diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index 010bb9607b3e..ca8b8fa1139a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ struct ath_rx {
 	u8 rxotherant;
 	u32 *rxlink;
 	unsigned int rxfilter;
-	spinlock_t rxflushlock;
+	spinlock_t pcu_lock;
 	spinlock_t rxbuflock;
 	struct list_head rxbuf;
 	struct ath_descdma rxdma;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index fb9300e43a68..883a71b92ba0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ void ath9k_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 		rxmask = (ATH9K_INT_RX | ATH9K_INT_RXEOL | ATH9K_INT_RXORN);
 
 	if (status & rxmask) {
-		spin_lock_bh(&sc->rx.rxflushlock);
+		spin_lock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
 
 		/* Check for high priority Rx first */
 		if ((ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_EDMA) &&
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ void ath9k_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 			ath_rx_tasklet(sc, 0, true);
 
 		ath_rx_tasklet(sc, 0, false);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.rxflushlock);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
 	}
 
 	if (status & ATH9K_INT_TX) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index 2d8f4bd9054c..8cb228bb7553 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ int ath_rx_init(struct ath_softc *sc, int nbufs)
 	struct ath_buf *bf;
 	int error = 0;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&sc->rx.rxflushlock);
+	spin_lock_init(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
 	sc->sc_flags &= ~SC_OP_RXFLUSH;
 	spin_lock_init(&sc->rx.rxbuflock);
 
@@ -522,13 +522,13 @@ bool ath_stoprecv(struct ath_softc *sc)
 
 void ath_flushrecv(struct ath_softc *sc)
 {
-	spin_lock_bh(&sc->rx.rxflushlock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
 	sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_RXFLUSH;
 	if (sc->sc_ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_EDMA)
 		ath_rx_tasklet(sc, 1, true);
 	ath_rx_tasklet(sc, 1, false);
 	sc->sc_flags &= ~SC_OP_RXFLUSH;
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.rxflushlock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
 }
 
 static bool ath_beacon_dtim_pending_cab(struct sk_buff *skb)