diff --git a/cmds-fi-du.c b/cmds-fi-du.c
index 895c242e..bf637f82 100644
--- a/cmds-fi-du.c
+++ b/cmds-fi-du.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ static int du_add_file(const char *filename, int dirfd,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = lookup_ino_rootid(fd, &subvol);
+	ret = lookup_path_rootid(fd, &subvol);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_close;
 
diff --git a/cmds-inspect.c b/cmds-inspect.c
index 6d4e2b87..5e58a284 100644
--- a/cmds-inspect.c
+++ b/cmds-inspect.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ static int cmd_inspect_rootid(int argc, char **argv)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = lookup_ino_rootid(fd, &rootid);
+	ret = lookup_path_rootid(fd, &rootid);
 	if (ret) {
 		error("failed to lookup root id: %s", strerror(-ret));
 		goto out;
diff --git a/cmds-qgroup.c b/cmds-qgroup.c
index 7c5532c4..bc150772 100644
--- a/cmds-qgroup.c
+++ b/cmds-qgroup.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static int cmd_qgroup_show(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if (filter_flag) {
-		ret = lookup_ino_rootid(fd, &qgroupid);
+		ret = lookup_path_rootid(fd, &qgroupid);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			error("cannot resolve rootid for %s: %s",
 					path, strerror(-ret));
diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index 3f54245b..3e1eb45f 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -2927,7 +2927,7 @@ path:
 	fd = open(p, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		goto err;
-	ret = lookup_ino_rootid(fd, &id);
+	ret = lookup_path_rootid(fd, &id);
 	if (ret)
 		error("failed to lookup root id: %s", strerror(-ret));
 	close(fd);
@@ -3609,7 +3609,7 @@ int ask_user(const char *question)
  * - BTRFS_EMPTY_SUBVOL_DIR_OBJECTID (directory with ino == 2) the result is
  *   undefined and function returns -1
  */
-int lookup_ino_rootid(int fd, u64 *rootid)
+int lookup_path_rootid(int fd, u64 *rootid)
 {
 	struct btrfs_ioctl_ino_lookup_args args;
 	int ret;
diff --git a/utils.h b/utils.h
index 1a2dbcd9..366ca292 100644
--- a/utils.h
+++ b/utils.h
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ int is_vol_small(const char *file);
 int csum_tree_block(struct btrfs_root *root, struct extent_buffer *buf,
 			   int verify);
 int ask_user(const char *question);
-int lookup_ino_rootid(int fd, u64 *rootid);
+int lookup_path_rootid(int fd, u64 *rootid);
 int btrfs_scan_devices(void);
 int get_btrfs_mount(const char *dev, char *mp, size_t mp_size);
 int find_mount_root(const char *path, char **mount_root);