diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
index a2aa82f4eedd..7120610f4850 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ const char __rcu *dma_fence_timeline_name(struct dma_fence *fence)
 	/* RCU protection is required for safe access to returned string */
 	ops = rcu_dereference(fence->ops);
 	if (!dma_fence_test_signaled_flag(fence))
-		return (const char __rcu *)ops->get_driver_name(fence);
+		return (const char __rcu *)ops->get_timeline_name(fence);
 	else
 		return (const char __rcu *)"signaled-timeline";
 }