diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 2c2b73a..3f01f06 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 	EC_FLAGS_GPE_STORM,		/* GPE storm detected */
 	EC_FLAGS_HANDLERS_INSTALLED,	/* Handlers for GPE and
 					 * OpReg are installed */
-	EC_FLAGS_FROZEN,		/* Transactions are suspended */
+	EC_FLAGS_BLOCKED,		/* Transactions are blocked */
 };
 
 /* If we find an EC via the ECDT, we need to keep a ptr to its context */
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
 	if (t->rdata)
 		memset(t->rdata, 0, t->rlen);
 	mutex_lock(&ec->lock);
-	if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_FROZEN, &ec->flags)) {
+	if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_BLOCKED, &ec->flags)) {
 		status = -EINVAL;
 		goto unlock;
 	}
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ec_transaction);
 
-void acpi_ec_suspend_transactions(void)
+void acpi_ec_block_transactions(void)
 {
 	struct acpi_ec *ec = first_ec;
 
@@ -468,11 +468,11 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&ec->lock);
 	/* Prevent transactions from being carried out */
-	set_bit(EC_FLAGS_FROZEN, &ec->flags);
+	set_bit(EC_FLAGS_BLOCKED, &ec->flags);
 	mutex_unlock(&ec->lock);
 }
 
-void acpi_ec_resume_transactions(void)
+void acpi_ec_unblock_transactions(void)
 {
 	struct acpi_ec *ec = first_ec;
 
@@ -481,18 +481,18 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&ec->lock);
 	/* Allow transactions to be carried out again */
-	clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_FROZEN, &ec->flags);
+	clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_BLOCKED, &ec->flags);
 	mutex_unlock(&ec->lock);
 }
 
-void acpi_ec_resume_transactions_early(void)
+void acpi_ec_unblock_transactions_early(void)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Allow transactions to happen again (this function is called from
 	 * atomic context during wakeup, so we don't need to acquire the mutex).
 	 */
 	if (first_ec)
-		clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_FROZEN, &first_ec->flags);
+		clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_BLOCKED, &first_ec->flags);
 }
 
 static int acpi_ec_query_unlocked(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 * data)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/internal.h b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
index 0ec48c7..f8f190e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@
 int acpi_ec_init(void);
 int acpi_ec_ecdt_probe(void);
 int acpi_boot_ec_enable(void);
-void acpi_ec_suspend_transactions(void);
-void acpi_ec_resume_transactions(void);
-void acpi_ec_resume_transactions_early(void);
+void acpi_ec_block_transactions(void);
+void acpi_ec_unblock_transactions(void);
+void acpi_ec_unblock_transactions_early(void);
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Suspend/Resume
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
index 24741ac..504a55e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 {
 	acpi_disable_all_gpes();
 	acpi_os_wait_events_complete(NULL);
-	acpi_ec_suspend_transactions();
+	acpi_ec_block_transactions();
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 	 */
 	acpi_disable_all_gpes();
 	/* Allow EC transactions to happen. */
-	acpi_ec_resume_transactions_early();
+	acpi_ec_unblock_transactions_early();
 
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "Back to C!\n");
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
 
 static void acpi_suspend_finish(void)
 {
-	acpi_ec_resume_transactions();
+	acpi_ec_unblock_transactions();
 	acpi_pm_finish();
 }
 
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@
 static void acpi_hibernation_finish(void)
 {
 	hibernate_nvs_free();
-	acpi_ec_resume_transactions();
+	acpi_ec_unblock_transactions();
 	acpi_pm_finish();
 }
 
@@ -619,12 +619,12 @@
 	/* Restore the NVS memory area */
 	hibernate_nvs_restore();
 	/* Allow EC transactions to happen. */
-	acpi_ec_resume_transactions_early();
+	acpi_ec_unblock_transactions_early();
 }
 
 static void acpi_pm_thaw(void)
 {
-	acpi_ec_resume_transactions();
+	acpi_ec_unblock_transactions();
 	acpi_enable_all_runtime_gpes();
 }