diff --git a/net/ethtool/debug.c b/net/ethtool/debug.c
index aaef4843e6ba..87f288ee20c8 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/debug.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/debug.c
@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@ int ethnl_set_debug(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 			  info->extack);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header(&req_info, tb[ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_HEADER],
-				 genl_info_net(info), info->extack, true);
+	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
+					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_HEADER],
+					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
+					 true);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	dev = req_info.dev;
diff --git a/net/ethtool/linkinfo.c b/net/ethtool/linkinfo.c
index 5d16cb4e8693..2df420068cbb 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/linkinfo.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/linkinfo.c
@@ -121,8 +121,10 @@ int ethnl_set_linkinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 			  info->extack);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header(&req_info, tb[ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_HEADER],
-				 genl_info_net(info), info->extack, true);
+	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
+					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_HEADER],
+					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
+					 true);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	dev = req_info.dev;
diff --git a/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c b/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c
index f049b97072fe..cb29cc8c5960 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c
@@ -334,8 +334,10 @@ int ethnl_set_linkmodes(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 			  info->extack);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header(&req_info, tb[ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_HEADER],
-				 genl_info_net(info), info->extack, true);
+	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
+					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_HEADER],
+					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
+					 true);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	dev = req_info.dev;
diff --git a/net/ethtool/netlink.c b/net/ethtool/netlink.c
index 180c194fab07..8eca55122ef3 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/netlink.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/netlink.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy ethnl_header_policy[ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_MAX + 1] = {
 };
 
 /**
- * ethnl_parse_header() - parse request header
+ * ethnl_parse_header_dev_get() - parse request header
  * @req_info:    structure to put results into
  * @header:      nest attribute with request header
  * @net:         request netns
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ static const struct nla_policy ethnl_header_policy[ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_MAX + 1] = {
  *
  * Return: 0 on success or negative error code
  */
-int ethnl_parse_header(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
-		       const struct nlattr *header, struct net *net,
-		       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack, bool require_dev)
+int ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
+			       const struct nlattr *header, struct net *net,
+			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack, bool require_dev)
 {
 	struct nlattr *tb[ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_MAX + 1];
 	const struct nlattr *devname_attr;
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ static int ethnl_default_parse(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
 			  request_ops->request_policy, extack);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header(req_info, tb[request_ops->hdr_attr], net,
-				 extack, require_dev);
+	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(req_info, tb[request_ops->hdr_attr],
+					 net, extack, require_dev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/net/ethtool/netlink.h b/net/ethtool/netlink.h
index 60efd87686ad..961708290074 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/netlink.h
+++ b/net/ethtool/netlink.h
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 
 struct ethnl_req_info;
 
-int ethnl_parse_header(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
-		       const struct nlattr *nest, struct net *net,
-		       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack, bool require_dev);
+int ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
+			       const struct nlattr *nest, struct net *net,
+			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack,
+			       bool require_dev);
 int ethnl_fill_reply_header(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 			    u16 attrtype);
 struct sk_buff *ethnl_reply_init(size_t payload, struct net_device *dev, u8 cmd,
diff --git a/net/ethtool/wol.c b/net/ethtool/wol.c
index e1b8a65b64c4..1d2bcabee554 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/wol.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/wol.c
@@ -123,8 +123,9 @@ int ethnl_set_wol(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 			  wol_set_policy, info->extack);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	ret = ethnl_parse_header(&req_info, tb[ETHTOOL_A_WOL_HEADER],
-				 genl_info_net(info), info->extack, true);
+	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info, tb[ETHTOOL_A_WOL_HEADER],
+					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
+					 true);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	dev = req_info.dev;