diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index 8312cd2cdae4..2a3b9d10eba7 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ void gfs2_write_log_header(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_jdesc *jd,
 	lh->lh_crc = cpu_to_be32(crc);
 
 	gfs2_log_write(sdp, jd, page, sb->s_blocksize, 0, dblock);
-	gfs2_log_submit_bio(&jd->jd_log_bio, REQ_OP_WRITE | op_flags);
+	gfs2_log_submit_write(&jd->jd_log_bio, REQ_OP_WRITE | op_flags);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ repeat:
 	if (gfs2_withdrawn(sdp))
 		goto out_withdraw;
 	if (sdp->sd_jdesc)
-		gfs2_log_submit_bio(&sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_log_bio, REQ_OP_WRITE);
+		gfs2_log_submit_write(&sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_log_bio, REQ_OP_WRITE);
 	if (gfs2_withdrawn(sdp))
 		goto out_withdraw;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lops.c b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
index d27a0b1080a9..aa9e9fe25c2f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static void gfs2_end_log_write(struct bio *bio)
 }
 
 /**
- * gfs2_log_submit_bio - Submit any pending log bio
+ * gfs2_log_submit_write - Submit a pending log write bio
  * @biop: Address of the bio pointer
  * @opf: REQ_OP | op_flags
  *
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static void gfs2_end_log_write(struct bio *bio)
  * there is no pending bio, then this is a no-op.
  */
 
-void gfs2_log_submit_bio(struct bio **biop, blk_opf_t opf)
+void gfs2_log_submit_write(struct bio **biop, blk_opf_t opf)
 {
 	struct bio *bio = *biop;
 	if (bio) {
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static struct bio *gfs2_log_get_bio(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 blkno,
 		nblk >>= sdp->sd_fsb2bb_shift;
 		if (blkno == nblk && !flush)
 			return bio;
-		gfs2_log_submit_bio(biop, op);
+		gfs2_log_submit_write(biop, op);
 	}
 
 	*biop = gfs2_log_alloc_bio(sdp, blkno, end_io);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lops.h b/fs/gfs2/lops.h
index be740bf33666..010a4696406b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lops.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lops.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ u64 gfs2_log_bmap(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, unsigned int lbn);
 void gfs2_log_write(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_jdesc *jd,
 		    struct page *page, unsigned size, unsigned offset,
 		    u64 blkno);
-void gfs2_log_submit_bio(struct bio **biop, blk_opf_t opf);
+void gfs2_log_submit_write(struct bio **biop, blk_opf_t opf);
 void gfs2_pin(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *bh);
 int gfs2_find_jhead(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd,
 		    struct gfs2_log_header_host *head);