diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-csi2.c b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-csi2.c
index 45fdf4e74e51..c6cc4f473a07 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-csi2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-csi2.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ enum rcar_csi2_pads {
 
 struct rcar_csi2_info {
 	int (*init_phtw)(struct rcar_csi2 *priv, unsigned int mbps);
-	int (*confirm_start)(struct rcar_csi2 *priv);
+	int (*phy_post_init)(struct rcar_csi2 *priv);
 	const struct rcsi2_mbps_reg *hsfreqrange;
 	unsigned int csi0clkfreqrange;
 	unsigned int num_channels;
@@ -576,9 +576,9 @@ static int rcsi2_start_receiver(struct rcar_csi2 *priv)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* Confirm start */
-	if (priv->info->confirm_start) {
-		ret = priv->info->confirm_start(priv);
+	/* Run post PHY start initialization, if needed. */
+	if (priv->info->phy_post_init) {
+		ret = priv->info->phy_post_init(priv);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ static int rcsi2_init_phtw_v3m_e3(struct rcar_csi2 *priv, unsigned int mbps)
 	return rcsi2_phtw_write_mbps(priv, mbps, phtw_mbps_v3m_e3, 0x44);
 }
 
-static int rcsi2_confirm_start_v3m_e3(struct rcar_csi2 *priv)
+static int rcsi2_phy_post_init_v3m_e3(struct rcar_csi2 *priv)
 {
 	static const struct phtw_value step1[] = {
 		{ .data = 0xee, .code = 0x34 },
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ static const struct rcar_csi2_info rcar_csi2_info_r8a77965 = {
 
 static const struct rcar_csi2_info rcar_csi2_info_r8a77970 = {
 	.init_phtw = rcsi2_init_phtw_v3m_e3,
-	.confirm_start = rcsi2_confirm_start_v3m_e3,
+	.phy_post_init = rcsi2_phy_post_init_v3m_e3,
 	.num_channels = 4,
 };
 
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ static const struct rcar_csi2_info rcar_csi2_info_r8a77980 = {
 
 static const struct rcar_csi2_info rcar_csi2_info_r8a77990 = {
 	.init_phtw = rcsi2_init_phtw_v3m_e3,
-	.confirm_start = rcsi2_confirm_start_v3m_e3,
+	.phy_post_init = rcsi2_phy_post_init_v3m_e3,
 	.num_channels = 2,
 };