3405,7 @@ static int selinux_kernfs_init_security(struct kernfs_node *kn_dir,
 	if (!context)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	rc = kernfs_security_xattr_get(kn_dir, XATTR_SELINUX_SUFFIX, context,
-				       clen);
+	rc = kernfs_xattr_get(kn_dir, XATTR_NAME_SELINUX, context, clen);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		kfree(context);
 		return rc;
@@ -3439,8 +3438,8 @@ static int selinux_kernfs_init_security(struct kernfs_node *kn_dir,
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	rc = kernfs_security_xattr_set(kn, XATTR_SELINUX_SUFFIX, context, clen,
-				       XATTR_CREATE);
+	rc = kernfs_xattr_set(kn, XATTR_NAME_SELINUX, context, clen,
+			      XATTR_CREATE);
 	kfree(context);
 	return rc;
 }
