diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
index 52472bbcee1f..5926281c7e05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
@@ -2714,7 +2714,7 @@ int ath10k_core_start(struct ath10k *ar, enum ath10k_firmware_mode mode,
 		goto err_hif_stop;
 	}
 
-	status = ath10k_hif_swap_mailbox(ar);
+	status = ath10k_hif_start_post(ar);
 	if (status) {
 		ath10k_err(ar, "failed to swap mailbox: %d\n", status);
 		goto err_hif_stop;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/hif.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/hif.h
index 0dd8973d0acf..2c5d61d98337 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/hif.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/hif.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct ath10k_hif_ops {
 	 */
 	void (*stop)(struct ath10k *ar);
 
-	int (*swap_mailbox)(struct ath10k *ar);
+	int (*start_post)(struct ath10k *ar);
 
 	int (*get_htt_tx_complete)(struct ath10k *ar);
 
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ static inline void ath10k_hif_stop(struct ath10k *ar)
 	return ar->hif.ops->stop(ar);
 }
 
-static inline int ath10k_hif_swap_mailbox(struct ath10k *ar)
+static inline int ath10k_hif_start_post(struct ath10k *ar)
 {
-	if (ar->hif.ops->swap_mailbox)
-		return ar->hif.ops->swap_mailbox(ar);
+	if (ar->hif.ops->start_post)
+		return ar->hif.ops->start_post(ar);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c
index 943db9f401d8..184b3545324e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c
@@ -1725,7 +1725,7 @@ static int ath10k_sdio_hif_diag_write_mem(struct ath10k *ar, u32 address,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ath10k_sdio_hif_swap_mailbox(struct ath10k *ar)
+static int ath10k_sdio_hif_start_post(struct ath10k *ar)
 {
 	struct ath10k_sdio *ar_sdio = ath10k_sdio_priv(ar);
 	u32 addr, val;
@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@ static const struct ath10k_hif_ops ath10k_sdio_hif_ops = {
 	.exchange_bmi_msg	= ath10k_sdio_bmi_exchange_msg,
 	.start			= ath10k_sdio_hif_start,
 	.stop			= ath10k_sdio_hif_stop,
-	.swap_mailbox		= ath10k_sdio_hif_swap_mailbox,
+	.start_post		= ath10k_sdio_hif_start_post,
 	.get_htt_tx_complete	= ath10k_sdio_get_htt_tx_complete,
 	.map_service_to_pipe	= ath10k_sdio_hif_map_service_to_pipe,
 	.get_default_pipe	= ath10k_sdio_hif_get_default_pipe,