diff --git a/cmd/cephcsi.go b/cmd/cephcsi.go
index 94b5e8aed..005e4f04e 100644
--- a/cmd/cephcsi.go
+++ b/cmd/cephcsi.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func main() {
 		fmt.Println("Go Version:", runtime.Version())
 		fmt.Println("Compiler:", runtime.Compiler)
 		fmt.Printf("Platform: %s/%s\n", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
-		if kv, err := util.KernelVersion(); err == nil {
+		if kv, err := util.GetKernelVersion(); err == nil {
 			fmt.Println("Kernel:", kv)
 		}
 		os.Exit(0)
diff --git a/internal/cephfs/volumemounter.go b/internal/cephfs/volumemounter.go
index d1c73a5a1..0d9405694 100644
--- a/internal/cephfs/volumemounter.go
+++ b/internal/cephfs/volumemounter.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func loadAvailableMounters(conf *util.Config) error {
 		klog.Errorf("failed to run mount.ceph %v", err)
 	} else {
 		// fetch the current running kernel info
-		release, kvErr := util.KernelVersion()
+		release, kvErr := util.GetKernelVersion()
 		if kvErr != nil {
 			return kvErr
 		}
diff --git a/internal/util/util.go b/internal/util/util.go
index 6625ad127..f2de91b38 100644
--- a/internal/util/util.go
+++ b/internal/util/util.go
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ func ValidateDriverName(driverName string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-// KernelVersion returns the version of the running Unix (like) system from the
+// GetKernelVersion returns the version of the running Unix (like) system from the
 // 'utsname' structs 'release' component.
-func KernelVersion() (string, error) {
+func GetKernelVersion() (string, error) {
 	utsname := unix.Utsname{}
 	err := unix.Uname(&utsname)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/util/util_test.go b/internal/util/util_test.go
index 9542823ad..a1a67eb5c 100644
--- a/internal/util/util_test.go
+++ b/internal/util/util_test.go
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ func TestRoundOffVolSize(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestKernelVersion(t *testing.T) {
-	version, err := KernelVersion()
+func TestGetKernelVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	version, err := GetKernelVersion()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to get kernel version: %s", err)
 	}