diff --git a/dcs.c b/dcs.c
index f8354e88..b0ff50ed 100644
--- a/dcs.c
+++ b/dcs.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ bsu(struct terminal *term)
     LOG_DBG("BSU - Begin Synchronized Update (params: %.*s)",
             (int)term->vt.dcs.idx, term->vt.dcs.data);
 
-    render_disable_refresh(term);
+    render_enable_application_synchronized_updates(term);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ esu(struct terminal *term)
 {
     LOG_DBG("ESU - Begin Synchronized Update (params: %.*s)",
             (int)term->vt.dcs.idx, term->vt.dcs.data);
-    render_enable_refresh(term);
+
+    render_disable_application_synchronized_updates(term);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index f7841d8d..7024a50e 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ render_resize(struct terminal *term, int width, int height)
         return;
 
     /* Cancel an application initiated "Synchronized Update" */
-    render_enable_refresh(term);
+    render_disable_application_synchronized_updates(term);
 
     term->width = width;
     term->height = height;
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ render_refresh(struct terminal *term)
 }
 
 void
-render_disable_refresh(struct terminal *term)
+render_enable_application_synchronized_updates(struct terminal *term)
 {
     if (term->render.application_synchronized_updates)
         return;
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ render_disable_refresh(struct terminal *term)
 }
 
 void
-render_enable_refresh(struct terminal *term)
+render_disable_application_synchronized_updates(struct terminal *term)
 {
     if (!term->render.application_synchronized_updates)
         return;
diff --git a/render.h b/render.h
index 59bae895..6a2ddafa 100644
--- a/render.h
+++ b/render.h
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ void render_destroy(struct renderer *renderer);
 void render_resize(struct terminal *term, int width, int height);
 void render_set_title(struct terminal *term, const char *title);
 void render_refresh(struct terminal *term);
-void render_disable_refresh(struct terminal *term);
-void render_enable_refresh(struct terminal *term);
 bool render_xcursor_set(struct terminal *term);
 
 void render_search_box(struct terminal *term);
 
+void render_enable_application_synchronized_updates(struct terminal *term);
+void render_disable_application_synchronized_updates(struct terminal *term);
+
 struct render_worker_context {
     int my_id;
     struct terminal *term;