diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 028eee4f59c5..9267596c0591 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ void cpu_physical_memory_reset_dirty(ram_addr_t start, ram_addr_t end,
     length = end - start;
     if (length == 0)
         return;
-    cpu_physical_memory_mask_dirty_range(start, length, client);
+    cpu_physical_memory_clear_dirty_range(start, length, client);
 
     if (tcg_enabled()) {
         tlb_reset_dirty_range_all(start, end, length);
diff --git a/include/exec/memory-internal.h b/include/exec/memory-internal.h
index fa28fc677d94..c04a92a2d974 100644
--- a/include/exec/memory-internal.h
+++ b/include/exec/memory-internal.h
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ static inline void cpu_physical_memory_set_dirty_range(ram_addr_t start,
     xen_modified_memory(addr, length);
 }
 
-static inline void cpu_physical_memory_mask_dirty_range(ram_addr_t start,
-                                                        ram_addr_t length,
-                                                        unsigned client)
+static inline void cpu_physical_memory_clear_dirty_range(ram_addr_t start,
+                                                         ram_addr_t length,
+                                                         unsigned client)
 {
     ram_addr_t addr, end;