}
 
 /**
- * batadv_nc_path_free_ref - decrement the nc_path refcounter and possibly
+ * batadv_nc_path_put - decrement the nc_path refcounter and possibly
  *  release it
  * @nc_path: nc_path to be free'd
  */
-static void batadv_nc_path_free_ref(struct batadv_nc_path *nc_path)
+static void batadv_nc_path_put(struct batadv_nc_path *nc_path)
 {
        kref_put(&nc_path->refcount, batadv_nc_path_release);
 }
 static void batadv_nc_packet_free(struct batadv_nc_packet *nc_packet)
 {
        kfree_skb(nc_packet->skb);
-       batadv_nc_path_free_ref(nc_packet->nc_path);
+       batadv_nc_path_put(nc_packet->nc_path);
        kfree(nc_packet);
 }
 
                                   "Remove nc_path %pM -> %pM\n",
                                   nc_path->prev_hop, nc_path->next_hop);
                        hlist_del_rcu(&nc_path->hash_entry);
-                       batadv_nc_path_free_ref(nc_path);
+                       batadv_nc_path_put(nc_path);
                }
                spin_unlock_bh(lock);
        }
        return true;
 
 free_nc_path:
-       batadv_nc_path_free_ref(nc_path);
+       batadv_nc_path_put(nc_path);
 out:
        /* Packet is not consumed */
        return false;
 free_skb:
        kfree_skb(skb);
 free_nc_path:
-       batadv_nc_path_free_ref(nc_path);
+       batadv_nc_path_put(nc_path);
 out:
        return;
 }