diff --git a/drivers/ntb/hw/idt/ntb_hw_idt.c b/drivers/ntb/hw/idt/ntb_hw_idt.c
index 733557231ed0..de1dbbc5b9de 100644
--- a/drivers/ntb/hw/idt/ntb_hw_idt.c
+++ b/drivers/ntb/hw/idt/ntb_hw_idt.c
@@ -2657,8 +2657,8 @@ static int idt_init_pci(struct idt_ntb_dev *ndev)
 	ret = pci_enable_pcie_error_reporting(pdev);
 	if (ret != 0)
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "PCIe AER capability disabled\n");
-	else /* Cleanup nonfatal error status before getting to init */
-		pci_aer_clear_nonfatal_status(pdev);
+	else /* Cleanup uncorrectable error status before getting to init */
+		pci_aer_clear_uncorrect_error_status(pdev);
 
 	/* First enable the PCI device */
 	ret = pcim_enable_device(pdev);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.h b/drivers/pci/pci.h
index e10cdec6c56e..574176f43025 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.h
@@ -686,6 +686,7 @@ void pci_aer_init(struct pci_dev *dev);
 void pci_aer_exit(struct pci_dev *dev);
 extern const struct attribute_group aer_stats_attr_group;
 void pci_aer_clear_fatal_status(struct pci_dev *dev);
+void pci_aer_clear_nonfatal_status(struct pci_dev *dev);
 int pci_aer_clear_status(struct pci_dev *dev);
 int pci_aer_raw_clear_status(struct pci_dev *dev);
 #else
@@ -693,6 +694,7 @@ static inline void pci_no_aer(void) { }
 static inline void pci_aer_init(struct pci_dev *d) { }
 static inline void pci_aer_exit(struct pci_dev *d) { }
 static inline void pci_aer_clear_fatal_status(struct pci_dev *dev) { }
+static inline void pci_aer_clear_nonfatal_status(struct pci_dev *dev) { }
 static inline int pci_aer_clear_status(struct pci_dev *dev) { return -EINVAL; }
 static inline int pci_aer_raw_clear_status(struct pci_dev *dev) { return -EINVAL; }
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c
index 7952e5efd6cf..d2996afa80f6 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c
@@ -251,13 +251,13 @@ int pci_disable_pcie_error_reporting(struct pci_dev *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_disable_pcie_error_reporting);
 
-int pci_aer_clear_nonfatal_status(struct pci_dev *dev)
+void pci_aer_clear_nonfatal_status(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	int aer = dev->aer_cap;
 	u32 status, sev;
 
 	if (!pcie_aer_is_native(dev))
-		return -EIO;
+		return;
 
 	/* Clear status bits for ERR_NONFATAL errors only */
 	pci_read_config_dword(dev, aer + PCI_ERR_UNCOR_STATUS, &status);
@@ -265,10 +265,7 @@ int pci_aer_clear_nonfatal_status(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	status &= ~sev;
 	if (status)
 		pci_write_config_dword(dev, aer + PCI_ERR_UNCOR_STATUS, status);
-
-	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_aer_clear_nonfatal_status);
 
 void pci_aer_clear_fatal_status(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
@@ -286,6 +283,22 @@ void pci_aer_clear_fatal_status(struct pci_dev *dev)
 		pci_write_config_dword(dev, aer + PCI_ERR_UNCOR_STATUS, status);
 }
 
+int pci_aer_clear_uncorrect_error_status(struct pci_dev *dev)
+{
+	int aer = dev->aer_cap;
+	u32 status;
+
+	if (!pcie_aer_is_native(dev))
+		return -EIO;
+
+	pci_read_config_dword(dev, aer + PCI_ERR_UNCOR_STATUS, &status);
+	if (status)
+		pci_write_config_dword(dev, aer + PCI_ERR_UNCOR_STATUS, status);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_aer_clear_uncorrect_error_status);
+
 /**
  * pci_aer_raw_clear_status - Clear AER error registers.
  * @dev: the PCI device
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/dpc.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/dpc.c
index 3e9afee02e8d..7942073fbb34 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/dpc.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/dpc.c
@@ -288,8 +288,7 @@ void dpc_process_error(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		 dpc_get_aer_uncorrect_severity(pdev, &info) &&
 		 aer_get_device_error_info(pdev, &info)) {
 		aer_print_error(pdev, &info);
-		pci_aer_clear_nonfatal_status(pdev);
-		pci_aer_clear_fatal_status(pdev);
+		pci_aer_clear_uncorrect_error_status(pdev);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
index 3caaa7c4af48..1ed8d1640325 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
@@ -4712,7 +4712,7 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(lpfc_aer_support);
  * Description:
  * If the @buf contains 1 and the device currently has the AER support
  * enabled, then invokes the kernel AER helper routine
- * pci_aer_clear_nonfatal_status() to clean up the uncorrectable
+ * pci_aer_clear_uncorrect_error_status() to clean up the uncorrectable
  * error status register.
  *
  * Notes:
@@ -4738,7 +4738,7 @@ lpfc_aer_cleanup_state(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (phba->hba_flag & HBA_AER_ENABLED)
-		rc = pci_aer_clear_nonfatal_status(phba->pcidev);
+		rc = pci_aer_clear_uncorrect_error_status(phba->pcidev);
 
 	if (rc == 0)
 		return strlen(buf);
diff --git a/include/linux/aer.h b/include/linux/aer.h
index 97f64ba1b34a..f638ad955deb 100644
--- a/include/linux/aer.h
+++ b/include/linux/aer.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct aer_capability_regs {
 /* PCIe port driver needs this function to enable AER */
 int pci_enable_pcie_error_reporting(struct pci_dev *dev);
 int pci_disable_pcie_error_reporting(struct pci_dev *dev);
-int pci_aer_clear_nonfatal_status(struct pci_dev *dev);
+int pci_aer_clear_uncorrect_error_status(struct pci_dev *dev);
 void pci_save_aer_state(struct pci_dev *dev);
 void pci_restore_aer_state(struct pci_dev *dev);
 #else
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static inline int pci_disable_pcie_error_reporting(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
-static inline int pci_aer_clear_nonfatal_status(struct pci_dev *dev)
+static inline int pci_aer_clear_uncorrect_error_status(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
