diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
index 74598f67efeb..1c8b55670804 100644
--- a/fs/eventpoll.c
+++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
@@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(epoll_ctl, int, epfd, int, op, int, fd,
 		goto error_tgt_fput;
 
 	/* Check if EPOLLWAKEUP is allowed */
-	if ((epds.events & EPOLLWAKEUP) && !capable(CAP_EPOLLWAKEUP))
+	if ((epds.events & EPOLLWAKEUP) && !capable(CAP_BLOCK_SUSPEND))
 		epds.events &= ~EPOLLWAKEUP;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/include/linux/capability.h b/include/linux/capability.h
index 68d56effc328..d10b7ed595b1 100644
--- a/include/linux/capability.h
+++ b/include/linux/capability.h
@@ -360,11 +360,11 @@ struct cpu_vfs_cap_data {
 
 #define CAP_WAKE_ALARM            35
 
-/* Allow preventing system suspends while epoll events are pending */
+/* Allow preventing system suspends */
 
-#define CAP_EPOLLWAKEUP      36
+#define CAP_BLOCK_SUSPEND    36
 
-#define CAP_LAST_CAP         CAP_EPOLLWAKEUP
+#define CAP_LAST_CAP         CAP_BLOCK_SUSPEND
 
 #define cap_valid(x) ((x) >= 0 && (x) <= CAP_LAST_CAP)
 
diff --git a/include/linux/eventpoll.h b/include/linux/eventpoll.h
index 6f8be328770a..f4bb378ccf6a 100644
--- a/include/linux/eventpoll.h
+++ b/include/linux/eventpoll.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  * re-allowed until epoll_wait is called again after consuming the wakeup
  * event(s).
  *
- * Requires CAP_EPOLLWAKEUP
+ * Requires CAP_BLOCK_SUSPEND
  */
 #define EPOLLWAKEUP (1 << 29)