diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/posted_intr.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/posted_intr.c
index e4e7adff818c3..f02962dcc72cb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/posted_intr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/posted_intr.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ void pi_wakeup_handler(void)
 	spin_unlock(&per_cpu(blocked_vcpu_on_cpu_lock, cpu));
 }
 
-void __init pi_init(int cpu)
+void __init pi_init_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&per_cpu(blocked_vcpu_on_cpu, cpu));
 	spin_lock_init(&per_cpu(blocked_vcpu_on_cpu_lock, cpu));
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/posted_intr.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/posted_intr.h
index e53b97f820978..0bdc41391c5b8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/posted_intr.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/posted_intr.h
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ void vmx_vcpu_pi_put(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 int pi_pre_block(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void pi_post_block(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void pi_wakeup_handler(void);
-void __init pi_init(int cpu);
+void __init pi_init_cpu(int cpu);
 bool pi_has_pending_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 int pi_update_irte(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int host_irq, uint32_t guest_irq,
 		   bool set);
 
-#endif /* __KVM_X86_VMX_POSTED_INTR_H */
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif /* __KVM_X86_VMX_POSTED_INTR_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 755896797a813..281c405c7ea35 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -8004,7 +8004,7 @@ static int __init vmx_init(void)
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&per_cpu(loaded_vmcss_on_cpu, cpu));
 
-		pi_init(cpu);
+		pi_init_cpu(cpu);
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_CORE