diff --git a/drivers/thermal/gov_fair_share.c b/drivers/thermal/gov_fair_share.c
index 1e5abf4822be..5d23bb5c39ea 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/gov_fair_share.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/gov_fair_share.c
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ static int get_trip_level(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 	int trip_temp;
 	enum thermal_trip_type trip_type;
 
-	if (tz->trips == 0 || !tz->ops->get_trip_temp)
+	if (tz->ntrips == 0 || !tz->ops->get_trip_temp)
 		return 0;
 
-	for (count = 0; count < tz->trips; count++) {
+	for (count = 0; count < tz->ntrips; count++) {
 		tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, count, &trip_temp);
 		if (tz->temperature < trip_temp)
 			break;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static long get_target_state(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 
 	cdev->ops->get_max_state(cdev, &max_state);
 
-	return (long)(percentage * level * max_state) / (100 * tz->trips);
+	return (long)(percentage * level * max_state) / (100 * tz->ntrips);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/gov_power_allocator.c b/drivers/thermal/gov_power_allocator.c
index 13e375751d22..c9f4eb12b0c4 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/gov_power_allocator.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/gov_power_allocator.c
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ static void get_governor_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 	last_active = INVALID_TRIP;
 	last_passive = INVALID_TRIP;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < tz->trips; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < tz->ntrips; i++) {
 		enum thermal_trip_type type;
 		int ret;
 
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ static int power_allocator_bind(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 
 	get_governor_trips(tz, params);
 
-	if (tz->trips > 0) {
+	if (tz->ntrips > 0) {
 		ret = tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz,
 					params->trip_max_desired_temperature,
 					&control_temp);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/tegra/tegra30-tsensor.c b/drivers/thermal/tegra/tegra30-tsensor.c
index 9b6b693cbcf8..8ffd3dcfdb53 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/tegra/tegra30-tsensor.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/tegra/tegra30-tsensor.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static void tegra_tsensor_get_hw_channel_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tzd,
 	*hot_trip  = 85000;
 	*crit_trip = 90000;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < tzd->trips; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < tzd->ntrips; i++) {
 		enum thermal_trip_type type;
 		int trip_temp;
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index a8b1628937c6..434a675da245 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 
 	tz->notify_event = event;
 
-	for (count = 0; count < tz->trips; count++)
+	for (count = 0; count < tz->ntrips; count++)
 		handle_thermal_trip(tz, count);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_device_update);
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ int thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 	unsigned long max_state;
 	int result, ret;
 
-	if (trip >= tz->trips || trip < 0)
+	if (trip >= tz->ntrips || trip < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(pos1, &thermal_tz_list, node) {
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ static void __bind(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int mask,
 {
 	int i, ret;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < tz->trips; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < tz->ntrips; i++) {
 		if (mask & (1 << i)) {
 			unsigned long upper, lower;
 
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ static void __unbind(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int mask,
 {
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < tz->trips; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < tz->ntrips; i++)
 		if (mask & (1 << i))
 			thermal_zone_unbind_cooling_device(tz, i, cdev);
 }
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ static void thermal_set_delay_jiffies(unsigned long *delay_jiffies, int delay_ms
 /**
  * thermal_zone_device_register() - register a new thermal zone device
  * @type:	the thermal zone device type
- * @trips:	the number of trip points the thermal zone support
+ * @ntrips:	the number of trip points the thermal zone support
  * @mask:	a bit string indicating the writeablility of trip points
  * @devdata:	private device data
  * @ops:	standard thermal zone device callbacks
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ static void thermal_set_delay_jiffies(unsigned long *delay_jiffies, int delay_ms
  * IS_ERR*() helpers.
  */
 struct thermal_zone_device *
-thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type, int trips, int mask,
+thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type, int ntrips, int mask,
 			     void *devdata, struct thermal_zone_device_ops *ops,
 			     struct thermal_zone_params *tzp, int passive_delay,
 			     int polling_delay)
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type, int trips, int mask,
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
-	if (trips > THERMAL_MAX_TRIPS || trips < 0 || mask >> trips) {
+	if (ntrips > THERMAL_MAX_TRIPS || ntrips < 0 || mask >> ntrips) {
 		pr_err("Incorrect number of thermal trips\n");
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type, int trips, int mask,
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
-	if (trips > 0 && (!ops->get_trip_type || !ops->get_trip_temp))
+	if (ntrips > 0 && (!ops->get_trip_type || !ops->get_trip_temp))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	tz = kzalloc(sizeof(*tz), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type, int trips, int mask,
 	tz->tzp = tzp;
 	tz->device.class = &thermal_class;
 	tz->devdata = devdata;
-	tz->trips = trips;
+	tz->ntrips = ntrips;
 
 	thermal_set_delay_jiffies(&tz->passive_delay_jiffies, passive_delay);
 	thermal_set_delay_jiffies(&tz->polling_delay_jiffies, polling_delay);
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type, int trips, int mask,
 	if (result)
 		goto release_device;
 
