diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/drm_log.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/drm_log.c
index 379850c83e511..755b41512d815 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/drm_log.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/clients/drm_log.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static int drm_log_client_suspend(struct drm_client_dev *client, bool _console_l
 {
 	struct drm_log *dlog = client_to_drm_log(client);
 
-	console_stop(&dlog->con);
+	console_suspend(&dlog->con);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
index 74fa02b237729..ff2499dbbb822 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -2442,10 +2442,10 @@ int uart_suspend_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *uport)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Disable the console device before suspending.
+	 * Suspend the console device before suspending the port.
 	 */
 	if (uart_console(uport))
-		console_stop(uport->cons);
+		console_suspend(uport->cons);
 
 	uart_change_pm(state, UART_PM_STATE_OFF);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/console.h b/include/linux/console.h
index 0d48e0deb2139..74587eeea3c74 100644
--- a/include/linux/console.h
+++ b/include/linux/console.h
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ extern void console_conditional_schedule(void);
 extern void console_unblank(void);
 extern void console_flush_on_panic(enum con_flush_mode mode);
 extern struct tty_driver *console_device(int *);
-extern void console_stop(struct console *);
+extern void console_suspend(struct console *);
 extern void console_start(struct console *);
 extern int is_console_locked(void);
 extern int braille_register_console(struct console *, int index,
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 128d671e97a32..48e4fc51c88fb 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -3497,10 +3497,10 @@ struct tty_driver *console_device(int *index)
 
 /*
  * Prevent further output on the passed console device so that (for example)
- * serial drivers can disable console output before suspending a port, and can
+ * serial drivers can suspend console output before suspending a port, and can
  * re-enable output afterwards.
  */
-void console_stop(struct console *console)
+void console_suspend(struct console *console)
 {
 	__pr_flush(console, 1000, true);
 	console_list_lock();
@@ -3515,7 +3515,7 @@ void console_stop(struct console *console)
 	 */
 	synchronize_srcu(&console_srcu);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_stop);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_suspend);
 
 void console_start(struct console *console)
 {