diff --git a/drivers/android/node.rs b/drivers/android/node.rs
index 015b83c9ade73d..c57f8fe10ee236 100644
--- a/drivers/android/node.rs
+++ b/drivers/android/node.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use kernel::{
     io_buffer::IoBufferWriter,
     linked_list::{GetLinks, Links, List},
     prelude::*,
-    sync::{Guard, LockedBy, Mutex, Ref, SpinLock},
+    sync::{GuardMut, LockedBy, Mutex, Ref, SpinLock},
     user_ptr::UserSlicePtrWriter,
 };
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ impl Node {
 
     pub(crate) fn next_death(
         &self,
-        guard: &mut Guard<'_, Mutex<ProcessInner>>,
+        guard: &mut GuardMut<'_, Mutex<ProcessInner>>,
     ) -> Option<Ref<NodeDeath>> {
         self.inner.access_mut(guard).death_list.pop_front()
     }
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ impl Node {
     pub(crate) fn add_death(
         &self,
         death: Ref<NodeDeath>,
-        guard: &mut Guard<'_, Mutex<ProcessInner>>,
+        guard: &mut GuardMut<'_, Mutex<ProcessInner>>,
     ) {
         self.inner.access_mut(guard).death_list.push_back(death);
     }
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ impl Node {
     pub(crate) fn populate_counts(
         &self,
         out: &mut BinderNodeInfoForRef,
-        guard: &Guard<'_, Mutex<ProcessInner>>,
+        guard: &GuardMut<'_, Mutex<ProcessInner>>,
     ) {
         let inner = self.inner.access(guard);
         out.strong_count = inner.strong.count as _;
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ impl Node {
     pub(crate) fn populate_debug_info(
         &self,
         out: &mut BinderNodeDebugInfo,
-        guard: &Guard<'_, Mutex<ProcessInner>>,
+        guard: &GuardMut<'_, Mutex<ProcessInner>>,
     ) {
         out.ptr = self.ptr as _;
         out.cookie = self.cookie as _;
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ impl Node {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn force_has_count(&self, guard: &mut Guard<'_, Mutex<ProcessInner>>) {
+    pub(crate) fn force_has_count(&self, guard: &mut GuardMut<'_, Mutex<ProcessInner>>) {
         let inner = self.inner.access_mut(guard);
         inner.strong.has_count = true;
         inner.weak.has_count = true;
diff --git a/drivers/android/process.rs b/drivers/android/process.rs
index fffe179ca77b49..cb1845fceda44a 100644
--- a/drivers/android/process.rs
+++ b/drivers/android/process.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use kernel::{
     pages::Pages,
     prelude::*,
     rbtree::RBTree,
-    sync::{Guard, Mutex, Ref, UniqueRef},
+    sync::{GuardMut, Mutex, Ref, UniqueRef},
     task::Task,
     user_ptr::{UserSlicePtr, UserSlicePtrReader},
 };
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ impl<'a> Registration<'a> {
     fn new(
         process: &'a Process,
         thread: &'a Ref<Thread>,
-        guard: &mut Guard<'_, Mutex<ProcessInner>>,
+        guard: &mut GuardMut<'_, Mutex<ProcessInner>>,
     ) -> Self {
         guard.ready_threads.push_back(thread.clone());
         Self { process, thread }
diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/condvar.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/condvar.rs
index 8add1b5be39ce9..3e993df3ed977b 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/condvar.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/condvar.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 //! This module allows Rust code to use the kernel's [`struct wait_queue_head`] as a condition
 //! variable.
 
-use super::{Guard, Lock, NeedsLockClass};
+use super::{GuardMut, Lock, NeedsLockClass};
 use crate::{bindings, str::CStr, task::Task};
 use core::{cell::UnsafeCell, marker::PhantomPinned, mem::MaybeUninit, pin::Pin};
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl CondVar {
     ///
     /// Returns whether there is a signal pending.
     #[must_use = "wait returns if a signal is pending, so the caller must check the return value"]
-    pub fn wait<L: Lock>(&self, guard: &mut Guard<'_, L>) -> bool {
+    pub fn wait<L: Lock>(&self, guard: &mut GuardMut<'_, L>) -> bool {
         let lock = guard.lock;
         let mut wait = MaybeUninit::<bindings::wait_queue_entry>::uninit();
 
diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/guard.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/guard.rs
index 3af735d363571d..67ca27b181b8b8 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/guard.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/guard.rs
@@ -10,23 +10,23 @@
 /// when a guard goes out of scope. It also provides a safe and convenient way to access the data
 /// protected by the lock.
 #[must_use = "the lock unlocks immediately when the guard is unused"]
-pub struct Guard<'a, L: Lock + ?Sized> {
+pub struct GuardMut<'a, L: Lock + ?Sized> {
     pub(crate) lock: &'a L,
     pub(crate) context: L::GuardContext,
 }
 
-// SAFETY: `Guard` is sync when the data protected by the lock is also sync. This is more
+// SAFETY: `GuardMut` is sync when the data protected by the lock is also sync. This is more
 // conservative than the default compiler implementation; more details can be found on
 // https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/41622 -- it refers to `MutexGuard` from the standard
 // library.
-unsafe impl<L> Sync for Guard<'_, L>
+unsafe impl<L> Sync for GuardMut<'_, L>
 where
     L: Lock + ?Sized,
     L::Inner: Sync,
 {
 }
 
