diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index b50fedcef8ac9dd9872a51ed63cb0b6c3135c778..788a9bc1dbac486f52ac048addbacf7857fe80d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ static int setup_netfront(struct xenbus_device *dev, struct netfront_info *info)
 }
 
 /* Common code used when first setting up, and when resuming. */
-static int talk_to_backend(struct xenbus_device *dev,
+static int talk_to_netback(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 			   struct netfront_info *info)
 {
 	const char *message;
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ static int xennet_connect(struct net_device *dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	err = talk_to_backend(np->xbdev, np);
+	err = talk_to_netback(np->xbdev, np);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@ static int xennet_connect(struct net_device *dev)
 /**
  * Callback received when the backend's state changes.
  */
-static void backend_changed(struct xenbus_device *dev,
+static void netback_changed(struct xenbus_device *dev,
 			    enum xenbus_state backend_state)
 {
 	struct netfront_info *np = dev_get_drvdata(&dev->dev);
@@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@ static struct xenbus_driver netfront_driver = {
 	.probe = netfront_probe,
 	.remove = __devexit_p(xennet_remove),
 	.resume = netfront_resume,
-	.otherend_changed = backend_changed,
+	.otherend_changed = netback_changed,
 };
 
 static int __init netif_init(void)