diff --git a/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/arch_smp.c b/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/arch_smp.c
index 48e1d24ff8..67267fab09 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/arch_smp.c
+++ b/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/arch_smp.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ setup_apic(kernel_args *args, int32 cpu)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	apic_smp_init_timer(args, cpu);
+	apic_init_timer(args, cpu);
 
 	/* setup error vector to 0xfe */
 	config = (apic_read(APIC_LVT_ERROR) & 0xffffff00) | 0xfe;
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/timers/apic.h b/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/timers/apic.h
index a9a2393379..b44832b557 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/timers/apic.h
+++ b/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/timers/apic.h
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 
 #include <SupportDefs.h>
 
-status_t apic_smp_init_timer(struct kernel_args *args, int32 cpu);
+status_t apic_init_timer(struct kernel_args *args, int32 cpu);
 
 #endif /* _KERNEL_ARCH_x86_TIMERS_APIC_H */
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/timers/x86_apic.c b/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/timers/x86_apic.c
index 1e991cb330..840cadaabb 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/timers/x86_apic.c
+++ b/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/timers/x86_apic.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ apic_init(struct kernel_args *args)
 
 
 status_t
-apic_smp_init_timer(struct kernel_args *args, int32 cpu)
+apic_init_timer(struct kernel_args *args, int32 cpu)
 {
 	uint32 config;