diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
index 9326714717ca..e393144d533d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ spufs_cntl_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	struct spufs_inode_info *i = SPUFS_I(inode);
 	struct spu_context *ctx = i->i_ctx;
 
-	simple_attr_close(inode, file);
+	simple_attr_release(inode, file);
 
 	mutex_lock(&ctx->mapping_lock);
 	if (!--i->i_openers)
diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
index d6de56a6e183..b004dfadd891 100644
--- a/fs/libfs.c
+++ b/fs/libfs.c
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ int simple_attr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 	return nonseekable_open(inode, file);
 }
 
-int simple_attr_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+int simple_attr_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	kfree(file->private_data);
 	return 0;
@@ -804,6 +804,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_transaction_get);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_transaction_read);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_transaction_release);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(simple_attr_open);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(simple_attr_close);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(simple_attr_release);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(simple_attr_read);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(simple_attr_write);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index ebe996ac2589..1137a8828089 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2056,7 +2056,7 @@ static int __fops ## _open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)	\
 static struct file_operations __fops = {				\
 	.owner	 = THIS_MODULE,						\
 	.open	 = __fops ## _open,					\
-	.release = simple_attr_close,					\
+	.release = simple_attr_release,					\
 	.read	 = simple_attr_read,					\
 	.write	 = simple_attr_write,					\
 };
@@ -2070,7 +2070,7 @@ __simple_attr_check_format(const char *fmt, ...)
 int simple_attr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 		     int (*get)(void *, u64 *), int (*set)(void *, u64),
 		     const char *fmt);
-int simple_attr_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
+int simple_attr_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
 ssize_t simple_attr_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 			 size_t len, loff_t *ppos);
 ssize_t simple_attr_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,