diff --git a/drivers/nfc/pn533.c b/drivers/nfc/pn533.c
index c6b9bc5..fd94c6f 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/pn533.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/pn533.c
@@ -1691,9 +1691,9 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int pn533_data_exchange(struct nfc_dev *nfc_dev,
-			       struct nfc_target *target, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			       data_exchange_cb_t cb, void *cb_context)
+static int pn533_transceive(struct nfc_dev *nfc_dev,
+			    struct nfc_target *target, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			    data_exchange_cb_t cb, void *cb_context)
 {
 	struct pn533 *dev = nfc_get_drvdata(nfc_dev);
 	struct pn533_frame *out_frame, *in_frame;
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@
 	.stop_poll = pn533_stop_poll,
 	.activate_target = pn533_activate_target,
 	.deactivate_target = pn533_deactivate_target,
-	.data_exchange = pn533_data_exchange,
+	.im_transceive = pn533_transceive,
 };
 
 static int pn533_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
diff --git a/include/net/nfc/nfc.h b/include/net/nfc/nfc.h
index a6a7b49..45c4c97 100644
--- a/include/net/nfc/nfc.h
+++ b/include/net/nfc/nfc.h
@@ -63,9 +63,10 @@
 			       u32 protocol);
 	void (*deactivate_target)(struct nfc_dev *dev,
 				  struct nfc_target *target);
-	int (*data_exchange)(struct nfc_dev *dev, struct nfc_target *target,
+	int (*im_transceive)(struct nfc_dev *dev, struct nfc_target *target,
 			     struct sk_buff *skb, data_exchange_cb_t cb,
 			     void *cb_context);
+	int (*tm_send)(struct nfc_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb);
 	int (*check_presence)(struct nfc_dev *dev, struct nfc_target *target);
 };
 
diff --git a/net/nfc/core.c b/net/nfc/core.c
index 722a0c7..76c1e20 100644
--- a/net/nfc/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/core.c
@@ -413,27 +413,30 @@
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	if (dev->active_target == NULL) {
+	if (dev->rf_mode == NFC_RF_INITIATOR && dev->active_target != NULL) {
+		if (dev->active_target->idx != target_idx) {
+			rc = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+			goto error;
+		}
+
+		if (dev->ops->check_presence)
+			del_timer_sync(&dev->check_pres_timer);
+
+		rc = dev->ops->im_transceive(dev, dev->active_target, skb, cb,
+					     cb_context);
+
+		if (!rc && dev->ops->check_presence)
+			mod_timer(&dev->check_pres_timer, jiffies +
+				  msecs_to_jiffies(NFC_CHECK_PRES_FREQ_MS));
+	} else if (dev->rf_mode == NFC_RF_TARGET && dev->ops->tm_send != NULL) {
+		rc = dev->ops->tm_send(dev, skb);
+	} else {
 		rc = -ENOTCONN;
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	if (dev->active_target->idx != target_idx) {
-		rc = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-		goto error;
-	}
-
-	if (dev->ops->check_presence)
-		del_timer_sync(&dev->check_pres_timer);
-
-	rc = dev->ops->data_exchange(dev, dev->active_target, skb, cb,
-				     cb_context);
-
-	if (!rc && dev->ops->check_presence)
-		mod_timer(&dev->check_pres_timer, jiffies +
-			  msecs_to_jiffies(NFC_CHECK_PRES_FREQ_MS));
 
 error:
 	device_unlock(&dev->dev);
@@ -727,7 +730,7 @@
 	struct nfc_dev *dev;
 
 	if (!ops->start_poll || !ops->stop_poll || !ops->activate_target ||
-	    !ops->deactivate_target || !ops->data_exchange)
+	    !ops->deactivate_target || !ops->im_transceive)
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (!supported_protocols)
diff --git a/net/nfc/hci/core.c b/net/nfc/hci/core.c
index 281f3a3..a8b0b71 100644
--- a/net/nfc/hci/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/hci/core.c
@@ -512,9 +512,9 @@
 {
 }
 
-static int hci_data_exchange(struct nfc_dev *nfc_dev, struct nfc_target *target,
-			     struct sk_buff *skb, data_exchange_cb_t cb,
-			     void *cb_context)
+static int hci_transceive(struct nfc_dev *nfc_dev, struct nfc_target *target,
+			  struct sk_buff *skb, data_exchange_cb_t cb,
+			  void *cb_context)
 {
 	struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev = nfc_get_drvdata(nfc_dev);
 	int r;
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@
 	.stop_poll = hci_stop_poll,
 	.activate_target = hci_activate_target,
 	.deactivate_target = hci_deactivate_target,
-	.data_exchange = hci_data_exchange,
+	.im_transceive = hci_transceive,
 	.check_presence = hci_check_presence,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/core.c b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
index 0f71898..766a02b 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
@@ -522,9 +522,9 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static int nci_data_exchange(struct nfc_dev *nfc_dev, struct nfc_target *target,
-			     struct sk_buff *skb,
-			     data_exchange_cb_t cb, void *cb_context)
+static int nci_transceive(struct nfc_dev *nfc_dev, struct nfc_target *target,
+			  struct sk_buff *skb,
+			  data_exchange_cb_t cb, void *cb_context)
 {
 	struct nci_dev *ndev = nfc_get_drvdata(nfc_dev);
 	int rc;
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@
 	.stop_poll = nci_stop_poll,
 	.activate_target = nci_activate_target,
 	.deactivate_target = nci_deactivate_target,
-	.data_exchange = nci_data_exchange,
+	.im_transceive = nci_transceive,
 };
 
 /* ---- Interface to NCI drivers ---- */