diff --git a/src/StateFile.cxx b/src/StateFile.cxx
index c7c730173..a3d4dd03e 100644
--- a/src/StateFile.cxx
+++ b/src/StateFile.cxx
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ try {
 void
 StateFile::CheckModified() noexcept
 {
-	if (!timer_event.IsActive() && IsModified())
+	if (!timer_event.IsPending() && IsModified())
 		timer_event.Schedule(config.interval);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/event/TimerEvent.hxx b/src/event/TimerEvent.hxx
index 0fe775fac..1862f9f8a 100644
--- a/src/event/TimerEvent.hxx
+++ b/src/event/TimerEvent.hxx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public:
 		return loop;
 	}
 
-	bool IsActive() const noexcept {
+	bool IsPending() const noexcept {
 		return is_linked();
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/lib/nfs/Connection.cxx b/src/lib/nfs/Connection.cxx
index 3ab6813c6..f46e49e6a 100644
--- a/src/lib/nfs/Connection.cxx
+++ b/src/lib/nfs/Connection.cxx
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ NfsConnection::DestroyContext() noexcept
 #endif
 
 	if (!mount_finished) {
-		assert(mount_timeout_event.IsActive());
+		assert(mount_timeout_event.IsPending());
 		mount_timeout_event.Cancel();
 	}
 
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ NfsConnection::MountCallback(int status, [[maybe_unused]] nfs_context *nfs,
 
 	mount_finished = true;
 
-	assert(mount_timeout_event.IsActive() || in_destroy);
+	assert(mount_timeout_event.IsPending() || in_destroy);
 	mount_timeout_event.Cancel();
 
 	if (status < 0) {