diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_hdcp_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_hdcp_helper.c
index e78999c72bd7..a3f0e6d96105 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_hdcp_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_hdcp_helper.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void drm_hdcp_update_content_protection(struct drm_connector *connector,
 		return;
 
 	state->content_protection = val;
-	drm_sysfs_connector_status_event(connector,
-				 dev->mode_config.content_protection_property);
+	drm_sysfs_connector_property_event(connector,
+					   dev->mode_config.content_protection_property);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_hdcp_update_content_protection);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
index 3ed4cfcb350c..bf8371dc2a61 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
@@ -2730,10 +2730,10 @@ static int drm_connector_privacy_screen_notifier(
 	drm_connector_update_privacy_screen_properties(connector, true);
 	drm_modeset_unlock(&dev->mode_config.connection_mutex);
 
-	drm_sysfs_connector_status_event(connector,
-				connector->privacy_screen_sw_state_property);
-	drm_sysfs_connector_status_event(connector,
-				connector->privacy_screen_hw_state_property);
+	drm_sysfs_connector_property_event(connector,
+					   connector->privacy_screen_sw_state_property);
+	drm_sysfs_connector_property_event(connector,
+					   connector->privacy_screen_hw_state_property);
 
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_sysfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_sysfs.c
index f62767ff34b2..b169b3e44a92 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_sysfs.c
@@ -487,17 +487,17 @@ void drm_sysfs_connector_hotplug_event(struct drm_connector *connector)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_sysfs_connector_hotplug_event);
 
 /**
- * drm_sysfs_connector_status_event - generate a DRM uevent for connector
- * property status change
- * @connector: connector on which property status changed
- * @property: connector property whose status changed.
+ * drm_sysfs_connector_property_event - generate a DRM uevent for connector
+ * property change
+ * @connector: connector on which property changed
+ * @property: connector property which has changed.
  *
- * Send a uevent for the DRM device specified by @dev.  Currently we
+ * Send a uevent for the specified DRM connector and property.  Currently we
  * set HOTPLUG=1 and connector id along with the attached property id
- * related to the status change.
+ * related to the change.
  */
-void drm_sysfs_connector_status_event(struct drm_connector *connector,
-				      struct drm_property *property)
+void drm_sysfs_connector_property_event(struct drm_connector *connector,
+					struct drm_property *property)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
 	char hotplug_str[] = "HOTPLUG=1", conn_id[21], prop_id[21];
@@ -511,11 +511,14 @@ void drm_sysfs_connector_status_event(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	snprintf(prop_id, ARRAY_SIZE(prop_id),
 		 "PROPERTY=%u", property->base.id);
 
-	DRM_DEBUG("generating connector status event\n");
+	drm_dbg_kms(connector->dev,
+		    "[CONNECTOR:%d:%s] generating connector property event for [PROP:%d:%s]\n",
+		    connector->base.id, connector->name,
+		    property->base.id, property->name);
 
 	kobject_uevent_env(&dev->primary->kdev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_sysfs_connector_status_event);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_sysfs_connector_property_event);
 
 struct device *drm_sysfs_minor_alloc(struct drm_minor *minor)
 {
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_sysfs.h b/include/drm/drm_sysfs.h
index 6273cac44e47..96a5d858404b 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_sysfs.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_sysfs.h
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ void drm_class_device_unregister(struct device *dev);
 
 void drm_sysfs_hotplug_event(struct drm_device *dev);
 void drm_sysfs_connector_hotplug_event(struct drm_connector *connector);
-void drm_sysfs_connector_status_event(struct drm_connector *connector,
-				      struct drm_property *property);
+void drm_sysfs_connector_property_event(struct drm_connector *connector,
+					struct drm_property *property);
 #endif