diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-v4l2.c
index 0d141155f0e3..5f4fa8c48f68 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-v4l2.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static int rvin_try_format(struct rvin_dev *vin, u32 which,
 	u32 width, height;
 	int ret;
 
-	sd_state = v4l2_subdev_alloc_state(sd);
+	sd_state = v4l2_alloc_subdev_state(sd);
 	if (IS_ERR(sd_state))
 		return PTR_ERR(sd_state);
 
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static int rvin_try_format(struct rvin_dev *vin, u32 which,
 
 	rvin_format_align(vin, pix);
 done:
-	v4l2_subdev_free_state(sd_state);
+	v4l2_free_subdev_state(sd_state);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_entity.c b/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_entity.c
index 823c15facd1b..e40bca254b8b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_entity.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_entity.c
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ int vsp1_entity_init(struct vsp1_device *vsp1, struct vsp1_entity *entity,
 	 * Allocate the pad configuration to store formats and selection
 	 * rectangles.
 	 */
-	entity->config = v4l2_subdev_alloc_state(&entity->subdev);
+	entity->config = v4l2_alloc_subdev_state(&entity->subdev);
 	if (IS_ERR(entity->config)) {
 		media_entity_cleanup(&entity->subdev.entity);
 		return PTR_ERR(entity->config);
@@ -690,6 +690,6 @@ void vsp1_entity_destroy(struct vsp1_entity *entity)
 		entity->ops->destroy(entity);
 	if (entity->subdev.ctrl_handler)
 		v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(entity->subdev.ctrl_handler);
-	v4l2_subdev_free_state(entity->config);
+	v4l2_free_subdev_state(entity->config);
 	media_entity_cleanup(&entity->subdev.entity);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
index 5d27a27cc2f2..26a34a8e3d37 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static int subdev_fh_init(struct v4l2_subdev_fh *fh, struct v4l2_subdev *sd)
 {
 	struct v4l2_subdev_state *state;
 
-	state = v4l2_subdev_alloc_state(sd);
+	state = v4l2_alloc_subdev_state(sd);
 	if (IS_ERR(state))
 		return PTR_ERR(state);
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static int subdev_fh_init(struct v4l2_subdev_fh *fh, struct v4l2_subdev *sd)
 
 static void subdev_fh_free(struct v4l2_subdev_fh *fh)
 {
-	v4l2_subdev_free_state(fh->state);
+	v4l2_free_subdev_state(fh->state);
 	fh->state = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ int v4l2_subdev_link_validate(struct media_link *link)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_subdev_link_validate);
 
-struct v4l2_subdev_state *v4l2_subdev_alloc_state(struct v4l2_subdev *sd)
+struct v4l2_subdev_state *v4l2_alloc_subdev_state(struct v4l2_subdev *sd)
 {
 	struct v4l2_subdev_state *state;
 	int ret;
@@ -903,9 +903,9 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_state *v4l2_subdev_alloc_state(struct v4l2_subdev *sd)
 
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_subdev_alloc_state);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_alloc_subdev_state);
 
-void v4l2_subdev_free_state(struct v4l2_subdev_state *state)
+void v4l2_free_subdev_state(struct v4l2_subdev_state *state)
 {
 	if (!state)
 		return;
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ void v4l2_subdev_free_state(struct v4l2_subdev_state *state)
 	kvfree(state->pads);
 	kfree(state);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_subdev_free_state);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_free_subdev_state);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER */
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/tegra-video/vi.c b/drivers/staging/media/tegra-video/vi.c
index d321790b07d9..a94d19e2a67c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/tegra-video/vi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/tegra-video/vi.c
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ static int __tegra_channel_try_format(struct tegra_vi_channel *chan,
 	if (!subdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	sd_state = v4l2_subdev_alloc_state(subdev);
+	sd_state = v4l2_alloc_subdev_state(subdev);
 	if (IS_ERR(sd_state))
 		return PTR_ERR(sd_state);
 	/*
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ static int __tegra_channel_try_format(struct tegra_vi_channel *chan,
 	v4l2_fill_pix_format(pix, &fmt.format);
 	tegra_channel_fmt_align(chan, pix, fmtinfo->bpp);
 
-	v4l2_subdev_free_state(sd_state);
+	v4l2_free_subdev_state(sd_state);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
index 95ec18c2f49c..8701d2e7d893 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
@@ -1135,20 +1135,20 @@ int v4l2_subdev_link_validate_default(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 int v4l2_subdev_link_validate(struct media_link *link);
 
 /**
- * v4l2_subdev_alloc_state - allocate v4l2_subdev_state
+ * v4l2_alloc_subdev_state - allocate v4l2_subdev_state
  *
  * @sd: pointer to &struct v4l2_subdev for which the state is being allocated.
  *
- * Must call v4l2_subdev_free_state() when state is no longer needed.
+ * Must call v4l2_free_subdev_state() when state is no longer needed.
  */
-struct v4l2_subdev_state *v4l2_subdev_alloc_state(struct v4l2_subdev *sd);
+struct v4l2_subdev_state *v4l2_alloc_subdev_state(struct v4l2_subdev *sd);
 
 /**
- * v4l2_subdev_free_state - free a v4l2_subdev_state
+ * v4l2_free_subdev_state - free a v4l2_subdev_state
  *
  * @state: v4l2_subdev_state to be freed.
  */
-void v4l2_subdev_free_state(struct v4l2_subdev_state *state);
+void v4l2_free_subdev_state(struct v4l2_subdev_state *state);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER */
 
