diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index de8249483081..21ccf450e249 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1866,10 +1866,11 @@ static int vsock_connectible_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int vsock_wait_data(struct sock *sk, struct wait_queue_entry *wait,
-			   long timeout,
-			   struct vsock_transport_recv_notify_data *recv_data,
-			   size_t target)
+static int vsock_connectible_wait_data(struct sock *sk,
+				       struct wait_queue_entry *wait,
+				       long timeout,
+				       struct vsock_transport_recv_notify_data *recv_data,
+				       size_t target)
 {
 	const struct vsock_transport *transport;
 	struct vsock_sock *vsk;
@@ -1967,7 +1968,8 @@ static int __vsock_stream_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 	while (1) {
 		ssize_t read;
 
-		err = vsock_wait_data(sk, &wait, timeout, &recv_data, target);
+		err = vsock_connectible_wait_data(sk, &wait, timeout,
+						  &recv_data, target);
 		if (err <= 0)
 			break;
 
@@ -2022,7 +2024,7 @@ static int __vsock_seqpacket_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 
 	timeout = sock_rcvtimeo(sk, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT);
 
-	err = vsock_wait_data(sk, &wait, timeout, NULL, 0);
+	err = vsock_connectible_wait_data(sk, &wait, timeout, NULL, 0);
 	if (err <= 0)
 		goto out;