diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/uncore-frequency/uncore-frequency-common.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/uncore-frequency/uncore-frequency-common.c
index 7070c94324e0..25ab511ed8d2 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/uncore-frequency/uncore-frequency-common.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/uncore-frequency/uncore-frequency-common.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ int uncore_freq_add_entry(struct uncore_data *data, int cpu)
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto uncore_unlock;
 
-		data->instance_id = ret;
+		data->seqnum_id = ret;
 		scnprintf(data->name, sizeof(data->name), "uncore%02d", ret);
 	} else {
 		scnprintf(data->name, sizeof(data->name), "package_%02d_die_%02d",
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ int uncore_freq_add_entry(struct uncore_data *data, int cpu)
 	ret = create_attr_group(data, data->name);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (data->domain_id != UNCORE_DOMAIN_ID_INVALID)
-			ida_free(&intel_uncore_ida, data->instance_id);
+			ida_free(&intel_uncore_ida, data->seqnum_id);
 	} else {
 		data->control_cpu = cpu;
 		data->valid = true;
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void uncore_freq_remove_die_entry(struct uncore_data *data)
 	data->control_cpu = -1;
 	data->valid = false;
 	if (data->domain_id != UNCORE_DOMAIN_ID_INVALID)
-		ida_free(&intel_uncore_ida, data->instance_id);
+		ida_free(&intel_uncore_ida, data->seqnum_id);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&uncore_lock);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/uncore-frequency/uncore-frequency-common.h b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/uncore-frequency/uncore-frequency-common.h
index 0abe850ef54e..0d5fd91ee0aa 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/uncore-frequency/uncore-frequency-common.h
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/uncore-frequency/uncore-frequency-common.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  * @die_id:		Die id for this instance
  * @domain_id:		Power domain id for this instance
  * @cluster_id:		cluster id in a domain
- * @instance_id:	Unique instance id to append to directory name
+ * @seqnum_id:		Unique sequential id to append to directory name
  * @name:		Sysfs entry name for this instance
  * @agent_type_mask:	Bit mask of all hardware agents for this domain
  * @uncore_attr_group:	Attribute group storage
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct uncore_data {
 	int die_id;
 	int domain_id;
 	int cluster_id;
-	int instance_id;
+	int seqnum_id;
 	char name[32];
 	u16  agent_type_mask;