diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
index f3765cd5483..f34205a59cc 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ func validateVolumeSource(source *api.VolumeSource, fldPath *field.Path, volName
 			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Forbidden(fldPath.Child("glusterfs"), "may not specify more than 1 volume type"))
 		} else {
 			numVolumes++
-			allErrs = append(allErrs, validateGlusterfs(source.Glusterfs, fldPath.Child("glusterfs"))...)
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, validateGlusterfsVolumeSource(source.Glusterfs, fldPath.Child("glusterfs"))...)
 		}
 	}
 	if source.Flocker != nil {
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ func validateQuobyteVolumeSource(quobyte *api.QuobyteVolumeSource, fldPath *fiel
 	return allErrs
 }
 
-func validateGlusterfs(glusterfs *api.GlusterfsVolumeSource, fldPath *field.Path) field.ErrorList {
+func validateGlusterfsVolumeSource(glusterfs *api.GlusterfsVolumeSource, fldPath *field.Path) field.ErrorList {
 	allErrs := field.ErrorList{}
 	if len(glusterfs.EndpointsName) == 0 {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Required(fldPath.Child("endpoints"), ""))
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ func ValidatePersistentVolume(pv *api.PersistentVolume) field.ErrorList {
 			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Forbidden(specPath.Child("glusterfs"), "may not specify more than 1 volume type"))
 		} else {
 			numVolumes++
-			allErrs = append(allErrs, validateGlusterfs(pv.Spec.Glusterfs, specPath.Child("glusterfs"))...)
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, validateGlusterfsVolumeSource(pv.Spec.Glusterfs, specPath.Child("glusterfs"))...)
 		}
 	}
 	if pv.Spec.Flocker != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
index 3ae3d8d2dfd..5e9f0a4b392 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ func TestValidateGlusterfs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i, tc := range testCases {
-		errs := validateGlusterfs(tc.gfs, field.NewPath("field"))
+		errs := validateGlusterfsVolumeSource(tc.gfs, field.NewPath("field"))
 
 		if len(errs) > 0 && tc.errtype == "" {
 			t.Errorf("[%d: %q] unexpected error(s): %v", i, tc.name, errs)