diff --git a/drivers/mfd/qcom-spmi-pmic.c b/drivers/mfd/qcom-spmi-pmic.c
index 203b1e27a1ae..4549fa9f7d4b 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/qcom-spmi-pmic.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/qcom-spmi-pmic.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static struct spmi_device *qcom_pmic_get_base_usid(struct spmi_device *sdev, str
 		}
 
 		if (pmic_addr == function_parent_usid - (ctx->num_usids - 1)) {
-			sdev = spmi_device_from_of(child);
+			sdev = spmi_find_device_by_of_node(child);
 			if (!sdev) {
 				/*
 				 * If the base USID for this PMIC hasn't been
diff --git a/drivers/spmi/spmi.c b/drivers/spmi/spmi.c
index ca2fd4d72fa6..93cd4a34debc 100644
--- a/drivers/spmi/spmi.c
+++ b/drivers/spmi/spmi.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ static struct bus_type spmi_bus_type = {
 };
 
 /**
- * spmi_device_from_of() - get the associated SPMI device from a device node
+ * spmi_find_device_by_of_node() - look up an SPMI device from a device node
  *
  * @np:		device node
  *
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ static struct bus_type spmi_bus_type = {
  *
  * Returns the struct spmi_device associated with a device node or NULL.
  */
-struct spmi_device *spmi_device_from_of(struct device_node *np)
+struct spmi_device *spmi_find_device_by_of_node(struct device_node *np)
 {
 	struct device *dev = bus_find_device_by_of_node(&spmi_bus_type, np);
 
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ struct spmi_device *spmi_device_from_of(struct device_node *np)
 		return to_spmi_device(dev);
 	return NULL;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spmi_device_from_of);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spmi_find_device_by_of_node);
 
 /**
  * spmi_device_alloc() - Allocate a new SPMI device
diff --git a/include/linux/spmi.h b/include/linux/spmi.h
index eac1956a8727..2a4ce4144f9f 100644
--- a/include/linux/spmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/spmi.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static inline void spmi_driver_unregister(struct spmi_driver *sdrv)
 
 struct device_node;
 
-struct spmi_device *spmi_device_from_of(struct device_node *np);
+struct spmi_device *spmi_find_device_by_of_node(struct device_node *np);
 int spmi_register_read(struct spmi_device *sdev, u8 addr, u8 *buf);
 int spmi_ext_register_read(struct spmi_device *sdev, u8 addr, u8 *buf,
 			   size_t len);