diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c
index b4e5fb0a17cfe3b2422d8e77c7321284e84ad49b..4869a0170bec19887dbf5c8b614ae001fcd28258 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c
@@ -804,19 +804,19 @@ int drm_client_modeset_probe(struct drm_client_dev *client, unsigned int width,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_client_modeset_probe);
 
 /**
- * drm_client_panel_rotation() - Check panel orientation
+ * drm_client_rotation() - Check the initial rotation value
  * @modeset: DRM modeset
  * @rotation: Returned rotation value
  *
- * This function checks if the primary plane in @modeset can hw rotate to match
- * the panel orientation on its connector.
+ * This function checks if the primary plane in @modeset can hw rotate
+ * to match the rotation needed on its connector.
  *
  * Note: Currently only 0 and 180 degrees are supported.
  *
  * Return:
  * True if the plane can do the rotation, false otherwise.
  */
-bool drm_client_panel_rotation(struct drm_mode_set *modeset, unsigned int *rotation)
+bool drm_client_rotation(struct drm_mode_set *modeset, unsigned int *rotation)
 {
 	struct drm_connector *connector = modeset->connectors[0];
 	struct drm_plane *plane = modeset->crtc->primary;
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ bool drm_client_panel_rotation(struct drm_mode_set *modeset, unsigned int *rotat
 
 	return true;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_client_panel_rotation);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_client_rotation);
 
 static int drm_client_modeset_commit_atomic(struct drm_client_dev *client, bool active)
 {
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ static int drm_client_modeset_commit_atomic(struct drm_client_dev *client, bool
 		struct drm_plane *primary = mode_set->crtc->primary;
 		unsigned int rotation;
 
-		if (drm_client_panel_rotation(mode_set, &rotation)) {
+		if (drm_client_rotation(mode_set, &rotation)) {
 			struct drm_plane_state *plane_state;
 
 			/* Cannot fail as we've already gotten the plane state above */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
index 42852cae749b60622bee9bf864a10bef00dbbfb6..1984e5c54d580504fb3417d50afca9e1dd6aa105 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -1722,7 +1722,7 @@ static void drm_setup_crtcs_fb(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
 
 		modeset->fb = fb_helper->fb;
 
-		if (drm_client_panel_rotation(modeset, &rotation))
+		if (drm_client_rotation(modeset, &rotation))
 			/* Rotating in hardware, fbcon should not rotate */
 			sw_rotations |= DRM_MODE_ROTATE_0;
 		else
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_client.h b/include/drm/drm_client.h
index f2d5ed74573383200a71d447a549013d40ce624a..72d51d1e9dd9ea33ea83b7c6fcdbdc0cc1f250ef 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_client.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_client.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void drm_client_framebuffer_delete(struct drm_client_buffer *buffer);
 int drm_client_modeset_create(struct drm_client_dev *client);
 void drm_client_modeset_free(struct drm_client_dev *client);
 int drm_client_modeset_probe(struct drm_client_dev *client, unsigned int width, unsigned int height);
-bool drm_client_panel_rotation(struct drm_mode_set *modeset, unsigned int *rotation);
+bool drm_client_rotation(struct drm_mode_set *modeset, unsigned int *rotation);
 int drm_client_modeset_commit_force(struct drm_client_dev *client);
 int drm_client_modeset_commit(struct drm_client_dev *client);
 int drm_client_modeset_dpms(struct drm_client_dev *client, int mode);