diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
index 45464c8b797d..0616062b055a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ int drm_connector_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	struct ida *connector_ida =
 		&drm_connector_enum_list[connector_type].ida;
 
-	ret = drm_mode_object_get_reg(dev, &connector->base,
-				      DRM_MODE_OBJECT_CONNECTOR,
-				      false, drm_connector_free);
+	ret = __drm_mode_object_add(dev, &connector->base,
+				    DRM_MODE_OBJECT_CONNECTOR,
+				    false, drm_connector_free);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index 6915f897bd8e..e2284539f82c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ int drm_crtc_init_with_planes(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	spin_lock_init(&crtc->commit_lock);
 
 	drm_modeset_lock_init(&crtc->mutex);
-	ret = drm_mode_object_get(dev, &crtc->base, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_CRTC);
+	ret = drm_mode_object_add(dev, &crtc->base, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_CRTC);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_internal.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_internal.h
index 955c5690bf64..43bbf48ee129 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_internal.h
@@ -98,15 +98,13 @@ int drm_mode_destroyblob_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 			       void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv);
 
 /* drm_mode_object.c */
-int drm_mode_object_get_reg(struct drm_device *dev,
-			    struct drm_mode_object *obj,
-			    uint32_t obj_type,
-			    bool register_obj,
-			    void (*obj_free_cb)(struct kref *kref));
+int __drm_mode_object_add(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_mode_object *obj,
+			  uint32_t obj_type, bool register_obj,
+			  void (*obj_free_cb)(struct kref *kref));
+int drm_mode_object_add(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_mode_object *obj,
+			uint32_t obj_type);
 void drm_mode_object_register(struct drm_device *dev,
 			      struct drm_mode_object *obj);
-int drm_mode_object_get(struct drm_device *dev,
-			struct drm_mode_object *obj, uint32_t obj_type);
 struct drm_mode_object *__drm_mode_object_find(struct drm_device *dev,
 					       uint32_t id, uint32_t type);
 void drm_mode_object_unregister(struct drm_device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_encoder.c
index 129450713bb7..634ae0244ea9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_encoder.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int drm_encoder_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = drm_mode_object_get(dev, &encoder->base, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_ENCODER);
+	ret = drm_mode_object_add(dev, &encoder->base, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_ENCODER);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_framebuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_framebuffer.c
index 28a0108a1ab8..11daa24692aa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_framebuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_framebuffer.c
@@ -638,8 +638,8 @@ int drm_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 
 	fb->funcs = funcs;
 
-	ret = drm_mode_object_get_reg(dev, &fb->base, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_FB,
-				      false, drm_framebuffer_free);
+	ret = __drm_mode_object_add(dev, &fb->base, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_FB,
+				    false, drm_framebuffer_free);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_object.c
index 220a6c1f4ab9..3b405dbf1b8d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_object.c
@@ -31,11 +31,9 @@
  * Internal function to assign a slot in the object idr and optionally
  * register the object into the idr.
  */
-int drm_mode_object_get_reg(struct drm_device *dev,
-			    struct drm_mode_object *obj,
-			    uint32_t obj_type,
-			    bool register_obj,
-			    void (*obj_free_cb)(struct kref *kref))
+int __drm_mode_object_add(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_mode_object *obj,
+			  uint32_t obj_type, bool register_obj,
+			  void (*obj_free_cb)(struct kref *kref))
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -59,23 +57,21 @@ int drm_mode_object_get_reg(struct drm_device *dev,
 }
 
 /**
- * drm_mode_object_get - allocate a new modeset identifier
+ * drm_mode_object_add - allocate a new modeset identifier
  * @dev: DRM device
  * @obj: object pointer, used to generate unique ID
  * @obj_type: object type
  *
  * Create a unique identifier based on @ptr in @dev's identifier space.  Used
- * for tracking modes, CRTCs and connectors. Note that despite the _get postfix
- * modeset identifiers are _not_ reference counted. Hence don't use this for
- * reference counted modeset objects like framebuffers.
+ * for tracking modes, CRTCs and connectors.
  *
  * Returns:
  * Zero on success, error code on failure.
  */
-int drm_mode_object_get(struct drm_device *dev,
+int drm_mode_object_add(struct drm_device *dev,
 			struct drm_mode_object *obj, uint32_t obj_type)
 {
-	return drm_mode_object_get_reg(dev, obj, obj_type, true, NULL);
+	return __drm_mode_object_add(dev, obj, obj_type, true, NULL);
 }
 
 void drm_mode_object_register(struct drm_device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c
index fd22c1c891bf..f2493b9b82e6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct drm_display_mode *drm_mode_create(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (!nmode)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (drm_mode_object_get(dev, &nmode->base, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_MODE)) {
+	if (drm_mode_object_add(dev, &nmode->base, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_MODE)) {
 		kfree(nmode);
 		return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c
index c464fc4a874d..f42590049a3a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_plane.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int drm_universal_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_plane *plane,
 	struct drm_mode_config *config = &dev->mode_config;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = drm_mode_object_get(dev, &plane->base, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_PLANE);
+	ret = drm_mode_object_add(dev, &plane->base, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_PLANE);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_property.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_property.c
index 7fc070f3e49e..411e470369c0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_property.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_property.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ struct drm_property *drm_property_create(struct drm_device *dev, int flags,
 			goto fail;
 	}
 
-	ret = drm_mode_object_get(dev, &property->base, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_PROPERTY);
+	ret = drm_mode_object_add(dev, &property->base, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_PROPERTY);
 	if (ret)
 		goto fail;
 
@@ -570,8 +570,8 @@ drm_property_create_blob(struct drm_device *dev, size_t length,
 	if (data)
 		memcpy(blob->data, data, length);
 
-	ret = drm_mode_object_get_reg(dev, &blob->base, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_BLOB,
-				      true, drm_property_free_blob);
+	ret = __drm_mode_object_add(dev, &blob->base, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_BLOB,
+				    true, drm_property_free_blob);
 	if (ret) {
 		kfree(blob);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
