diff --git a/Documentation/reference/os/iob.rst b/Documentation/reference/os/iob.rst
index c4d9e46dfe5..3d0f667a1c5 100644
--- a/Documentation/reference/os/iob.rst
+++ b/Documentation/reference/os/iob.rst
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Public Function Prototypes
   - :c:func:`iob_tryadd_queue()`
   - :c:func:`iob_remove_queue()`
   - :c:func:`iob_peek_queue()`
-  - :c:func:`iob_free_queue()`
+  - :c:func:`iob_destroy_queue()`
   - :c:func:`iob_copyin()`
   - :c:func:`iob_trycopyin()`
   - :c:func:`iob_copyout()`
@@ -231,9 +231,9 @@ Public Function Prototypes
   :return: Returns a reference to the I/O buffer chain at
     the head of the queue.
 
-.. c:function:: void iob_free_queue(FAR struct iob_queue_s *qhead);
+.. c:function:: void iob_destroy_queue(FAR struct iob_queue_s *qhead);
 
-  Free an entire queue of I/O buffer chains.
+  Destroy all I/O buffer chains from the iob queue.
 
 .. c:function:: int iob_copyin(FAR struct iob_s *iob, FAR const uint8_t *src, \
                   unsigned int len, unsigned int offset, bool throttled);
diff --git a/include/nuttx/mm/iob.h b/include/nuttx/mm/iob.h
index 39255a98407..191cd75067c 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/mm/iob.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/mm/iob.h
@@ -428,16 +428,16 @@ FAR struct iob_s *iob_peek_queue(FAR struct iob_queue_s *iobq);
 #endif
 
 /****************************************************************************
- * Name: iob_free_queue
+ * Name: iob_destroy_queue
  *
  * Description:
- *   Free an entire queue of I/O buffer chains.
+ *   Destroy all I/O buffer chains from the iob queue.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 #if CONFIG_IOB_NCHAINS > 0
-void iob_free_queue(FAR struct iob_queue_s *qhead,
-                    enum iob_user_e producerid);
+void iob_destroy_queue(FAR struct iob_queue_s *qhead,
+                       enum iob_user_e producerid);
 #endif /* CONFIG_IOB_NCHAINS > 0 */
 
 /****************************************************************************
diff --git a/mm/iob/Make.defs b/mm/iob/Make.defs
index 55ae98b70a1..1255319f839 100644
--- a/mm/iob/Make.defs
+++ b/mm/iob/Make.defs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_MM_IOB),y)
 
 CSRCS += iob_add_queue.c iob_alloc.c iob_alloc_qentry.c iob_clone.c
 CSRCS += iob_concat.c iob_copyin.c iob_copyout.c iob_contig.c iob_free.c
-CSRCS += iob_free_chain.c iob_free_qentry.c iob_free_queue.c
+CSRCS += iob_free_chain.c iob_free_qentry.c iob_destroy_queue.c
 CSRCS += iob_get_queue_count.c
 CSRCS += iob_initialize.c iob_pack.c iob_peek_queue.c iob_remove_queue.c
 CSRCS += iob_statistics.c iob_trimhead.c iob_trimhead_queue.c iob_trimtail.c
diff --git a/mm/iob/iob_free_queue.c b/mm/iob/iob_destroy_queue.c
similarity index 94%
rename from mm/iob/iob_free_queue.c
rename to mm/iob/iob_destroy_queue.c
index 0bf14febdc6..2de475b5f1f 100644
--- a/mm/iob/iob_free_queue.c
+++ b/mm/iob/iob_destroy_queue.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /****************************************************************************
- * mm/iob/iob_free_queue.c
+ * mm/iob/iob_destroy_queue.c
  *
  *   Copyright (C) 2014 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
  *   Author: Gregory Nutt <gnutt@nuttx.org>
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 /****************************************************************************
- * Name: iob_free_queue
+ * Name: iob_destroy_queue
  *
  * Description:
- *   Free an entire queue of I/O buffer chains.
+ *   Destroy all I/O buffer chains from the iob queue.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-void iob_free_queue(FAR struct iob_queue_s *qhead,
-                    enum iob_user_e producerid)
+void iob_destroy_queue(FAR struct iob_queue_s *qhead,
+                       enum iob_user_e producerid)
 {
   FAR struct iob_qentry_s *iobq;
   FAR struct iob_qentry_s *nextq;
diff --git a/net/icmp/icmp_recvfrom.c b/net/icmp/icmp_recvfrom.c
index 20ef214904a..deee4497b0a 100644
--- a/net/icmp/icmp_recvfrom.c
+++ b/net/icmp/icmp_recvfrom.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ errout:
       conn->nreqs = 0;
       conn->dev   = NULL;
 
