diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index 36e179f1f8886e..53355f629846f3 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -1644,8 +1644,8 @@ void mptcp_pm_remove_addrs(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct list_head *rm_list)
 	}
 }
 
-static void mptcp_pm_remove_addrs_and_subflows(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
-					       struct list_head *rm_list)
+static void mptcp_pm_flush_addrs_and_subflows(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
+					      struct list_head *rm_list)
 {
 	struct mptcp_rm_list alist = { .nr = 0 }, slist = { .nr = 0 };
 	struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry *entry;
@@ -1673,8 +1673,8 @@ static void mptcp_pm_remove_addrs_and_subflows(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 	spin_unlock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 }
 
-static void mptcp_nl_remove_addrs_list(struct net *net,
-				       struct list_head *rm_list)
+static void mptcp_nl_flush_addrs_list(struct net *net,
+				      struct list_head *rm_list)
 {
 	long s_slot = 0, s_num = 0;
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk;
@@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ static void mptcp_nl_remove_addrs_list(struct net *net,
 
 		if (!mptcp_pm_is_userspace(msk)) {
 			lock_sock(sk);
-			mptcp_pm_remove_addrs_and_subflows(msk, rm_list);
+			mptcp_pm_flush_addrs_and_subflows(msk, rm_list);
 			release_sock(sk);
 		}
 
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_flush_addrs_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	pernet->next_id = 1;
 	bitmap_zero(pernet->id_bitmap, MPTCP_PM_MAX_ADDR_ID + 1);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&pernet->lock);
-	mptcp_nl_remove_addrs_list(sock_net(skb->sk), &free_list);
+	mptcp_nl_flush_addrs_list(sock_net(skb->sk), &free_list);
 	synchronize_rcu();
 	__flush_addrs(&free_list);
 	return 0;