diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client.c
index 214dc86e1e32..0bdcacbb7fc4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client.c
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_client_close);
  * @name: Client name
  * @funcs: DRM client functions (optional)
  *
- * This initialises the client and opens a &drm_file. Use drm_client_add() to complete the process.
+ * This initialises the client and opens a &drm_file.
+ * Use drm_client_register() to complete the process.
  * The caller needs to hold a reference on @dev before calling this function.
  * The client is freed when the &drm_device is unregistered. See drm_client_release().
  *
@@ -104,16 +105,16 @@ err_put_module:
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_client_init);
 
 /**
- * drm_client_add - Add client to the device list
+ * drm_client_register - Register client
  * @client: DRM client
  *
  * Add the client to the &drm_device client list to activate its callbacks.
  * @client must be initialized by a call to drm_client_init(). After
- * drm_client_add() it is no longer permissible to call drm_client_release()
+ * drm_client_register() it is no longer permissible to call drm_client_release()
  * directly (outside the unregister callback), instead cleanup will happen
  * automatically on driver unload.
  */
-void drm_client_add(struct drm_client_dev *client)
+void drm_client_register(struct drm_client_dev *client)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = client->dev;
 
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ void drm_client_add(struct drm_client_dev *client)
 	list_add(&client->list, &dev->clientlist);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->clientlist_mutex);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_client_add);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_client_register);
 
 /**
  * drm_client_release - Release DRM client resources
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_client.h b/include/drm/drm_client.h
index de856b5002ed..2b03e0c32318 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_client.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_client.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct drm_client_dev {
 
 int drm_client_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_client_dev *client,
 		   const char *name, const struct drm_client_funcs *funcs);
-void drm_client_add(struct drm_client_dev *client);
+void drm_client_register(struct drm_client_dev *client);
 
 void drm_client_dev_unregister(struct drm_device *dev);
 void drm_client_dev_hotplug(struct drm_device *dev);