-impl<L: Lock + ?Sized> core::ops::Deref for Guard<'_, L> {
+impl<L: Lock + ?Sized> core::ops::Deref for GuardMut<'_, L> {
     type Target = L::Inner;
 
     fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
@@ -35,21 +35,21 @@ impl<L: Lock + ?Sized> core::ops::Deref for Guard<'_, L> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<L: Lock + ?Sized> core::ops::DerefMut for Guard<'_, L> {
+impl<L: Lock + ?Sized> core::ops::DerefMut for GuardMut<'_, L> {
     fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut L::Inner {
         // SAFETY: The caller owns the lock, so it is safe to deref the protected data.
         unsafe { &mut *self.lock.locked_data().get() }
     }
 }
 
-impl<L: Lock + ?Sized> Drop for Guard<'_, L> {
+impl<L: Lock + ?Sized> Drop for GuardMut<'_, L> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         // SAFETY: The caller owns the lock, so it is safe to unlock it.
         unsafe { self.lock.unlock(&mut self.context) };
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, L: Lock + ?Sized> Guard<'a, L> {
+impl<'a, L: Lock + ?Sized> GuardMut<'a, L> {
     /// Constructs a new lock guard.
     ///
     /// # Safety
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ impl<'a, L: Lock + ?Sized> Guard<'a, L> {
 
 /// A generic mutual exclusion primitive.
 ///
-/// [`Guard`] is written such that any mutual exclusion primitive that can implement this trait can
-/// also benefit from having an automatic way to unlock itself.
+/// [`GuardMut`] is written such that any mutual exclusion primitive that can implement this trait
+/// can also benefit from having an automatic way to unlock itself.
 ///
 /// # Safety
 ///
diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/locked_by.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/locked_by.rs
index d3e0b0d5e9b4ec..e7546e12b8dfff 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/locked_by.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/locked_by.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 //! A wrapper for data protected by a lock that does not wrap it.
 
-use super::{Guard, Lock};
+use super::{GuardMut, Lock};
 use core::{cell::UnsafeCell, ops::Deref, ptr};
 
 /// Allows access to some data to be serialised by a lock that does not wrap it.
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ impl<T, L: Lock + ?Sized> LockedBy<T, L> {
 
 impl<T: ?Sized, L: Lock + ?Sized> LockedBy<T, L> {
     /// Returns a reference to the protected data when the caller provides evidence (via a
-    /// [`Guard`]) that the owner is locked.
-    pub fn access<'a>(&'a self, guard: &'a Guard<'_, L>) -> &'a T {
+    /// [`GuardMut`]) that the owner is locked.
+    pub fn access<'a>(&'a self, guard: &'a GuardMut<'_, L>) -> &'a T {
         if !ptr::eq(guard.deref(), self.owner) {
             panic!("guard does not match owner");
         }
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ impl<T: ?Sized, L: Lock + ?Sized> LockedBy<T, L> {
     }
 
     /// Returns a mutable reference to the protected data when the caller provides evidence (via a
-    /// mutable [`Guard`]) that the owner is locked mutably.
-    pub fn access_mut<'a>(&'a self, guard: &'a mut Guard<'_, L>) -> &'a mut T {
+    /// mutable [`GuardMut`]) that the owner is locked mutably.
+    pub fn access_mut<'a>(&'a self, guard: &'a mut GuardMut<'_, L>) -> &'a mut T {
         if !ptr::eq(guard.deref().deref(), self.owner) {
             panic!("guard does not match owner");
         }
diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/mod.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/mod.rs
index fa691fb9380623..96a0f947cef953 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/mod.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ mod spinlock;
 
 pub use arc::{Ref, RefBorrow, UniqueRef};
 pub use condvar::CondVar;
-pub use guard::{Guard, Lock};
+pub use guard::{GuardMut, Lock};
 pub use locked_by::LockedBy;
 pub use mutex::Mutex;
 pub use spinlock::SpinLock;
diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/mutex.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/mutex.rs
index 7053a5136abb94..f2e4fc38df05db 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/mutex.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/mutex.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //!
 //! This module allows Rust code to use the kernel's [`struct mutex`].
 
-use super::{Guard, Lock, NeedsLockClass};
+use super::{GuardMut, Lock, NeedsLockClass};
 use crate::bindings;
 use crate::str::CStr;
 use core::{cell::UnsafeCell, marker::PhantomPinned, pin::Pin};
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ impl<T> Mutex<T> {
 impl<T: ?Sized> Mutex<T> {
     /// Locks the mutex and gives the caller access to the data protected by it. Only one thread at
     /// a time is allowed to access the protected data.
-    pub fn lock(&self) -> Guard<'_, Self> {
+    pub fn lock(&self) -> GuardMut<'_, Self> {
         self.lock_noguard();
         // SAFETY: The mutex was just acquired.
-        unsafe { Guard::new(self, ()) }
+        unsafe { GuardMut::new(self, ()) }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/spinlock.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/spinlock.rs
index 6fa00a514aac95..bdacbc57523a64 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/spinlock.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/spinlock.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 //!
 //! See <https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/locking/spinlocks.txt>.
 
-use super::{Guard, Lock, NeedsLockClass};
+use super::{GuardMut, Lock, NeedsLockClass};
 use crate::bindings;
 use crate::str::CStr;
 use core::{cell::UnsafeCell, marker::PhantomPinned, pin::Pin};
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ impl<T> SpinLock<T> {
 impl<T: ?Sized> SpinLock<T> {
     /// Locks the spinlock and gives the caller access to the data protected by it. Only one thread
     /// at a time is allowed to access the protected data.
-    pub fn lock(&self) -> Guard<'_, Self> {
+    pub fn lock(&self) -> GuardMut<'_, Self> {
         self.lock_noguard();
         // SAFETY: The spinlock was just acquired.
-        unsafe { Guard::new(self, ()) }
+        unsafe { GuardMut::new(self, ()) }
     }
 }