diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/mach_desc.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/mach_desc.h
index 6ff657a904b61e700421b60423991273df93e1e1..c28e6c347b4900217ad48053c69679bb3da8b607 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/mach_desc.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/mach_desc.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * @dt_compat:		Array of device tree 'compatible' strings
  * 			(XXX: although only 1st entry is looked at)
  * @init_early:		Very early callback [called from setup_arch()]
- * @init_cpu_smp:	for each CPU as it is coming up (SMP as well as UP)
+ * @init_per_cpu:	for each CPU as it is coming up (SMP as well as UP)
  * 			[(M):init_IRQ(), (o):start_kernel_secondary()]
  * @init_machine:	arch initcall level callback (e.g. populate static
  * 			platform devices or parse Devicetree)
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct machine_desc {
 	const char		**dt_compat;
 	void			(*init_early)(void);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-	void			(*init_cpu_smp)(unsigned int);
+	void			(*init_per_cpu)(unsigned int);
 #endif
 	void			(*init_machine)(void);
 	void			(*init_late)(void);
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/arc/kernel/irq.c
index 3917fe7e62fcbc80746ed5604116bcb099bfddbb..ba17f85285cfe85c53ba6c93db08d620c7109fb9 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ void __init init_IRQ(void)
 	if (plat_smp_ops.init_per_cpu)
 		plat_smp_ops.init_per_cpu(smp_processor_id());
 
-	if (machine_desc->init_cpu_smp)
-		machine_desc->init_cpu_smp(smp_processor_id());
+	if (machine_desc->init_per_cpu)
+		machine_desc->init_per_cpu(smp_processor_id());
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
index 0b061a47515837154bc17977f75066532b8fa308..ef6e9e15b82abf72d946ab45c3e20096854605c5 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ void start_kernel_secondary(void)
 	if (plat_smp_ops.init_per_cpu)
 		plat_smp_ops.init_per_cpu(cpu);
 
-	if (machine_desc->init_cpu_smp)
-		machine_desc->init_cpu_smp(cpu);
+	if (machine_desc->init_per_cpu)
+		machine_desc->init_per_cpu(cpu);
 
 	arc_local_timer_setup();