diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/dev-eth.c b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/dev-eth.c
index 7d641d4f09..bdae999d5d 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/dev-eth.c
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/dev-eth.c
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ void __init ath79_register_eth(unsigned int id)
 			pdata->speed = SPEED_1000;
 			pdata->duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
 			pdata->switch_data = &ath79_switch_data;
-			pdata->builtin_switch = 1;
+			pdata->use_flow_control = 1;
 
 			ath79_switch_data.phy_poll_mask |= BIT(4);
 		}
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ void __init ath79_register_eth(unsigned int id)
 			pdata->has_gbit = 1;
 			pdata->duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
 			pdata->switch_data = &ath79_switch_data;
-			pdata->builtin_switch = 1;
+			pdata->use_flow_control = 1;
 
 			ath79_switch_data.phy_poll_mask |= BIT(4);
 		}
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ void __init ath79_register_eth(unsigned int id)
 			pdata->set_speed = ath79_set_speed_dummy;
 
 			pdata->switch_data = &ath79_switch_data;
-			pdata->builtin_switch = 1;
+			pdata->use_flow_control = 1;
 
 			/* reset the built-in switch */
 			ath79_device_reset_set(AR934X_RESET_ETH_SWITCH);
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ void __init ath79_register_eth(unsigned int id)
 			pdata->speed = SPEED_1000;
 			pdata->duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
 			pdata->switch_data = &ath79_switch_data;
-			pdata->builtin_switch = 1;
+			pdata->use_flow_control = 1;
 
 			ath79_switch_data.phy_poll_mask |= BIT(4);
 		}
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ void __init ath79_register_eth(unsigned int id)
 			pdata->reset_bit = QCA955X_RESET_GE1_MAC |
 					   QCA955X_RESET_GE1_MDIO;
 			pdata->set_speed = qca955x_set_speed_sgmii;
-			pdata->builtin_switch = 1;
+			pdata->use_flow_control = 1;
 		}
 
 		pdata->has_gbit = 1;
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ void __init ath79_register_eth(unsigned int id)
 
 			pdata->speed = SPEED_1000;
 			pdata->duplex = DUPLEX_FULL;
-			pdata->builtin_switch = 1;
+			pdata->use_flow_control = 1;
 
 			/* reset the built-in switch */
 			ath79_device_reset_set(AR934X_RESET_ETH_SWITCH);
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-ath79/ag71xx_platform.h b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-ath79/ag71xx_platform.h
index e494cdfc0f..5fd352c638 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-ath79/ag71xx_platform.h
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-ath79/ag71xx_platform.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct ag71xx_platform_data {
 	u8		is_ar7240:1;
 	u8		is_ar724x:1;
 	u8		has_ar8216:1;
-	u8		builtin_switch:1;
+	u8		use_flow_control:1;
 
 	struct ag71xx_switch_platform_data *switch_data;
 
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c
index d7c27393a6..0ae6acf119 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/ag71xx/ag71xx_main.c
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ static void ag71xx_hw_setup(struct ag71xx *ag)
 	u32 init = MAC_CFG1_INIT;
 
 	/* setup MAC configuration registers */
-	if (pdata->builtin_switch)
+	if (pdata->use_flow_control)
 		init |= MAC_CFG1_TFC | MAC_CFG1_RFC;
 	ag71xx_wr(ag, AG71XX_REG_MAC_CFG1, init);