diff --git a/net/tipc/subscr.c b/net/tipc/subscr.c
index 5bcd1f6e103c..8c49566da8f3 100644
--- a/net/tipc/subscr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/subscr.c
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@
 #include "subscr.h"
 
 /**
- * struct subscriber - TIPC network topology subscriber
+ * struct tipc_subscriber - TIPC network topology subscriber
  * @port_ref: object reference to server port connecting to subscriber
  * @lock: pointer to spinlock controlling access to subscriber's server port
  * @subscriber_list: adjacent subscribers in top. server's list of subscribers
  * @subscription_list: list of subscription objects for this subscriber
  */
 
-struct subscriber {
+struct tipc_subscriber {
 	u32 port_ref;
 	spinlock_t *lock;
 	struct list_head subscriber_list;
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static void subscr_del(struct tipc_subscription *sub)
  * simply wait for it to be released, then claim it.)
  */
 
-static void subscr_terminate(struct subscriber *subscriber)
+static void subscr_terminate(struct tipc_subscriber *subscriber)
 {
 	u32 port_ref;
 	struct tipc_subscription *sub;
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static void subscr_terminate(struct subscriber *subscriber)
  */
 
 static void subscr_cancel(struct tipc_subscr *s,
-			  struct subscriber *subscriber)
+			  struct tipc_subscriber *subscriber)
 {
 	struct tipc_subscription *sub;
 	struct tipc_subscription *sub_temp;
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ static void subscr_cancel(struct tipc_subscr *s,
  */
 
 static struct tipc_subscription *subscr_subscribe(struct tipc_subscr *s,
-					     struct subscriber *subscriber)
+					     struct tipc_subscriber *subscriber)
 {
 	struct tipc_subscription *sub;
 	int swap;
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static void subscr_conn_shutdown_event(void *usr_handle,
 				       unsigned int size,
 				       int reason)
 {
-	struct subscriber *subscriber = usr_handle;
+	struct tipc_subscriber *subscriber = usr_handle;
 	spinlock_t *subscriber_lock;
 
 	if (tipc_port_lock(port_ref) == NULL)
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ static void subscr_conn_msg_event(void *usr_handle,
 				  const unchar *data,
 				  u32 size)
 {
-	struct subscriber *subscriber = usr_handle;
+	struct tipc_subscriber *subscriber = usr_handle;
 	spinlock_t *subscriber_lock;
 	struct tipc_subscription *sub;
 
@@ -471,12 +471,12 @@ static void subscr_named_msg_event(void *usr_handle,
 				   struct tipc_portid const *orig,
 				   struct tipc_name_seq const *dest)
 {
-	struct subscriber *subscriber;
+	struct tipc_subscriber *subscriber;
 	u32 server_port_ref;
 
 	/* Create subscriber object */
 
-	subscriber = kzalloc(sizeof(struct subscriber), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	subscriber = kzalloc(sizeof(struct tipc_subscriber), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (subscriber == NULL) {
 		warn("Subscriber rejected, no memory\n");
 		return;
@@ -568,8 +568,8 @@ failed:
 
 void tipc_subscr_stop(void)
 {
-	struct subscriber *subscriber;
-	struct subscriber *subscriber_temp;
+	struct tipc_subscriber *subscriber;
+	struct tipc_subscriber *subscriber_temp;
 	spinlock_t *subscriber_lock;
 
 	if (topsrv.setup_port) {