diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
index 8a36ef31e893..64c00e2ab716 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
@@ -593,10 +593,10 @@ static inline int rt2x00queue_threshold(struct data_queue *queue)
 }
 
 /**
- * rt2x00queue_timeout - Check if a timeout occured for STATUS reorts
+ * rt2x00queue_status_timeout - Check if a timeout occured for STATUS reports
  * @queue: Queue to check.
  */
-static inline int rt2x00queue_timeout(struct data_queue *queue)
+static inline int rt2x00queue_status_timeout(struct data_queue *queue)
 {
 	return time_after(queue->last_action[Q_INDEX_DMA_DONE],
 			  queue->last_action[Q_INDEX_DONE] + (HZ / 10));
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
index b3317df7a7d4..88995d50a5c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ void rt2x00usb_watchdog(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 		if (!rt2x00queue_empty(queue)) {
 			if (rt2x00queue_dma_timeout(queue))
 				rt2x00usb_watchdog_tx_dma(queue);
-			if (rt2x00queue_timeout(queue))
+			if (rt2x00queue_status_timeout(queue))
 				rt2x00usb_watchdog_tx_status(queue);
 		}
 	}