diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index b7d7c4f31730..3dbe0be075f5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry;
 /*
  * kvm_mmu_page_role tracks the properties of a shadow page (where shadow page
  * also includes TDP pages) to determine whether or not a page can be used in
- * the given MMU context.  This is a subset of the overall kvm_mmu_role to
+ * the given MMU context.  This is a subset of the overall kvm_mmu_paging_mode to
  * minimize the size of kvm_memory_slot.arch.gfn_track, i.e. allows allocating
  * 2 bytes per gfn instead of 4 bytes per gfn.
  *
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ union kvm_mmu_extended_role {
 	};
 };
 
-union kvm_mmu_role {
+union kvm_mmu_paging_mode {
 	u64 as_u64;
 	struct {
 		union kvm_mmu_page_role base;
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ struct kvm_mmu {
 			 struct kvm_mmu_page *sp);
 	void (*invlpg)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t gva, hpa_t root_hpa);
 	struct kvm_mmu_root_info root;
-	union kvm_mmu_role cpu_mode;
+	union kvm_mmu_paging_mode cpu_mode;
 	union kvm_mmu_page_role root_role;
 	u8 root_level;
 	u8 shadow_root_level;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index 35907badb6ce..61499fd7d017 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -4658,10 +4658,10 @@ static void paging32_init_context(struct kvm_mmu *context)
 	context->direct_map = false;
 }
 
-static union kvm_mmu_role
+static union kvm_mmu_paging_mode
 kvm_calc_cpu_mode(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, const struct kvm_mmu_role_regs *regs)
 {
-	union kvm_mmu_role role = {0};
+	union kvm_mmu_paging_mode role = {0};
 
 	role.base.access = ACC_ALL;
 	role.base.smm = is_smm(vcpu);
@@ -4712,7 +4712,7 @@ static inline int kvm_mmu_get_tdp_level(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 static union kvm_mmu_page_role
 kvm_calc_tdp_mmu_root_page_role(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
-				union kvm_mmu_role cpu_mode)
+				union kvm_mmu_paging_mode cpu_mode)
 {
 	union kvm_mmu_page_role role = {0};
 
@@ -4733,7 +4733,7 @@ static void init_kvm_tdp_mmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			     const struct kvm_mmu_role_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct kvm_mmu *context = &vcpu->arch.root_mmu;
-	union kvm_mmu_role cpu_mode = kvm_calc_cpu_mode(vcpu, regs);
+	union kvm_mmu_paging_mode cpu_mode = kvm_calc_cpu_mode(vcpu, regs);
 	union kvm_mmu_page_role root_role = kvm_calc_tdp_mmu_root_page_role(vcpu, cpu_mode);
 
 	if (cpu_mode.as_u64 == context->cpu_mode.as_u64 &&
@@ -4765,7 +4765,7 @@ static void init_kvm_tdp_mmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 
 static union kvm_mmu_page_role
 kvm_calc_shadow_mmu_root_page_role(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
-				   union kvm_mmu_role role)
+				   union kvm_mmu_paging_mode role)
 {
 	if (!role.ext.efer_lma)
 		role.base.level = PT32E_ROOT_LEVEL;
@@ -4788,7 +4788,7 @@ kvm_calc_shadow_mmu_root_page_role(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 }
 
 static void shadow_mmu_init_context(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_mmu *context,
-				    union kvm_mmu_role cpu_mode,
+				    union kvm_mmu_paging_mode cpu_mode,
 				    union kvm_mmu_page_role root_role)
 {
 	if (cpu_mode.as_u64 == context->cpu_mode.as_u64 &&
@@ -4816,7 +4816,7 @@ static void kvm_init_shadow_mmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				const struct kvm_mmu_role_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct kvm_mmu *context = &vcpu->arch.root_mmu;
-	union kvm_mmu_role cpu_mode = kvm_calc_cpu_mode(vcpu, regs);
+	union kvm_mmu_paging_mode cpu_mode = kvm_calc_cpu_mode(vcpu, regs);
 	union kvm_mmu_page_role root_role =
 		kvm_calc_shadow_mmu_root_page_role(vcpu, cpu_mode);
 
@@ -4825,7 +4825,7 @@ static void kvm_init_shadow_mmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 
 static union kvm_mmu_page_role
 kvm_calc_shadow_npt_root_page_role(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
-				   union kvm_mmu_role role)
+				   union kvm_mmu_paging_mode role)
 {
 	role.base.level = kvm_mmu_get_tdp_level(vcpu);
 	return role.base;
@@ -4840,7 +4840,7 @@ void kvm_init_shadow_npt_mmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr0,
 		.cr4 = cr4 & ~X86_CR4_PKE,
 		.efer = efer,
 	};
-	union kvm_mmu_role cpu_mode = kvm_calc_cpu_mode(vcpu, &regs);
+	union kvm_mmu_paging_mode cpu_mode = kvm_calc_cpu_mode(vcpu, &regs);
 	union kvm_mmu_page_role root_role = kvm_calc_shadow_npt_root_page_role(vcpu, cpu_mode);
 
 	shadow_mmu_init_context(vcpu, context, cpu_mode, root_role);
@@ -4848,11 +4848,11 @@ void kvm_init_shadow_npt_mmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr0,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_init_shadow_npt_mmu);
 
-static union kvm_mmu_role
+static union kvm_mmu_paging_mode
 kvm_calc_shadow_ept_root_page_role(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool accessed_dirty,
 				   bool execonly, u8 level)
 {
-	union kvm_mmu_role role = {0};
+	union kvm_mmu_paging_mode role = {0};
 
 	/*
 	 * KVM does not support SMM transfer monitors, and consequently does not
@@ -4879,7 +4879,7 @@ void kvm_init_shadow_ept_mmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool execonly,
 {
 	struct kvm_mmu *context = &vcpu->arch.guest_mmu;
 	u8 level = vmx_eptp_page_walk_level(new_eptp);
-	union kvm_mmu_role new_mode =
+	union kvm_mmu_paging_mode new_mode =
 		kvm_calc_shadow_ept_root_page_role(vcpu, accessed_dirty,
 						   execonly, level);
 
@@ -4920,7 +4920,7 @@ static void init_kvm_softmmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 
 static void init_kvm_nested_mmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, const struct kvm_mmu_role_regs *regs)
 {
-	union kvm_mmu_role new_mode = kvm_calc_cpu_mode(vcpu, regs);
+	union kvm_mmu_paging_mode new_mode = kvm_calc_cpu_mode(vcpu, regs);
 	struct kvm_mmu *g_context = &vcpu->arch.nested_mmu;
 
 	if (new_mode.as_u64 == g_context->cpu_mode.as_u64)
@@ -6116,7 +6116,7 @@ int kvm_mmu_module_init(void)
 	 */
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(union kvm_mmu_page_role) != sizeof(u32));
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(union kvm_mmu_extended_role) != sizeof(u32));
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(union kvm_mmu_role) != sizeof(u64));
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(union kvm_mmu_paging_mode) != sizeof(u64));
 
 	kvm_mmu_reset_all_pte_masks();
 
