diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index e8c82e68a5ba..c0119ecff2a6 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -7966,13 +7966,13 @@ out:
 }
 
 /**
- * ufshcd_probe_hba - probe hba to detect device and initialize
+ * ufshcd_probe_hba - probe hba to detect device and initialize it
  * @hba: per-adapter instance
- * @async: asynchronous execution or not
+ * @init_dev_params: whether or not to call ufshcd_device_params_init().
  *
  * Execute link-startup and verify device initialization
  */
-static int ufshcd_probe_hba(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool async)
+static int ufshcd_probe_hba(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool init_dev_params)
 {
 	int ret;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -8007,7 +8007,7 @@ static int ufshcd_probe_hba(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool async)
 	 * Initialize UFS device parameters used by driver, these
 	 * parameters are associated with UFS descriptors.
 	 */
-	if (async) {
+	if (init_dev_params) {
 		ret = ufshcd_device_params_init(hba);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;