diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c b/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c
index 3fde7f6e4ef8..02259d280f51 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ nfsd_hashsize(unsigned int limit)
 }
 
 static struct svc_cacherep *
-nfsd_reply_cache_alloc(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __wsum csum,
-			struct nfsd_net *nn)
+nfsd_cacherep_alloc(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __wsum csum,
+		    struct nfsd_net *nn)
 {
 	struct svc_cacherep	*rp;
 
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ int nfsd_cache_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	 * preallocate an entry.
 	 */
 	nn = net_generic(SVC_NET(rqstp), nfsd_net_id);
-	rp = nfsd_reply_cache_alloc(rqstp, csum, nn);
+	rp = nfsd_cacherep_alloc(rqstp, csum, nn);
 	if (!rp)
 		goto out;