diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index fb6f091f594..f368812ac0e 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -496,15 +496,15 @@ static void module_unload_free(struct module *mod)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD
-static inline int try_force(unsigned int flags)
+static inline int try_force_unload(unsigned int flags)
 {
 	int ret = (flags & O_TRUNC);
 	if (ret)
-		add_taint(TAINT_FORCED_MODULE);
+		add_taint(TAINT_FORCED_RMMOD);
 	return ret;
 }
 #else
-static inline int try_force(unsigned int flags)
+static inline int try_force_unload(unsigned int flags)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ static int __try_stop_module(void *_sref)
 
 	/* If it's not unused, quit unless we are told to block. */
 	if ((sref->flags & O_NONBLOCK) && module_refcount(sref->mod) != 0) {
-		if (!(*sref->forced = try_force(sref->flags)))
+		if (!(*sref->forced = try_force_unload(sref->flags)))
 			return -EWOULDBLOCK;
 	}
 
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ sys_delete_module(const char __user *name_user, unsigned int flags)
 	/* If it has an init func, it must have an exit func to unload */
 	if ((mod->init != NULL && mod->exit == NULL)
 	    || mod->unsafe) {
-		forced = try_force(flags);
+		forced = try_force_unload(flags);
 		if (!forced) {
 			/* This module can't be removed */
 			ret = -EBUSY;