diff --git a/drivers/net/gtp.c b/drivers/net/gtp.c
index 3e1854f34420..1f6d911e77c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gtp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gtp.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct pdp_ctx {
 	u16			af;
 
 	struct in_addr		ms_addr_ip4;
-	struct in_addr		sgsn_addr_ip4;
+	struct in_addr		peer_addr_ip4;
 
 	struct sock		*sk;
 	struct net_device       *dev;
@@ -489,17 +489,17 @@ static int gtp_build_skb_ip4(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 	netdev_dbg(dev, "found PDP context %p\n", pctx);
 
-	rt = ip4_route_output_gtp(&fl4, pctx->sk, pctx->sgsn_addr_ip4.s_addr);
+	rt = ip4_route_output_gtp(&fl4, pctx->sk, pctx->peer_addr_ip4.s_addr);
 	if (IS_ERR(rt)) {
 		netdev_dbg(dev, "no route to SSGN %pI4\n",
-			   &pctx->sgsn_addr_ip4.s_addr);
+			   &pctx->peer_addr_ip4.s_addr);
 		dev->stats.tx_carrier_errors++;
 		goto err;
 	}
 
 	if (rt->dst.dev == dev) {
 		netdev_dbg(dev, "circular route to SSGN %pI4\n",
-			   &pctx->sgsn_addr_ip4.s_addr);
+			   &pctx->peer_addr_ip4.s_addr);
 		dev->stats.collisions++;
 		goto err_rt;
 	}
@@ -866,8 +866,8 @@ static void ipv4_pdp_fill(struct pdp_ctx *pctx, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	pctx->gtp_version = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[GTPA_VERSION]);
 	pctx->af = AF_INET;
-	pctx->sgsn_addr_ip4.s_addr =
-		nla_get_be32(info->attrs[GTPA_SGSN_ADDRESS]);
+	pctx->peer_addr_ip4.s_addr =
+		nla_get_be32(info->attrs[GTPA_PEER_ADDRESS]);
 	pctx->ms_addr_ip4.s_addr =
 		nla_get_be32(info->attrs[GTPA_MS_ADDRESS]);
 
@@ -957,13 +957,13 @@ static int ipv4_pdp_add(struct gtp_dev *gtp, struct sock *sk,
 	switch (pctx->gtp_version) {
 	case GTP_V0:
 		netdev_dbg(dev, "GTPv0-U: new PDP ctx id=%llx ssgn=%pI4 ms=%pI4 (pdp=%p)\n",
-			   pctx->u.v0.tid, &pctx->sgsn_addr_ip4,
+			   pctx->u.v0.tid, &pctx->peer_addr_ip4,
 			   &pctx->ms_addr_ip4, pctx);
 		break;
 	case GTP_V1:
 		netdev_dbg(dev, "GTPv1-U: new PDP ctx id=%x/%x ssgn=%pI4 ms=%pI4 (pdp=%p)\n",
 			   pctx->u.v1.i_tei, pctx->u.v1.o_tei,
-			   &pctx->sgsn_addr_ip4, &pctx->ms_addr_ip4, pctx);
+			   &pctx->peer_addr_ip4, &pctx->ms_addr_ip4, pctx);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ static int gtp_genl_new_pdp(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	if (!info->attrs[GTPA_VERSION] ||
 	    !info->attrs[GTPA_LINK] ||
-	    !info->attrs[GTPA_SGSN_ADDRESS] ||
+	    !info->attrs[GTPA_PEER_ADDRESS] ||
 	    !info->attrs[GTPA_MS_ADDRESS])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ static int gtp_genl_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 snd_portid, u32 snd_seq,
 		goto nlmsg_failure;
 
 	if (nla_put_u32(skb, GTPA_VERSION, pctx->gtp_version) ||
-	    nla_put_be32(skb, GTPA_SGSN_ADDRESS, pctx->sgsn_addr_ip4.s_addr) ||
+	    nla_put_be32(skb, GTPA_PEER_ADDRESS, pctx->peer_addr_ip4.s_addr) ||
 	    nla_put_be32(skb, GTPA_MS_ADDRESS, pctx->ms_addr_ip4.s_addr))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ static struct nla_policy gtp_genl_policy[GTPA_MAX + 1] = {
 	[GTPA_LINK]		= { .type = NLA_U32, },
 	[GTPA_VERSION]		= { .type = NLA_U32, },
 	[GTPA_TID]		= { .type = NLA_U64, },
-	[GTPA_SGSN_ADDRESS]	= { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[GTPA_PEER_ADDRESS]	= { .type = NLA_U32, },
 	[GTPA_MS_ADDRESS]	= { .type = NLA_U32, },
 	[GTPA_FLOW]		= { .type = NLA_U16, },
 	[GTPA_NET_NS_FD]	= { .type = NLA_U32, },
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/gtp.h b/include/uapi/linux/gtp.h
index 72a04a0e8cce..57d1edb8efd9 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/gtp.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/gtp.h
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ enum gtp_attrs {
 	GTPA_LINK,
 	GTPA_VERSION,
 	GTPA_TID,	/* for GTPv0 only */
-	GTPA_SGSN_ADDRESS,
+	GTPA_PEER_ADDRESS,	/* Remote GSN peer, either SGSN or GGSN */
+#define GTPA_SGSN_ADDRESS GTPA_PEER_ADDRESS /* maintain legacy attr name */
 	GTPA_MS_ADDRESS,
 	GTPA_FLOW,
 	GTPA_NET_NS_FD,