diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c
index 330d95446f1d..26b34f23ed5f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sc16is7xx.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ struct sc16is7xx_one_config {
 struct sc16is7xx_one {
 	struct uart_port		port;
 	struct regmap			*regmap;
-	struct mutex			efr_lock; /* EFR registers access */
+	struct mutex			lock; /* For registers sharing same address space. */
 	struct kthread_work		tx_work;
 	struct kthread_work		reg_work;
 	struct kthread_delayed_work	ms_work;
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ static void sc16is7xx_efr_lock(struct uart_port *port)
 {
 	struct sc16is7xx_one *one = to_sc16is7xx_one(port, port);
 
-	mutex_lock(&one->efr_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&one->lock);
 
 	/* Backup content of LCR. */
 	one->old_lcr = sc16is7xx_port_read(port, SC16IS7XX_LCR_REG);
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ static void sc16is7xx_efr_unlock(struct uart_port *port)
 	/* Restore original content of LCR */
 	sc16is7xx_port_write(port, SC16IS7XX_LCR_REG, one->old_lcr);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&one->efr_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&one->lock);
 }
 
 static void sc16is7xx_ier_clear(struct uart_port *port, u8 bit)
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ static int sc16is7xx_set_baud(struct uart_port *port, int baud)
 			      SC16IS7XX_MCR_CLKSEL_BIT,
 			      prescaler == 1 ? 0 : SC16IS7XX_MCR_CLKSEL_BIT);
 
-	mutex_lock(&one->efr_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&one->lock);
 
 	/* Backup LCR and access special register set (DLL/DLH) */
 	lcr = sc16is7xx_port_read(port, SC16IS7XX_LCR_REG);
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ static int sc16is7xx_set_baud(struct uart_port *port, int baud)
 	/* Restore LCR and access to general register set */
 	sc16is7xx_port_write(port, SC16IS7XX_LCR_REG, lcr);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&one->efr_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&one->lock);
 
 	return DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST((clk / prescaler) / 16, div);
 }
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ static void sc16is7xx_update_mlines(struct sc16is7xx_one *one)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int status, changed;
 
-	lockdep_assert_held_once(&one->efr_lock);
+	lockdep_assert_held_once(&one->lock);
 
 	status = sc16is7xx_get_hwmctrl(port);
 	changed = status ^ one->old_mctrl;
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ static bool sc16is7xx_port_irq(struct sc16is7xx_port *s, int portno)
 	struct uart_port *port = &s->p[portno].port;
 	struct sc16is7xx_one *one = to_sc16is7xx_one(port, port);
 
-	mutex_lock(&one->efr_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&one->lock);
 
 	iir = sc16is7xx_port_read(port, SC16IS7XX_IIR_REG);
 	if (iir & SC16IS7XX_IIR_NO_INT_BIT) {
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ static bool sc16is7xx_port_irq(struct sc16is7xx_port *s, int portno)
 	}
 
 out_port_irq:
-	mutex_unlock(&one->efr_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&one->lock);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -880,9 +880,9 @@ static void sc16is7xx_tx_proc(struct kthread_work *ws)
 	    (port->rs485.delay_rts_before_send > 0))
 		msleep(port->rs485.delay_rts_before_send);
 
-	mutex_lock(&one->efr_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&one->lock);
 	sc16is7xx_handle_tx(port);
-	mutex_unlock(&one->efr_lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&one->lock);
 }
 
 static void sc16is7xx_reconf_rs485(struct uart_port *port)
@@ -949,9 +949,9 @@ static void sc16is7xx_ms_proc(struct kthread_work *ws)
 	struct sc16is7xx_port *s = dev_get_drvdata(one->port.dev);
 
 	if (one->port.state) {
-		mutex_lock(&one->efr_lock);
+		mutex_lock(&one->lock);
 		sc16is7xx_update_mlines(one);
-		mutex_unlock(&one->efr_lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&one->lock);
 
 		kthread_queue_delayed_work(&s->kworker, &one->ms_work, HZ);
 	}
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ int sc16is7xx_probe(struct device *dev, const struct sc16is7xx_devtype *devtype,
 		s->p[i].old_mctrl	= 0;
 		s->p[i].regmap		= regmaps[i];
 
-		mutex_init(&s->p[i].efr_lock);
+		mutex_init(&s->p[i].lock);
 
 		ret = uart_get_rs485_mode(&s->p[i].port);
 		if (ret)