diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
index 55c6c37e249..1175d58efc2 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ struct rpc_rqst {
 	struct rpc_task *	rq_task;	/* RPC task data */
 	__be32			rq_xid;		/* request XID */
 	int			rq_cong;	/* has incremented xprt->cong */
-	int			rq_received;	/* receive completed */
+	int			rq_reply_bytes_recvd;	/* number of reply */
+							/* bytes received */
 	u32			rq_seqno;	/* gss seq no. used on req. */
 	int			rq_enc_pages_num;
 	struct page		**rq_enc_pages;	/* scratch pages for use by
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/backchannel_rqst.c b/net/sunrpc/backchannel_rqst.c
index f56e18a2349..5a7d342e308 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/backchannel_rqst.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/backchannel_rqst.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ struct rpc_rqst *xprt_alloc_bc_request(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 
 	if (req != NULL) {
 		set_bit(RPC_BC_PA_IN_USE, &req->rq_bc_pa_state);
-		req->rq_received = 0;
+		req->rq_reply_bytes_recvd = 0;
 		req->rq_bytes_sent = 0;
 		memcpy(&req->rq_private_buf, &req->rq_rcv_buf,
 			sizeof(req->rq_private_buf));
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index f3e93b8eb90..5bc2f45bddf 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -1258,8 +1258,8 @@ call_status(struct rpc_task *task)
 	struct rpc_rqst	*req = task->tk_rqstp;
 	int		status;
 
-	if (req->rq_received > 0 && !req->rq_bytes_sent)
-		task->tk_status = req->rq_received;
+	if (req->rq_reply_bytes_recvd > 0 && !req->rq_bytes_sent)
+		task->tk_status = req->rq_reply_bytes_recvd;
 
 	dprint_status(task);
 
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ call_decode(struct rpc_task *task)
 
 	/*
 	 * Ensure that we see all writes made by xprt_complete_rqst()
-	 * before it changed req->rq_received.
+	 * before it changed req->rq_reply_bytes_recvd.
 	 */
 	smp_rmb();
 	req->rq_rcv_buf.len = req->rq_private_buf.len;
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ out_retry:
 	task->tk_status = 0;
 	/* Note: rpc_verify_header() may have freed the RPC slot */
 	if (task->tk_rqstp == req) {
-		req->rq_received = req->rq_rcv_buf.len = 0;
+		req->rq_reply_bytes_recvd = req->rq_rcv_buf.len = 0;
 		if (task->tk_client->cl_discrtry)
 			xprt_conditional_disconnect(task->tk_xprt,
 					req->rq_connect_cookie);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/stats.c b/net/sunrpc/stats.c
index 8487aa0f1f5..1b4e6791ecf 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/stats.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/stats.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void rpc_count_iostats(struct rpc_task *task)
 	op_metrics->om_timeouts += task->tk_timeouts;
 
 	op_metrics->om_bytes_sent += task->tk_bytes_sent;
-	op_metrics->om_bytes_recv += req->rq_received;
+	op_metrics->om_bytes_recv += req->rq_reply_bytes_recvd;
 
 	queue = (long)req->rq_xtime - task->tk_start;
 	if (queue < 0)
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index c144611223f..f412a852bc7 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -806,9 +806,10 @@ void xprt_complete_rqst(struct rpc_task *task, int copied)
 
 	list_del_init(&req->rq_list);
 	req->rq_private_buf.len = copied;
-	/* Ensure all writes are done before we update req->rq_received */
+	/* Ensure all writes are done before we update */
+	/* req->rq_reply_bytes_recvd */
 	smp_wmb();
-	req->rq_received = copied;
+	req->rq_reply_bytes_recvd = copied;
 	rpc_wake_up_queued_task(&xprt->pending, task);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xprt_complete_rqst);
@@ -823,7 +824,7 @@ static void xprt_timer(struct rpc_task *task)
 	dprintk("RPC: %5u xprt_timer\n", task->tk_pid);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
-	if (!req->rq_received) {
+	if (!req->rq_reply_bytes_recvd) {
 		if (xprt->ops->timer)
 			xprt->ops->timer(task);
 	} else
@@ -845,8 +846,8 @@ int xprt_prepare_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
 	dprintk("RPC: %5u xprt_prepare_transmit\n", task->tk_pid);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
-	if (req->rq_received && !req->rq_bytes_sent) {
-		err = req->rq_received;
+	if (req->rq_reply_bytes_recvd && !req->rq_bytes_sent) {
+		err = req->rq_reply_bytes_recvd;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 	if (!xprt->ops->reserve_xprt(task))
@@ -875,7 +876,7 @@ void xprt_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
 
 	dprintk("RPC: %5u xprt_transmit(%u)\n", task->tk_pid, req->rq_slen);
 
-	if (!req->rq_received) {
+	if (!req->rq_reply_bytes_recvd) {
 		if (list_empty(&req->rq_list) && rpc_reply_expected(task)) {
 			/*
 			 * Add to the list only if we're expecting a reply
@@ -914,7 +915,7 @@ void xprt_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
 	/* Don't race with disconnect */
 	if (!xprt_connected(xprt))
 		task->tk_status = -ENOTCONN;
-	else if (!req->rq_received && rpc_reply_expected(task)) {
+	else if (!req->rq_reply_bytes_recvd && rpc_reply_expected(task)) {
 		/*
 		 * Sleep on the pending queue since
 		 * we're expecting a reply.