diff --git a/src/rest/resource.cpp b/src/rest/resource.cpp
index b57b994d78c..75160f4f63f 100644
--- a/src/rest/resource.cpp
+++ b/src/rest/resource.cpp
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ void Resource::PostCurrentNetworkCommission(const Request &aRequest, Response &a
 exit:
     if (error == PostError::kPostErrorNone)
     {
-        aResponse.SetCallback();
+        aResponse.SetHasCallback();
 
         aResponse.SetStartTime(steady_clock::now());
     }
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ void Resource::CurrentNetwork(const Request &aRequest, Response &aResponse) cons
 void Resource::PutCurrentNetwork(Response &aResponse) const
 {
     otInstanceFactoryReset(mInstance);
-    aResponse.SetCallback();
+    aResponse.SetHasCallback();
     aResponse.SetStartTime(steady_clock::now());
 }
 
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ void Resource::Networks(const Request &aRequest, Response &aResponse) const
 void Resource::PostNetworks(Response &aResponse) const
 {
     otInstanceFactoryReset(mInstance);
-    aResponse.SetCallback();
+    aResponse.SetHasCallback();
     aResponse.SetStartTime(steady_clock::now());
 }
 
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ void Resource::PostNetworksCallback(const Request &aRequest, Response &aResponse
 
 void Resource::GetNetworks(Response &aResponse) const
 {
-    aResponse.SetCallback();
+    aResponse.SetHasCallback();
     aResponse.SetStartTime(steady_clock::now());
     auto threadHelper = mNcp->GetThreadHelper();
     threadHelper->Scan(std::bind(&Resource::NetworksResponseHandler, const_cast<Resource *>(this), &aResponse, _1, _2));
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ void Resource::Diagnostic(const Request &aRequest, Response &aResponse) const
     if (error == OTBR_ERROR_NONE)
     {
         aResponse.SetStartTime(steady_clock::now());
-        aResponse.SetCallback();
+        aResponse.SetHasCallback();
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/src/rest/response.cpp b/src/rest/response.cpp
index c3c680cf726..b51f8daebcd 100644
--- a/src/rest/response.cpp
+++ b/src/rest/response.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void Response::SetResponsCode(std::string &aCode)
     mCode = aCode;
 }
 
-void Response::SetCallback(void)
+void Response::SetHasCallback(void)
 {
     mCallback = true;
 }
diff --git a/src/rest/response.hpp b/src/rest/response.hpp
index b653d43817b..60a06cf832f 100644
--- a/src/rest/response.hpp
+++ b/src/rest/response.hpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Response
      *
      *
      */
-    void SetCallback(void);
+    void SetHasCallback(void);
 
     /**
      * This method checks whether this response need to be processed by callback handler later.