diff --git a/include/net/sch_generic.h b/include/net/sch_generic.h
index e2f426f6d62f..453350650b9a 100644
--- a/include/net/sch_generic.h
+++ b/include/net/sch_generic.h
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ struct Qdisc *qdisc_create_dflt(struct netdev_queue *dev_queue,
 				const struct Qdisc_ops *ops, u32 parentid);
 void __qdisc_calculate_pkt_len(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       const struct qdisc_size_table *stab);
-bool tcf_destroy(struct tcf_proto *tp, bool force);
+bool tcf_proto_destroy(struct tcf_proto *tp, bool force);
 void tcf_destroy_chain(struct tcf_proto __rcu **fl);
 int skb_do_redirect(struct sk_buff *);
 
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 1ecdf809b5fa..90536ebae02a 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ replay:
 
 			tfilter_notify(net, skb, n, tp, fh,
 				       RTM_DELTFILTER, false);
-			tcf_destroy(tp, true);
+			tcf_proto_destroy(tp, true);
 			err = 0;
 			goto errout;
 		}
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ replay:
 			err = -EEXIST;
 			if (n->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_EXCL) {
 				if (tp_created)
-					tcf_destroy(tp, true);
+					tcf_proto_destroy(tp, true);
 				goto errout;
 			}
 			break;
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ replay:
 				tfilter_notify(net, skb, n, tp,
 					       t->tcm_handle,
 					       RTM_DELTFILTER, false);
-				if (tcf_destroy(tp, false))
+				if (tcf_proto_destroy(tp, false))
 					RCU_INIT_POINTER(*back, next);
 			}
 			goto errout;
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ replay:
 		tfilter_notify(net, skb, n, tp, fh, RTM_NEWTFILTER, false);
 	} else {
 		if (tp_created)
-			tcf_destroy(tp, true);
+			tcf_proto_destroy(tp, true);
 	}
 
 errout:
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index ef53ede11590..f30b517f2282 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -1900,7 +1900,7 @@ reset:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tc_classify);
 
-bool tcf_destroy(struct tcf_proto *tp, bool force)
+bool tcf_proto_destroy(struct tcf_proto *tp, bool force)
 {
 	if (tp->ops->destroy(tp, force)) {
 		module_put(tp->ops->owner);
@@ -1917,7 +1917,7 @@ void tcf_destroy_chain(struct tcf_proto __rcu **fl)
 
 	while ((tp = rtnl_dereference(*fl)) != NULL) {
 		RCU_INIT_POINTER(*fl, tp->next);
-		tcf_destroy(tp, true);
+		tcf_proto_destroy(tp, true);
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcf_destroy_chain);