diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvif/user.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvif/user.h
index 6825574d93c2..146986a9fe53 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvif/user.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvif/user.h
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ struct nvif_user_func {
 	u64 (*time)(struct nvif_user *);
 };
 
-int nvif_user_init(struct nvif_device *);
-void nvif_user_fini(struct nvif_device *);
+int nvif_user_ctor(struct nvif_device *, const char *name);
+void nvif_user_dtor(struct nvif_device *);
 
 extern const struct nvif_user_func nvif_userc361;
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
index bfb8d4c1a2d8..6f24a215ac74 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ nouveau_accel_init(struct nouveau_drm *drm)
 
 	/* Volta requires access to a doorbell register for kickoff. */
 	if (drm->client.device.info.family >= NV_DEVICE_INFO_V0_VOLTA) {
-		ret = nvif_user_init(device);
+		ret = nvif_user_ctor(device, "drmUsermode");
 		if (ret)
 			return;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/device.c
index a3aebf865931..8c3d883f3313 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/device.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ nvif_device_time(struct nvif_device *device)
 void
 nvif_device_dtor(struct nvif_device *device)
 {
-	nvif_user_fini(device);
+	nvif_user_dtor(device);
 	kfree(device->runlist);
 	device->runlist = NULL;
 	nvif_object_dtor(&device->object);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/user.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/user.c
index 490fd18d02c0..d89f5b67b304 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/user.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/user.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <nvif/class.h>
 
 void
-nvif_user_fini(struct nvif_device *device)
+nvif_user_dtor(struct nvif_device *device)
 {
 	if (device->user.func) {
 		nvif_object_dtor(&device->user.object);
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ nvif_user_fini(struct nvif_device *device)
 }
 
 int
-nvif_user_init(struct nvif_device *device)
+nvif_user_ctor(struct nvif_device *device, const char *name)
 {
 	struct {
 		s32 oclass;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ nvif_user_init(struct nvif_device *device)
 	if (cid < 0)
 		return cid;
 
-	ret = nvif_object_ctor(&device->object, "nvifUsermode",
+	ret = nvif_object_ctor(&device->object, name ? name : "nvifUsermode",
 			       0, users[cid].oclass, NULL, 0,
 			       &device->user.object);
 	if (ret)