diff --git a/drivers/base/base.h b/drivers/base/base.h
index 5bc1439d3498..8c2175820da9 100644
--- a/drivers/base/base.h
+++ b/drivers/base/base.h
@@ -179,19 +179,19 @@ void device_release_driver_internal(struct device *dev, const struct device_driv
 void driver_detach(const struct device_driver *drv);
 void driver_deferred_probe_del(struct device *dev);
 void device_set_deferred_probe_reason(const struct device *dev, struct va_format *vaf);
-static inline int driver_match_device(const struct device_driver *drv,
-				      struct device *dev)
+static inline int driver_match_device_locked(const struct device_driver *drv,
+					     struct device *dev)
 {
 	device_lock_assert(dev);
 
 	return drv->bus->match ? drv->bus->match(dev, drv) : 1;
 }
 
-static inline int driver_match_device_locked(const struct device_driver *drv,
-					     struct device *dev)
+static inline int driver_match_device(const struct device_driver *drv,
+				      struct device *dev)
 {
 	guard(device)(dev);
-	return driver_match_device(drv, dev);
+	return driver_match_device_locked(drv, dev);
 }
 
 static inline void dev_sync_state(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index 331d750465e2..9eb7771706f0 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static ssize_t bind_store(struct device_driver *drv, const char *buf,
 	int err = -ENODEV;
 
 	dev = bus_find_device_by_name(bus, NULL, buf);
-	if (dev && driver_match_device_locked(drv, dev)) {
+	if (dev && driver_match_device(drv, dev)) {
 		err = device_driver_attach(drv, dev);
 		if (!err) {
 			/* success */
diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index ed3a07624816..0354f209529c 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ static int __device_attach_driver(struct device_driver *drv, void *_data)
 	bool async_allowed;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = driver_match_device(drv, dev);
+	ret = driver_match_device_locked(drv, dev);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		/* no match */
 		return 0;
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ static int __driver_attach(struct device *dev, void *data)
 	 * is an error.
 	 */
 
-	ret = driver_match_device_locked(drv, dev);
+	ret = driver_match_device(drv, dev);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		/* no match */
 		return 0;