diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xdr.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xdr.h
index 9ee3970ba59c..a6b63e47a79b 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xdr.h
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ xdr_adjust_iovec(struct kvec *iov, __be32 *p)
 extern void xdr_shift_buf(struct xdr_buf *, size_t);
 extern void xdr_buf_from_iov(struct kvec *, struct xdr_buf *);
 extern int xdr_buf_subsegment(struct xdr_buf *, struct xdr_buf *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
-extern int xdr_buf_read_netobj(struct xdr_buf *, struct xdr_netobj *, unsigned int);
+extern int xdr_buf_read_mic(struct xdr_buf *, struct xdr_netobj *, unsigned int);
 extern int read_bytes_from_xdr_buf(struct xdr_buf *, unsigned int, void *, unsigned int);
 extern int write_bytes_to_xdr_buf(struct xdr_buf *, unsigned int, void *, unsigned int);
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
index 4ce42c62458e..d75fddca44c9 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
@@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@ gss_unwrap_resp_integ(struct rpc_task *task, struct rpc_cred *cred,
 
 	if (xdr_buf_subsegment(rcv_buf, &integ_buf, data_offset, integ_len))
 		goto unwrap_failed;
-	if (xdr_buf_read_netobj(rcv_buf, &mic, mic_offset))
+	if (xdr_buf_read_mic(rcv_buf, &mic, mic_offset))
 		goto unwrap_failed;
 	maj_stat = gss_verify_mic(ctx->gc_gss_ctx, &integ_buf, &mic);
 	if (maj_stat == GSS_S_CONTEXT_EXPIRED)
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xdr.c b/net/sunrpc/xdr.c
index 6e05a9693568..90dfde50f0ef 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xdr.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xdr.c
@@ -1236,52 +1236,52 @@ xdr_encode_word(struct xdr_buf *buf, unsigned int base, u32 obj)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xdr_encode_word);
 
-/* If the netobj starting offset bytes from the start of xdr_buf is contained
- * entirely in the head, pages, or tail, set object to point to it; otherwise
- * shift the buffer until it is contained entirely within the pages or tail.
+/* If the mic starting offset bytes from the start of xdr_buf is contained
+ * entirely in the head, pages, or tail, set mic to point to it; otherwise
+ * shift the buf until it is contained entirely within the pages or tail.
  */
-int xdr_buf_read_netobj(struct xdr_buf *buf, struct xdr_netobj *obj, unsigned int offset)
+int xdr_buf_read_mic(struct xdr_buf *buf, struct xdr_netobj *mic, unsigned int offset)
 {
 	struct xdr_buf subbuf;
 	unsigned int len_to_boundary;
 
-	if (xdr_decode_word(buf, offset, &obj->len))
+	if (xdr_decode_word(buf, offset, &mic->len))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	offset += 4;
 
-	/* Is the obj partially in the head? */
+	/* Is the mic partially in the head? */
 	len_to_boundary = buf->head->iov_len - offset;
-	if (len_to_boundary > 0 && len_to_boundary < obj->len)
+	if (len_to_boundary > 0 && len_to_boundary < mic->len)
 		xdr_shift_buf(buf, len_to_boundary);
 
-	/* Is the obj partially in the pages? */
+	/* Is the mic partially in the pages? */
 	len_to_boundary = buf->head->iov_len + buf->page_len - offset;
-	if (len_to_boundary > 0 && len_to_boundary < obj->len)
+	if (len_to_boundary > 0 && len_to_boundary < mic->len)
 		xdr_shrink_pagelen(buf, len_to_boundary);
 
-	if (xdr_buf_subsegment(buf, &subbuf, offset, obj->len))
+	if (xdr_buf_subsegment(buf, &subbuf, offset, mic->len))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	/* Most likely: is the obj contained entirely in the tail? */
-	obj->data = subbuf.tail[0].iov_base;
-	if (subbuf.tail[0].iov_len == obj->len)
+	/* Most likely: is the mic contained entirely in the tail? */
+	mic->data = subbuf.tail[0].iov_base;
+	if (subbuf.tail[0].iov_len == mic->len)
 		return 0;
 
-	/* ..or is the obj contained entirely in the head? */
-	obj->data = subbuf.head[0].iov_base;
-	if (subbuf.head[0].iov_len == obj->len)
+	/* ..or is the mic contained entirely in the head? */
+	mic->data = subbuf.head[0].iov_base;
+	if (subbuf.head[0].iov_len == mic->len)
 		return 0;
 
-	/* obj is in the pages: move to tail */
-	if (obj->len > buf->buflen - buf->len)
+	/* mic is in the pages: move to tail */
+	if (mic->len > buf->buflen - buf->len)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	obj->data = buf->head[0].iov_base + buf->head[0].iov_len;
-	__read_bytes_from_xdr_buf(&subbuf, obj->data, obj->len);
+	mic->data = buf->head[0].iov_base + buf->head[0].iov_len;
+	__read_bytes_from_xdr_buf(&subbuf, mic->data, mic->len);
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xdr_buf_read_netobj);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xdr_buf_read_mic);
 
 /* Returns 0 on success, or else a negative error code. */
 static int
