diff --git a/src/pulsecore/core.c b/src/pulsecore/core.c
index fd836fb22..1907fcafb 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/core.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/core.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static void core_free(pa_object *o) {
     pa_shared_cleanup(c);
 
     for (j = 0; j < PA_CORE_HOOK_MAX; j++)
-        pa_hook_free(&c->hooks[j]);
+        pa_hook_done(&c->hooks[j]);
 
     pa_xfree(c);
 }
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/hook-list.c b/src/pulsecore/hook-list.c
index 0aac47591..396940382 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/hook-list.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/hook-list.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static void slot_free(pa_hook *hook, pa_hook_slot *slot) {
     pa_xfree(slot);
 }
 
-void pa_hook_free(pa_hook *hook) {
+void pa_hook_done(pa_hook *hook) {
     pa_assert(hook);
     pa_assert(hook->n_firing == 0);
 
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/hook-list.h b/src/pulsecore/hook-list.h
index cf85aca56..de947ad56 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/hook-list.h
+++ b/src/pulsecore/hook-list.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct pa_hook {
 };
 
 void pa_hook_init(pa_hook *hook, void *data);
-void pa_hook_free(pa_hook *hook);
+void pa_hook_done(pa_hook *hook);
 
 pa_hook_slot* pa_hook_connect(pa_hook *hook, pa_hook_priority_t prio, pa_hook_cb_t cb, void *data);
 void pa_hook_slot_free(pa_hook_slot *slot);
diff --git a/src/tests/hook-list-test.c b/src/tests/hook-list-test.c
index 60b965cd7..452e47765 100644
--- a/src/tests/hook-list-test.c
+++ b/src/tests/hook-list-test.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
     pa_hook_fire(&hook, (void*) "call2");
 
-    pa_hook_free(&hook);
+    pa_hook_done(&hook);
 
     return 0;
 }