diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index a32b1c32611c..5d7fbe7b9727 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -753,11 +753,11 @@ static void __device_links_queue_sync_state(struct device *dev,
 	 */
 	dev->state_synced = true;
 
-	if (WARN_ON(!list_empty(&dev->links.defer_sync)))
+	if (WARN_ON(!list_empty(&dev->links.defer_hook)))
 		return;
 
 	get_device(dev);
-	list_add_tail(&dev->links.defer_sync, list);
+	list_add_tail(&dev->links.defer_hook, list);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -775,8 +775,8 @@ static void device_links_flush_sync_list(struct list_head *list,
 {
 	struct device *dev, *tmp;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(dev, tmp, list, links.defer_sync) {
-		list_del_init(&dev->links.defer_sync);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(dev, tmp, list, links.defer_hook) {
+		list_del_init(&dev->links.defer_hook);
 
 		if (dev != dont_lock_dev)
 			device_lock(dev);
@@ -814,12 +814,12 @@ void device_links_supplier_sync_state_resume(void)
 	if (defer_sync_state_count)
 		goto out;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(dev, tmp, &deferred_sync, links.defer_sync) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(dev, tmp, &deferred_sync, links.defer_hook) {
 		/*
 		 * Delete from deferred_sync list before queuing it to
-		 * sync_list because defer_sync is used for both lists.
+		 * sync_list because defer_hook is used for both lists.
 		 */
-		list_del_init(&dev->links.defer_sync);
+		list_del_init(&dev->links.defer_hook);
 		__device_links_queue_sync_state(dev, &sync_list);
 	}
 out:
@@ -837,8 +837,8 @@ late_initcall(sync_state_resume_initcall);
 
 static void __device_links_supplier_defer_sync(struct device *sup)
 {
-	if (list_empty(&sup->links.defer_sync) && dev_has_sync_state(sup))
-		list_add_tail(&sup->links.defer_sync, &deferred_sync);
+	if (list_empty(&sup->links.defer_hook) && dev_has_sync_state(sup))
+		list_add_tail(&sup->links.defer_hook, &deferred_sync);
 }
 
 static void device_link_drop_managed(struct device_link *link)
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ void device_links_driver_cleanup(struct device *dev)
 		WRITE_ONCE(link->status, DL_STATE_DORMANT);
 	}
 
-	list_del_init(&dev->links.defer_sync);
+	list_del_init(&dev->links.defer_hook);
 	__device_links_no_driver(dev);
 
 	device_links_write_unlock();
@@ -2135,7 +2135,7 @@ void device_initialize(struct device *dev)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->links.consumers);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->links.suppliers);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->links.needs_suppliers);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->links.defer_sync);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->links.defer_hook);
 	dev->links.status = DL_DEV_NO_DRIVER;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_initialize);
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 807b57889169..7454ba587749 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ enum dl_dev_state {
  * @suppliers: List of links to supplier devices.
  * @consumers: List of links to consumer devices.
  * @needs_suppliers: Hook to global list of devices waiting for suppliers.
- * @defer_sync: Hook to global list of devices that have deferred sync_state.
+ * @defer_hook: Hook to global list of devices that have deferred sync_state.
  * @need_for_probe: If needs_suppliers is on a list, this indicates if the
  *		    suppliers are needed for probe or not.
  * @status: Driver status information.
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ struct dev_links_info {
 	struct list_head suppliers;
 	struct list_head consumers;
 	struct list_head needs_suppliers;
-	struct list_head defer_sync;
+	struct list_head defer_hook;
 	bool need_for_probe;
 	enum dl_dev_state status;
 };