-	for (count = 0; count < trips; count++) {
+	for (count = 0; count < ntrips; count++) {
 		if (tz->ops->get_trip_type(tz, count, &trip_type) ||
 		    tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, count, &trip_temp) ||
 		    !trip_temp)
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c
index 60bfda1a1db7..c6bb8c7638da 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int thermal_zone_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int *temp)
 	ret = tz->ops->get_temp(tz, temp);
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_THERMAL_EMULATION) && tz->emul_temperature) {
-		for (count = 0; count < tz->trips; count++) {
+		for (count = 0; count < tz->ntrips; count++) {
 			ret = tz->ops->get_trip_type(tz, count, &type);
 			if (!ret && type == THERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL) {
 				ret = tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, count,
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void thermal_zone_set_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 	if (!tz->ops->set_trips || !tz->ops->get_trip_hyst)
 		goto exit;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < tz->trips; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < tz->ntrips; i++) {
 		int trip_low;
 
 		tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, i, &trip_temp);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c
index 32fea5174cc0..122552937353 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ static int thermal_genl_cmd_tz_get_trip(struct param *p)
 
 	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < tz->trips; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < tz->ntrips; i++) {
 
 		enum thermal_trip_type type;
 		int temp, hyst = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
index 1c4aac8464a7..e12f35eee0e8 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
@@ -416,15 +416,15 @@ static int create_trip_attrs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int mask)
 	int indx;
 
 	/* This function works only for zones with at least one trip */
-	if (tz->trips <= 0)
+	if (tz->ntrips <= 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	tz->trip_type_attrs = kcalloc(tz->trips, sizeof(*tz->trip_type_attrs),
+	tz->trip_type_attrs = kcalloc(tz->ntrips, sizeof(*tz->trip_type_attrs),
 				      GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!tz->trip_type_attrs)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	tz->trip_temp_attrs = kcalloc(tz->trips, sizeof(*tz->trip_temp_attrs),
+	tz->trip_temp_attrs = kcalloc(tz->ntrips, sizeof(*tz->trip_temp_attrs),
 				      GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!tz->trip_temp_attrs) {
 		kfree(tz->trip_type_attrs);
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static int create_trip_attrs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int mask)
 	}
 
 	if (tz->ops->get_trip_hyst) {
-		tz->trip_hyst_attrs = kcalloc(tz->trips,
+		tz->trip_hyst_attrs = kcalloc(tz->ntrips,
 					      sizeof(*tz->trip_hyst_attrs),
 					      GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!tz->trip_hyst_attrs) {
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ static int create_trip_attrs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int mask)
 		}
 	}
 
-	attrs = kcalloc(tz->trips * 3 + 1, sizeof(*attrs), GFP_KERNEL);
+	attrs = kcalloc(tz->ntrips * 3 + 1, sizeof(*attrs), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!attrs) {
 		kfree(tz->trip_type_attrs);
 		kfree(tz->trip_temp_attrs);
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ static int create_trip_attrs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int mask)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	for (indx = 0; indx < tz->trips; indx++) {
+	for (indx = 0; indx < tz->ntrips; indx++) {
 		/* create trip type attribute */
 		snprintf(tz->trip_type_attrs[indx].name, THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH,
 			 "trip_point_%d_type", indx);
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ static int create_trip_attrs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int mask)
 			tz->trip_temp_attrs[indx].attr.store =
 							trip_point_temp_store;
 		}
-		attrs[indx + tz->trips] = &tz->trip_temp_attrs[indx].attr.attr;
+		attrs[indx + tz->ntrips] = &tz->trip_temp_attrs[indx].attr.attr;
 
 		/* create Optional trip hyst attribute */
 		if (!tz->ops->get_trip_hyst)
@@ -496,10 +496,10 @@ static int create_trip_attrs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int mask)
 			tz->trip_hyst_attrs[indx].attr.store =
 					trip_point_hyst_store;
 		}
-		attrs[indx + tz->trips * 2] =
+		attrs[indx + tz->ntrips * 2] =
 					&tz->trip_hyst_attrs[indx].attr.attr;
 	}
-	attrs[tz->trips * 3] = NULL;
+	attrs[tz->ntrips * 3] = NULL;
 
 	tz->trips_attribute_group.attrs = attrs;
 
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ int thermal_zone_create_device_groups(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 	for (i = 0; i < size - 2; i++)
 		groups[i] = thermal_zone_attribute_groups[i];
 
-	if (tz->trips) {
+	if (tz->ntrips) {
 		result = create_trip_attrs(tz, mask);
 		if (result) {
 			kfree(groups);
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ void thermal_zone_destroy_device_groups(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 	if (!tz)
 		return;
 
-	if (tz->trips)
+	if (tz->ntrips)
 		destroy_trip_attrs(tz);
 
 	kfree(tz->device.groups);
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index 6289b0bb1c97..3a57878a2a6c 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_device {
 	struct thermal_attr *trip_hyst_attrs;
 	enum thermal_device_mode mode;
 	void *devdata;
-	int trips;
+	int ntrips;
 	unsigned long trips_disabled;	/* bitmap for disabled trips */
 	unsigned long passive_delay_jiffies;
 	unsigned long polling_delay_jiffies;
