diff --git a/block/blk-zoned.c b/block/blk-zoned.c
index 534863a23154..14a5d9949868 100644
--- a/block/blk-zoned.c
+++ b/block/blk-zoned.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_zone_cond_str);
  */
 bool blk_req_needs_zone_write_lock(struct request *rq)
 {
-	return rq->q->seq_zones_wlock && blk_rq_is_seq_zone_write(rq);
+	return rq->q->seq_zones_wlock && blk_rq_is_seq_zoned_write(rq);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_req_needs_zone_write_lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 67c5d45ba78e..4588823a1aee 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ static blk_status_t sd_setup_read_write_cmnd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 	cmd->underflow = nr_blocks << 9;
 	cmd->allowed = sdkp->max_retries;
 	if (blk_queue_pipeline_zoned_writes(rq->q) &&
-	    blk_rq_is_seq_zone_write(rq))
+	    blk_rq_is_seq_zoned_write(rq))
 		cmd->allowed += rq->q->nr_requests;
 	cmd->sdb.length = nr_blocks * sdp->sector_size;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 3fd1e6f65a64..e7b297babfd0 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -1031,13 +1031,13 @@ static inline unsigned int blk_rq_zone_is_seq(struct request *rq)
 }
 
 /**
- * blk_rq_is_seq_zone_write() - Whether @rq is a write request for a sequential zone.
+ * blk_rq_is_seq_zoned_write() - Whether @rq needs write serialization.
  * @rq: Request to examine.
  *
  * In this context sequential zone means either a sequential write required or
  * to a sequential write preferred zone.
  */
-static inline bool blk_rq_is_seq_zone_write(struct request *rq)
+static inline bool blk_rq_is_seq_zoned_write(struct request *rq)
 {
 	switch (req_op(rq)) {
 	case REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES:
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ static inline bool blk_rq_is_seq_zone_write(struct request *rq)
 	}
 }
 #else /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ZONED */
-static inline bool blk_rq_is_seq_zone_write(struct request *rq)
+static inline bool blk_rq_is_seq_zoned_write(struct request *rq)
 {
 	return false;
 }