diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 1050f23c0d29..d66be7d8f3e5 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -5263,8 +5263,8 @@ void nft_set_elem_destroy(const struct nft_set *set, void *elem,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nft_set_elem_destroy);
 
-/* Only called from commit path, nft_set_elem_deactivate() already deals with
- * the refcounting from the preparation phase.
+/* Only called from commit path, nft_setelem_data_deactivate() already deals
+ * with the refcounting from the preparation phase.
  */
 static void nf_tables_set_elem_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 				       const struct nft_set *set, void *elem)
@@ -5733,9 +5733,9 @@ void nft_data_hold(const struct nft_data *data, enum nft_data_types type)
 	}
 }
 
-static void nft_set_elem_activate(const struct net *net,
-				  const struct nft_set *set,
-				  struct nft_set_elem *elem)
+static void nft_setelem_data_activate(const struct net *net,
+				      const struct nft_set *set,
+				      struct nft_set_elem *elem)
 {
 	const struct nft_set_ext *ext = nft_set_elem_ext(set, elem->priv);
 
@@ -5745,9 +5745,9 @@ static void nft_set_elem_activate(const struct net *net,
 		(*nft_set_ext_obj(ext))->use++;
 }
 
-static void nft_set_elem_deactivate(const struct net *net,
-				    const struct nft_set *set,
-				    struct nft_set_elem *elem)
+static void nft_setelem_data_deactivate(const struct net *net,
+					const struct nft_set *set,
+					struct nft_set_elem *elem)
 {
 	const struct nft_set_ext *ext = nft_set_elem_ext(set, elem->priv);
 
@@ -5824,7 +5824,7 @@ static int nft_del_setelem(struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 	kfree(elem.priv);
 	elem.priv = priv;
 
-	nft_set_elem_deactivate(ctx->net, set, &elem);
+	nft_setelem_data_deactivate(ctx->net, set, &elem);
 
 	nft_trans_elem(trans) = elem;
 	nft_trans_commit_list_add_tail(ctx->net, trans);
@@ -5858,7 +5858,7 @@ static int nft_flush_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	}
 	set->ndeact++;
 
-	nft_set_elem_deactivate(ctx->net, set, elem);
+	nft_setelem_data_deactivate(ctx->net, set, elem);
 	nft_trans_elem_set(trans) = set;
 	nft_trans_elem(trans) = *elem;
 	nft_trans_commit_list_add_tail(ctx->net, trans);
@@ -8479,7 +8479,7 @@ static int __nf_tables_abort(struct net *net, enum nfnl_abort_action action)
 		case NFT_MSG_DELSETELEM:
 			te = (struct nft_trans_elem *)trans->data;
 
-			nft_set_elem_activate(net, te->set, &te->elem);
+			nft_setelem_data_activate(net, te->set, &te->elem);
 			te->set->ops->activate(net, te->set, &te->elem);
 			te->set->ndeact--;