diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-lpc32xx/phy3250.c b/arch/arm/mach-lpc32xx/phy3250.c
index c1cd5a943ab1..e54f87ec2e4a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-lpc32xx/phy3250.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-lpc32xx/phy3250.c
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ static void pl08x_put_signal(const struct pl08x_channel_data *cd, int ch)
 static struct pl08x_platform_data pl08x_pd = {
 	.slave_channels = &pl08x_slave_channels[0],
 	.num_slave_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(pl08x_slave_channels),
-	.get_signal = pl08x_get_signal,
-	.put_signal = pl08x_put_signal,
+	.get_xfer_signal = pl08x_get_signal,
+	.put_xfer_signal = pl08x_put_signal,
 	.lli_buses = PL08X_AHB1,
 	.mem_buses = PL08X_AHB1,
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-spear/spear3xx.c b/arch/arm/mach-spear/spear3xx.c
index 0227c97797cd..bf3b1fd8cb23 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-spear/spear3xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-spear/spear3xx.c
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ struct pl08x_platform_data pl080_plat_data = {
 	},
 	.lli_buses = PL08X_AHB1,
 	.mem_buses = PL08X_AHB1,
-	.get_signal = pl080_get_signal,
-	.put_signal = pl080_put_signal,
+	.get_xfer_signal = pl080_get_signal,
+	.put_xfer_signal = pl080_put_signal,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-spear/spear6xx.c b/arch/arm/mach-spear/spear6xx.c
index ec8eefbbdfad..cf477c78bb18 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-spear/spear6xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-spear/spear6xx.c
@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ static struct pl08x_platform_data spear6xx_pl080_plat_data = {
 	},
 	.lli_buses = PL08X_AHB1,
 	.mem_buses = PL08X_AHB1,
-	.get_signal = pl080_get_signal,
-	.put_signal = pl080_put_signal,
+	.get_xfer_signal = pl080_get_signal,
+	.put_xfer_signal = pl080_put_signal,
 	.slave_channels = spear600_dma_info,
 	.num_slave_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(spear600_dma_info),
 };
diff --git a/drivers/dma/amba-pl08x.c b/drivers/dma/amba-pl08x.c
index 8bad254a498d..06fe45c74de5 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/amba-pl08x.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/amba-pl08x.c
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ static int pl08x_request_mux(struct pl08x_dma_chan *plchan)
 	const struct pl08x_platform_data *pd = plchan->host->pd;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (plchan->mux_use++ == 0 && pd->get_signal) {
-		ret = pd->get_signal(plchan->cd);
+	if (plchan->mux_use++ == 0 && pd->get_xfer_signal) {
+		ret = pd->get_xfer_signal(plchan->cd);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			plchan->mux_use = 0;
 			return ret;
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ static void pl08x_release_mux(struct pl08x_dma_chan *plchan)
 	if (plchan->signal >= 0) {
 		WARN_ON(plchan->mux_use == 0);
 
-		if (--plchan->mux_use == 0 && pd->put_signal) {
-			pd->put_signal(plchan->cd, plchan->signal);
+		if (--plchan->mux_use == 0 && pd->put_xfer_signal) {
+			pd->put_xfer_signal(plchan->cd, plchan->signal);
 			plchan->signal = -1;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/amba/pl08x.h b/include/linux/amba/pl08x.h
index 2a5f64a11b77..10fe2a211c2e 100644
--- a/include/linux/amba/pl08x.h
+++ b/include/linux/amba/pl08x.h
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ struct pl08x_channel_data {
  * platform, all inclusive, including multiplexed channels. The available
  * physical channels will be multiplexed around these signals as they are
  * requested, just enumerate all possible channels.
- * @get_signal: request a physical signal to be used for a DMA transfer
+ * @get_xfer_signal: request a physical signal to be used for a DMA transfer
  * immediately: if there is some multiplexing or similar blocking the use
  * of the channel the transfer can be denied by returning less than zero,
  * else it returns the allocated signal number
- * @put_signal: indicate to the platform that this physical signal is not
+ * @put_xfer_signal: indicate to the platform that this physical signal is not
  * running any DMA transfer and multiplexing can be recycled
  * @lli_buses: buses which LLIs can be fetched from: PL08X_AHB1 | PL08X_AHB2
  * @mem_buses: buses which memory can be accessed from: PL08X_AHB1 | PL08X_AHB2
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ struct pl08x_platform_data {
 	const struct pl08x_channel_data *slave_channels;
 	unsigned int num_slave_channels;
 	struct pl08x_channel_data memcpy_channel;
-	int (*get_signal)(const struct pl08x_channel_data *);
-	void (*put_signal)(const struct pl08x_channel_data *, int);
+	int (*get_xfer_signal)(const struct pl08x_channel_data *);
+	void (*put_xfer_signal)(const struct pl08x_channel_data *, int);
 	u8 lli_buses;
 	u8 mem_buses;
 };