diff --git a/src/client/messenger.cpp b/src/client/messenger.cpp
index bfc1aed8..0325d297 100644
--- a/src/client/messenger.cpp
+++ b/src/client/messenger.cpp
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ void osd_messenger_t::check_peer_config(osd_client_t *cl)
                     }
                 });
                 // Add the initial receive request
-                try_recv_rdma(cl);
+                init_recv_rdma(cl);
             }
         }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/client/messenger.h b/src/client/messenger.h
index a52634a8..0318f04e 100644
--- a/src/client/messenger.h
+++ b/src/client/messenger.h
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ protected:
     void try_send_rdma(osd_client_t *cl);
     void try_send_rdma_odp(osd_client_t *cl);
     void try_send_rdma_nodp(osd_client_t *cl);
-    bool try_recv_rdma(osd_client_t *cl);
+    bool init_recv_rdma(osd_client_t *cl);
     void handle_rdma_events(msgr_rdma_context_t *rdma_context);
     msgr_rdma_context_t* choose_rdma_context(osd_client_t *cl);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/client/msgr_rdma.cpp b/src/client/msgr_rdma.cpp
index 47b79902..5e25ed20 100644
--- a/src/client/msgr_rdma.cpp
+++ b/src/client/msgr_rdma.cpp
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ static void try_recv_rdma_wr(osd_client_t *cl, msgr_rdma_buf_t b)
     cl->rdma_conn->cur_recv++;
 }
 
-bool osd_messenger_t::try_recv_rdma(osd_client_t *cl)
+bool osd_messenger_t::init_recv_rdma(osd_client_t *cl)
 {
     auto rc = cl->rdma_conn;
     while (rc->cur_recv < rc->max_recv)
diff --git a/src/client/msgr_rdmacm.cpp b/src/client/msgr_rdmacm.cpp
index 8be31326..9a402386 100644
--- a/src/client/msgr_rdmacm.cpp
+++ b/src/client/msgr_rdmacm.cpp
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ void osd_messenger_t::rdmacm_established(rdma_cm_event *ev)
         fprintf(stderr, "Successfully connected with OSD %ju using RDMA-CM\n", peer_osd);
     }
     // Add initial receive request(s)
-    try_recv_rdma(cl);
+    init_recv_rdma(cl);
     if (peer_osd)
     {
         check_peer_config(cl);
diff --git a/src/client/msgr_send.cpp b/src/client/msgr_send.cpp
index 0e49d10e..92da6980 100644
--- a/src/client/msgr_send.cpp
+++ b/src/client/msgr_send.cpp
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ void osd_messenger_t::handle_send(int result, bool prev, bool more, osd_client_t
                 }
             });
             // Add the initial receive request
-            try_recv_rdma(cl);
+            init_recv_rdma(cl);
         }
 #endif
     }