diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
index a0723831c4e4..59d3862bb7d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
@@ -592,8 +592,8 @@ int
 ice_fdir_write_fltr(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_fdir_fltr *input, bool add,
 		    bool is_tun);
 void ice_vsi_manage_fdir(struct ice_vsi *vsi, bool ena);
-int ice_add_fdir_ethtool(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd);
-int ice_del_fdir_ethtool(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd);
+int ice_add_ntuple_ethtool(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd);
+int ice_del_ntuple_ethtool(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd);
 int ice_get_ethtool_fdir_entry(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd);
 int
 ice_get_fdir_fltr_ids(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
index 9e8e9531cd87..363377fe90ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c
@@ -2652,9 +2652,9 @@ static int ice_set_rxnfc(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd)
 
 	switch (cmd->cmd) {
 	case ETHTOOL_SRXCLSRLINS:
-		return ice_add_fdir_ethtool(vsi, cmd);
+		return ice_add_ntuple_ethtool(vsi, cmd);
 	case ETHTOOL_SRXCLSRLDEL:
-		return ice_del_fdir_ethtool(vsi, cmd);
+		return ice_del_ntuple_ethtool(vsi, cmd);
 	case ETHTOOL_SRXFH:
 		return ice_set_rss_hash_opt(vsi, cmd);
 	default:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool_fdir.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool_fdir.c
index 2d27f66ac853..f3d2199a2b42 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool_fdir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool_fdir.c
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ ice_fdir_do_rem_flow(struct ice_pf *pf, enum ice_fltr_ptype flow_type)
 }
 
 /**
- * ice_fdir_update_list_entry - add or delete a filter from the filter list
+ * ice_ntuple_update_list_entry - add or delete a filter from the filter list
  * @pf: PF structure
  * @input: filter structure
  * @fltr_idx: ethtool index of filter to modify
@@ -1396,8 +1396,8 @@ ice_fdir_do_rem_flow(struct ice_pf *pf, enum ice_fltr_ptype flow_type)
  * returns 0 on success and negative on errors
  */
 static int
-ice_fdir_update_list_entry(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_fdir_fltr *input,
-			   int fltr_idx)
+ice_ntuple_update_list_entry(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_fdir_fltr *input,
+			     int fltr_idx)
 {
 	struct ice_fdir_fltr *old_fltr;
 	struct ice_hw *hw = &pf->hw;
@@ -1429,13 +1429,13 @@ ice_fdir_update_list_entry(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_fdir_fltr *input,
 }
 
 /**
- * ice_del_fdir_ethtool - delete Flow Director filter
+ * ice_del_ntuple_ethtool - delete Flow Director or ACL filter
  * @vsi: pointer to target VSI
- * @cmd: command to add or delete Flow Director filter
+ * @cmd: command to add or delete the filter
  *
  * Returns 0 on success and negative values for failure
  */
-int ice_del_fdir_ethtool(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd)
+int ice_del_ntuple_ethtool(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd)
 {
 	struct ethtool_rx_flow_spec *fsp =
 		(struct ethtool_rx_flow_spec *)&cmd->fs;
@@ -1456,21 +1456,21 @@ int ice_del_fdir_ethtool(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	mutex_lock(&hw->fdir_fltr_lock);
-	val = ice_fdir_update_list_entry(pf, NULL, fsp->location);
+	val = ice_ntuple_update_list_entry(pf, NULL, fsp->location);
 	mutex_unlock(&hw->fdir_fltr_lock);
 
 	return val;
 }
 
 /**
- * ice_set_fdir_input_set - Set the input set for Flow Director
+ * ice_ntuple_set_input_set - Set the input set for Flow Director
  * @vsi: pointer to target VSI
  * @fsp: pointer to ethtool Rx flow specification
  * @input: filter structure
  */
 static int
-ice_set_fdir_input_set(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ethtool_rx_flow_spec *fsp,
-		       struct ice_fdir_fltr *input)
+ice_ntuple_set_input_set(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ethtool_rx_flow_spec *fsp,
+			 struct ice_fdir_fltr *input)
 {
 	u16 dest_vsi, q_index = 0;
 	struct ice_pf *pf;
@@ -1594,13 +1594,13 @@ ice_set_fdir_input_set(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ethtool_rx_flow_spec *fsp,
 }
 
 /**
- * ice_add_fdir_ethtool - Add/Remove Flow Director filter
+ * ice_add_ntuple_ethtool - Add/Remove Flow Director or ACL filter
  * @vsi: pointer to target VSI
- * @cmd: command to add or delete Flow Director filter
+ * @cmd: command to add or delete the filter
  *
  * Returns 0 on success and negative values for failure
  */
-int ice_add_fdir_ethtool(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd)
+int ice_add_ntuple_ethtool(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd)
 {
 	struct ice_rx_flow_userdef userdata;
 	struct ethtool_rx_flow_spec *fsp;
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ int ice_add_fdir_ethtool(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd)
 	if (!input)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ret = ice_set_fdir_input_set(vsi, fsp, input);
+	ret = ice_ntuple_set_input_set(vsi, fsp, input);
 	if (ret)
 		goto free_input;
 
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ int ice_add_fdir_ethtool(struct ice_vsi *vsi, struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd)
 	}
 
 	/* input struct is added to the HW filter list */
-	ice_fdir_update_list_entry(pf, input, fsp->location);
+	ice_ntuple_update_list_entry(pf, input, fsp->location);
 
 	ret = ice_fdir_write_all_fltr(pf, input, true);
 	if (ret)
