diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
index c4f903f0e17c..41ce296dded1 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ struct rpc_xprt {
 	 * Send stuff
 	 */
 	spinlock_t		transport_lock;	/* lock transport info */
-	spinlock_t		xprt_lock;	/* lock xprt info */
+	spinlock_t		reserve_lock;	/* lock slot table */
 	struct rpc_task *	snd_task;	/* Task blocked in send */
 
 	struct list_head	recv;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index 1f0da8c1a3b0..9c45c522e3ef 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -643,9 +643,9 @@ void xprt_reserve(struct rpc_task *task)
 
 	task->tk_status = -EIO;
 	if (!xprt->shutdown) {
-		spin_lock(&xprt->xprt_lock);
+		spin_lock(&xprt->reserve_lock);
 		do_xprt_reserve(task);
-		spin_unlock(&xprt->xprt_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&xprt->reserve_lock);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -698,10 +698,10 @@ void xprt_release(struct rpc_task *task)
 
 	dprintk("RPC: %4d release request %p\n", task->tk_pid, req);
 
-	spin_lock(&xprt->xprt_lock);
+	spin_lock(&xprt->reserve_lock);
 	list_add(&req->rq_list, &xprt->free);
 	xprt_clear_backlog(xprt);
-	spin_unlock(&xprt->xprt_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&xprt->reserve_lock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ static struct rpc_xprt *xprt_setup(int proto, struct sockaddr_in *ap, struct rpc
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_init(&xprt->transport_lock);
-	spin_lock_init(&xprt->xprt_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&xprt->reserve_lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&xprt->cong_wait);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&xprt->free);