diff --git a/net/socket/net_clone.c b/net/socket/net_clone.c
index 1fec641cdb3..4e77f3a84f3 100644
--- a/net/socket/net_clone.c
+++ b/net/socket/net_clone.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ int net_clone(FAR struct socket *psock1, FAR struct socket *psock2)
            * the connection.
            */
 
-          sock_release(psock2);
+          psock_release(psock2);
         }
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/net/socket/net_close.c b/net/socket/net_close.c
index 00dc0ac302d..2ac498e6747 100644
--- a/net/socket/net_close.c
+++ b/net/socket/net_close.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int psock_close(FAR struct socket *psock)
 
   /* Then release our reference on the socket structure containing the connection */
 
-  sock_release(psock);
+  psock_release(psock);
   return OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/socket/net_sockets.c b/net/socket/net_sockets.c
index 4dd660ca2e4..4c3247e72ab 100644
--- a/net/socket/net_sockets.c
+++ b/net/socket/net_sockets.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ int sockfd_allocate(int minsd)
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************
- * Name: sock_release
+ * Name: psock_release
  *
  * Description:
  *   Free a socket.
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ int sockfd_allocate(int minsd)
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-void sock_release(FAR struct socket *psock)
+void psock_release(FAR struct socket *psock)
 {
   if (psock != NULL)
     {
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ void sockfd_release(int sockfd)
 
   if (psock)
     {
-      sock_release(psock);
+      psock_release(psock);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/net/socket/socket.h b/net/socket/socket.h
index 4da61bd5547..608e44a3493 100644
--- a/net/socket/socket.h
+++ b/net/socket/socket.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ extern "C"
 int sockfd_allocate(int minsd);
 
 /****************************************************************************
- * Name: sock_release
+ * Name: psock_release
  *
  * Description:
  *   Free a socket.
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ int sockfd_allocate(int minsd);
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-void sock_release(FAR struct socket *psock);
+void psock_release(FAR struct socket *psock);
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Name: sockfd_release