diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_connector.c b/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
index c83b24e80e..c31c9731bd 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
@@ -2994,8 +2994,7 @@ error_free_conn:
 	return ERR_PTR(rc);
 }
 
-static int _sde_conn_hw_recovery_handler(
-		struct drm_connector *connector, bool val)
+static int _sde_conn_enable_hw_recovery(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
 	struct sde_connector *c_conn;
 
@@ -3006,7 +3005,7 @@ static int _sde_conn_hw_recovery_handler(
 	c_conn = to_sde_connector(connector);
 
 	if (c_conn->encoder)
-		sde_encoder_recovery_events_handler(c_conn->encoder, val);
+		sde_encoder_enable_recovery_event(c_conn->encoder);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3024,7 +3023,7 @@ int sde_connector_register_custom_event(struct sde_kms *kms,
 		ret = 0;
 		break;
 	case DRM_EVENT_SDE_HW_RECOVERY:
-		ret = _sde_conn_hw_recovery_handler(conn_drm, val);
+		ret = _sde_conn_enable_hw_recovery(conn_drm);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c b/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
index 2787cbcfac..dfdf30875e 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
@@ -5423,8 +5423,7 @@ bool sde_encoder_recovery_events_enabled(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	return sde_enc->recovery_events_enabled;
 }
 
-void sde_encoder_recovery_events_handler(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
-		bool enabled)
+void sde_encoder_enable_recovery_event(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 {
 	struct sde_encoder_virt *sde_enc;
 
@@ -5434,5 +5433,5 @@ void sde_encoder_recovery_events_handler(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 	}
 
 	sde_enc = to_sde_encoder_virt(encoder);
-	sde_enc->recovery_events_enabled = enabled;
+	sde_enc->recovery_events_enabled = true;
 }
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_encoder.h b/msm/sde/sde_encoder.h
index ffce98bcd5..b5d791ae96 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_encoder.h
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_encoder.h
@@ -486,12 +486,11 @@ int sde_encoder_display_failure_notification(struct drm_encoder *enc,
 bool sde_encoder_recovery_events_enabled(struct drm_encoder *encoder);
 
 /**
- * sde_encoder_recovery_events_handler - handler to enable/disable the
- * sw recovery for this connector
+ * sde_encoder_enable_recovery_event - handler to enable the sw recovery
+ * for this connector
  * @drm_enc:    Pointer to drm encoder structure
  */
-void sde_encoder_recovery_events_handler(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
-		bool val);
+void sde_encoder_enable_recovery_event(struct drm_encoder *encoder);
 /**
  * sde_encoder_in_clone_mode - checks if underlying phys encoder is in clone
  *	mode or independent display mode. ref@ WB in Concurrent writeback mode.