diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
index 112a0ec0df4fc803d21aa72fba1967eac1e826d2..96d46d697e96f5922791fb3c16e0b8ef6c1ef171 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
@@ -601,10 +601,11 @@ static u8 ath_rc_setvalid_htrates(struct ath_rate_priv *ath_rc_priv,
 	return hi;
 }
 
-static u8 ath_rc_ratefind_ht(struct ath_softc *sc,
-			     struct ath_rate_priv *ath_rc_priv,
-			     const struct ath_rate_table *rate_table,
-			     int *is_probing)
+/* Finds the highest rate index we can use */
+static u8 ath_rc_get_highest_rix(struct ath_softc *sc,
+			         struct ath_rate_priv *ath_rc_priv,
+				 const struct ath_rate_table *rate_table,
+				 int *is_probing)
 {
 	u32 dt, best_thruput, this_thruput, now_msec;
 	u8 rate, next_rate, best_rate, maxindex, minindex;
@@ -812,7 +813,7 @@ static void ath_rc_ratefind(struct ath_softc *sc,
 	try_per_rate = sc->hw->max_rate_tries;
 
 	rate_table = sc->cur_rate_table;
-	rix = ath_rc_ratefind_ht(sc, ath_rc_priv, rate_table, &is_probe);
+	rix = ath_rc_get_highest_rix(sc, ath_rc_priv, rate_table, &is_probe);
 	nrix = rix;
 
 	if (is_probe) {