diff --git a/src/event/DeferEvent.cxx b/src/event/DeferEvent.cxx
index aae6c9396..63bf766ea 100644
--- a/src/event/DeferEvent.cxx
+++ b/src/event/DeferEvent.cxx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void
 DeferEvent::Schedule() noexcept
 {
 	if (!IsPending())
-		loop.AddDeferred(*this);
+		loop.AddDefer(*this);
 
 	assert(IsPending());
 }
diff --git a/src/event/Loop.cxx b/src/event/Loop.cxx
index 9eb76c805..e67b811fe 100644
--- a/src/event/Loop.cxx
+++ b/src/event/Loop.cxx
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ EventLoop::HandleTimers() noexcept
 }
 
 void
-EventLoop::AddDeferred(DeferEvent &d) noexcept
+EventLoop::AddDefer(DeferEvent &d) noexcept
 {
 	defer.push_back(d);
 	again = true;
diff --git a/src/event/Loop.hxx b/src/event/Loop.hxx
index 6d5dc1618..5032d18f1 100644
--- a/src/event/Loop.hxx
+++ b/src/event/Loop.hxx
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public:
 	/**
 	 * Schedule a call to DeferEvent::RunDeferred().
 	 */
-	void AddDeferred(DeferEvent &d) noexcept;
+	void AddDefer(DeferEvent &d) noexcept;
 	void AddIdle(DeferEvent &e) noexcept;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_THREADED_EVENT_LOOP