diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_midi.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_midi.c
index e257a49f29cd..b0bce7ea31fa 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_midi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_midi.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static struct usb_gadget_strings *midi_strings[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct usb_request *alloc_ep_req(struct usb_ep *ep, unsigned length)
+static struct usb_request *midi_alloc_ep_req(struct usb_ep *ep, unsigned length)
 {
 	struct usb_request *req;
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static struct usb_request *alloc_ep_req(struct usb_ep *ep, unsigned length)
 	return req;
 }
 
-static void free_ep_req(struct usb_ep *ep, struct usb_request *req)
+static void midi_free_ep_req(struct usb_ep *ep, struct usb_request *req)
 {
 	kfree(req->buf);
 	usb_ep_free_request(ep, req);
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ f_midi_complete(struct usb_ep *ep, struct usb_request *req)
 		if (ep == midi->out_ep)
 			f_midi_handle_out_data(ep, req);
 
-		free_ep_req(ep, req);
+		midi_free_ep_req(ep, req);
 		return;
 
 	case -EOVERFLOW:	/* buffer overrun on read means that
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ static int f_midi_set_alt(struct usb_function *f, unsigned intf, unsigned alt)
 	/* allocate a bunch of read buffers and queue them all at once. */
 	for (i = 0; i < midi->qlen && err == 0; i++) {
 		struct usb_request *req =
-			alloc_ep_req(midi->out_ep, midi->buflen);
+			midi_alloc_ep_req(midi->out_ep, midi->buflen);
 		if (req == NULL)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -551,10 +551,10 @@ static void f_midi_transmit(struct f_midi *midi, struct usb_request *req)
 		return;
 
 	if (!req)
-		req = alloc_ep_req(ep, midi->buflen);
+		req = midi_alloc_ep_req(ep, midi->buflen);
 
 	if (!req) {
-		ERROR(midi, "gmidi_transmit: alloc_ep_request failed\n");
+		ERROR(midi, "gmidi_transmit: midi_alloc_ep_request failed\n");
 		return;
 	}
 	req->length = 0;
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ static void f_midi_transmit(struct f_midi *midi, struct usb_request *req)
 	if (req->length > 0)
 		usb_ep_queue(ep, req, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	else
-		free_ep_req(ep, req);
+		midi_free_ep_req(ep, req);
 }
 
 static void f_midi_in_tasklet(unsigned long data)