diff --git a/net/sched/act_police.c b/net/sched/act_police.c
index ff34dd3966eb..1e8ede3955f4 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_police.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_police.c
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ static const struct nla_policy police_policy[TCA_POLICE_MAX + 1] = {
 	[TCA_POLICE_RESULT]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 
-static int tcf_act_police_locate(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
-				 struct nlattr *est, struct tc_action *a,
-				 int ovr, int bind)
+static int tcf_act_police_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
+			       struct nlattr *est, struct tc_action *a,
+			       int ovr, int bind)
 {
 	int ret = 0, err;
 	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_POLICE_MAX + 1];
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static struct tc_action_ops act_police_ops = {
 	.owner		=	THIS_MODULE,
 	.act		=	tcf_act_police,
 	.dump		=	tcf_act_police_dump,
-	.init		=	tcf_act_police_locate,
+	.init		=	tcf_act_police_init,
 	.walk		=	tcf_act_police_walker,
 	.lookup		=	tcf_police_search,
 };