-      iob_free_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_SOCK_ICMP);
+      iob_destroy_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_SOCK_ICMP);
     }
 
   return ret;
diff --git a/net/icmp/icmp_sendto.c b/net/icmp/icmp_sendto.c
index cb49320a0bc..a7fdc3ca4b8 100644
--- a/net/icmp/icmp_sendto.c
+++ b/net/icmp/icmp_sendto.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ ssize_t icmp_sendto(FAR struct socket *psock, FAR const void *buf,
       conn->nreqs = 0;
       conn->dev   = NULL;
 
-      iob_free_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_SOCK_ICMP);
+      iob_destroy_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_SOCK_ICMP);
     }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_ARP_SEND
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ errout:
   conn->nreqs = 0;
   conn->dev   = NULL;
 
-  iob_free_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_SOCK_ICMP);
+  iob_destroy_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_SOCK_ICMP);
   return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/icmp/icmp_sockif.c b/net/icmp/icmp_sockif.c
index 2b1e17946f8..4564cf6ea15 100644
--- a/net/icmp/icmp_sockif.c
+++ b/net/icmp/icmp_sockif.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ static int icmp_close(FAR struct socket *psock)
     {
       /* Yes... free any read-ahead data */
 
-      iob_free_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_SOCK_ICMP);
+      iob_destroy_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_SOCK_ICMP);
 
       /* Then free the connection structure */
 
diff --git a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_recvfrom.c b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_recvfrom.c
index 1ed07094e25..82336d97dba 100644
--- a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_recvfrom.c
+++ b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_recvfrom.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ errout:
       conn->nreqs = 0;
       conn->dev   = NULL;
 
-      iob_free_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_SOCK_ICMPv6);
+      iob_destroy_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_SOCK_ICMPv6);
     }
 
   return ret;
diff --git a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_sendto.c b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_sendto.c
index 8a275f0139c..49eaed15c53 100644
--- a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_sendto.c
+++ b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_sendto.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ ssize_t icmpv6_sendto(FAR struct socket *psock, FAR const void *buf,
       conn->nreqs = 0;
       conn->dev   = NULL;
 
-      iob_free_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_SOCK_ICMPv6);
+      iob_destroy_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_SOCK_ICMPv6);
     }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_ICMPv6_NEIGHBOR
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ errout:
   conn->nreqs = 0;
   conn->dev   = NULL;
 
-  iob_free_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_SOCK_ICMPv6);
+  iob_destroy_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_SOCK_ICMPv6);
   return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_sockif.c b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_sockif.c
index 3dbb5c82e47..4fe9e260113 100644
--- a/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_sockif.c
+++ b/net/icmpv6/icmpv6_sockif.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ static int icmpv6_close(FAR struct socket *psock)
     {
       /* Yes... free any read-ahead data */
 
-      iob_free_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_SOCK_ICMPv6);
+      iob_destroy_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_SOCK_ICMPv6);
 
       /* Then free the connection structure */
 
diff --git a/net/tcp/tcp_conn.c b/net/tcp/tcp_conn.c
index b16a0cb641d..8d6c806815a 100644
--- a/net/tcp/tcp_conn.c
+++ b/net/tcp/tcp_conn.c
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ void tcp_free(FAR struct tcp_conn_s *conn)
 
   /* Release any read-ahead buffers attached to the connection */
 
-  iob_free_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_TCP_READAHEAD);
+  iob_destroy_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_TCP_READAHEAD);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_TCP_WRITE_BUFFERS
   /* Release any write buffers attached to the connection */
diff --git a/net/udp/udp_conn.c b/net/udp/udp_conn.c
index 7a784ab900f..6a430885776 100644
--- a/net/udp/udp_conn.c
+++ b/net/udp/udp_conn.c
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ void udp_free(FAR struct udp_conn_s *conn)
 
   /* Release any read-ahead buffers attached to the connection */
 
-  iob_free_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_UDP_READAHEAD);
+  iob_destroy_queue(&conn->readahead, IOBUSER_NET_UDP_READAHEAD);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_UDP_WRITE_BUFFERS
   /* Release any write buffers attached to the connection */