diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
index 2eaeaae96759..403563c06477 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
@@ -2505,7 +2505,7 @@ int usb_composite_probe(struct usb_composite_driver *driver)
 	gadget_driver->driver.name = driver->name;
 	gadget_driver->max_speed = driver->max_speed;
 
-	return usb_gadget_probe_driver(gadget_driver);
+	return usb_gadget_register_driver(gadget_driver);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_composite_probe);
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c
index 1fb837d9271e..4141206bb0ed 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static ssize_t gadget_dev_desc_UDC_store(struct config_item *item,
 			goto err;
 		}
 		gi->composite.gadget_driver.udc_name = name;
-		ret = usb_gadget_probe_driver(&gi->composite.gadget_driver);
+		ret = usb_gadget_register_driver(&gi->composite.gadget_driver);
 		if (ret) {
 			gi->composite.gadget_driver.udc_name = NULL;
 			goto err;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/dbgp.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/dbgp.c
index 6bcbad382580..b62e45235e8e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/dbgp.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/dbgp.c
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ static struct usb_gadget_driver dbgp_driver = {
 
 static int __init dbgp_init(void)
 {
-	return usb_gadget_probe_driver(&dbgp_driver);
+	return usb_gadget_register_driver(&dbgp_driver);
 }
 
 static void __exit dbgp_exit(void)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
index 0c01e749f9ea..79990597c39f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ dev_config (struct file *fd, const char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *ptr)
 	else
 		gadgetfs_driver.max_speed = USB_SPEED_FULL;
 
-	value = usb_gadget_probe_driver(&gadgetfs_driver);
+	value = usb_gadget_register_driver(&gadgetfs_driver);
 	if (value != 0) {
 		spin_lock_irq(&dev->lock);
 		goto fail;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c
index 8d40a1f2ec57..b3be8db1ff63 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c
@@ -510,12 +510,12 @@ static int raw_ioctl_run(struct raw_dev *dev, unsigned long value)
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->lock, flags);
 
-	ret = usb_gadget_probe_driver(&dev->driver);
+	ret = usb_gadget_register_driver(&dev->driver);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->lock, flags);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev->dev,
-			"fail, usb_gadget_probe_driver returned %d\n", ret);
+			"fail, usb_gadget_register_driver returned %d\n", ret);
 		dev->state = STATE_DEV_FAILED;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c
index 85b194011a16..f0cce482b74a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ static int udc_bind_to_driver(struct usb_udc *udc, struct usb_gadget_driver *dri
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int usb_gadget_probe_driver(struct usb_gadget_driver *driver)
+int usb_gadget_register_driver(struct usb_gadget_driver *driver)
 {
 	struct usb_udc		*udc = NULL, *iter;
 	int			ret = -ENODEV;
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ int usb_gadget_probe_driver(struct usb_gadget_driver *driver)
 	mutex_unlock(&udc_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_gadget_probe_driver);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_gadget_register_driver);
 
 int usb_gadget_unregister_driver(struct usb_gadget_driver *driver)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/gadget.h b/include/linux/usb/gadget.h
index 10fe57cf40be..5830b8a903da 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/gadget.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/gadget.h
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ struct usb_gadget_driver {
  */
 
 /**
- * usb_gadget_probe_driver - probe a gadget driver
+ * usb_gadget_register_driver - register a gadget driver
  * @driver: the driver being registered
  * Context: can sleep
  *
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ struct usb_gadget_driver {
  * registration call returns.  It's expected that the @bind() function will
  * be in init sections.
  */
-int usb_gadget_probe_driver(struct usb_gadget_driver *driver);
+int usb_gadget_register_driver(struct usb_gadget_driver *driver);
 
 /**
  * usb_gadget_unregister_driver - unregister a gadget driver