diff --git a/drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-qmp-pcie-msm8996.c b/drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-qmp-pcie-msm8996.c
index e261837aee32..0f8e739936ab 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-qmp-pcie-msm8996.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-qmp-pcie-msm8996.c
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ static const struct qmp_phy_init_tbl msm8996_pcie_pcs_tbl[] = {
 
 /* struct qmp_phy_cfg - per-PHY initialization config */
 struct qmp_phy_cfg {
-	/* number of lanes provided by phy */
-	int nlanes;
+	/* number of PHYs provided by this block */
+	int num_phys;
 
 	/* Init sequence for PHY blocks - serdes, tx, rx, pcs */
 	const struct qmp_phy_init_tbl *serdes_tbl;
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static const char * const qmp_phy_vreg_l[] = {
 };
 
 static const struct qmp_phy_cfg msm8996_pciephy_cfg = {
-	.nlanes			= 3,
+	.num_phys		= 3,
 
 	.serdes_tbl		= msm8996_pcie_serdes_tbl,
 	.serdes_tbl_num		= ARRAY_SIZE(msm8996_pcie_serdes_tbl),
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ static int qmp_pcie_msm8996_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(serdes))
 		return PTR_ERR(serdes);
 
-	expected_phys = cfg->nlanes;
+	expected_phys = cfg->num_phys;
 
 	mutex_init(&qmp->phy_mutex);