diff --git a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
index 659dca730..46025744b 100644
--- a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
+++ b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
@@ -4287,7 +4287,7 @@ bdev_nvme_get_opts(struct spdk_bdev_nvme_opts *opts)
 	*opts = g_opts;
 }
 
-static bool bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(int32_t ctrlr_loss_timeout_sec,
+static bool bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(int32_t ctrlr_loss_timeout_sec,
 		uint32_t reconnect_delay_sec,
 		uint32_t fast_io_fail_timeout_sec);
 
@@ -4305,9 +4305,9 @@ bdev_nvme_validate_opts(const struct spdk_bdev_nvme_opts *opts)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(opts->ctrlr_loss_timeout_sec,
-					      opts->reconnect_delay_sec,
-					      opts->fast_io_fail_timeout_sec)) {
+	if (!bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(opts->ctrlr_loss_timeout_sec,
+			opts->reconnect_delay_sec,
+			opts->fast_io_fail_timeout_sec)) {
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -4606,9 +4606,9 @@ bdev_nvme_async_poll(void *arg)
 }
 
 static bool
-bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(int32_t ctrlr_loss_timeout_sec,
-				 uint32_t reconnect_delay_sec,
-				 uint32_t fast_io_fail_timeout_sec)
+bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(int32_t ctrlr_loss_timeout_sec,
+		uint32_t reconnect_delay_sec,
+		uint32_t fast_io_fail_timeout_sec)
 {
 	if (ctrlr_loss_timeout_sec < -1) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("ctrlr_loss_timeout_sec can't be less than -1.\n");
@@ -4670,9 +4670,9 @@ bdev_nvme_create(struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid,
 	}
 
 	if (bdev_opts != NULL &&
-	    !bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(bdev_opts->ctrlr_loss_timeout_sec,
-					      bdev_opts->reconnect_delay_sec,
-					      bdev_opts->fast_io_fail_timeout_sec)) {
+	    !bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(bdev_opts->ctrlr_loss_timeout_sec,
+			    bdev_opts->reconnect_delay_sec,
+			    bdev_opts->fast_io_fail_timeout_sec)) {
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c/bdev_nvme_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c/bdev_nvme_ut.c
index 674613c3c..a545c479f 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c/bdev_nvme_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c/bdev_nvme_ut.c
@@ -4867,30 +4867,30 @@ test_retry_io_for_ana_error(void)
 }
 
 static void
-test_check_multipath_params(void)
+test_check_io_error_resiliency_params(void)
 {
 	/* 1st parameter is ctrlr_loss_timeout_sec, 2nd parameter is reconnect_delay_sec, and
 	 * 3rd parameter is fast_io_fail_timeout_sec.
 	 */
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(-2, 1, 0) == false);
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(-1, 0, 0) == false);
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(1, 0, 0) == false);
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(1, 2, 0) == false);
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(0, 1, 0) == false);
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(-1, 1, 0) == true);
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(2, 2, 0) == true);
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(2, 1, 0) == true);
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(INT32_MAX, INT32_MAX, 0) == true);
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(-1, UINT32_MAX, 0) == true);
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(0, 0, 1) == false);
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(-1, 2, 1) == false);
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(3, 2, 4) == false);
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(3, 2, 1) == false);
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(-1, 1, 1) == true);
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(2, 1, 2) == true);
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(2, 1, 1) == true);
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(INT32_MAX, INT32_MAX, INT32_MAX) == true);
-	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_multipath_params(-1, UINT32_MAX, UINT32_MAX) == true);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(-2, 1, 0) == false);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(-1, 0, 0) == false);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(1, 0, 0) == false);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(1, 2, 0) == false);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(0, 1, 0) == false);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(-1, 1, 0) == true);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(2, 2, 0) == true);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(2, 1, 0) == true);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(INT32_MAX, INT32_MAX, 0) == true);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(-1, UINT32_MAX, 0) == true);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(0, 0, 1) == false);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(-1, 2, 1) == false);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(3, 2, 4) == false);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(3, 2, 1) == false);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(-1, 1, 1) == true);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(2, 1, 2) == true);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(2, 1, 1) == true);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(INT32_MAX, INT32_MAX, INT32_MAX) == true);
+	CU_ASSERT(bdev_nvme_check_io_error_resiliency_params(-1, UINT32_MAX, UINT32_MAX) == true);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -6069,7 +6069,7 @@ main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, test_retry_io_count);
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, test_concurrent_read_ana_log_page);
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, test_retry_io_for_ana_error);
-	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, test_check_multipath_params);
+	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, test_check_io_error_resiliency_params);
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, test_retry_io_if_ctrlr_is_resetting);
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, test_reconnect_ctrlr);
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, test_retry_failover_ctrlr);