diff --git a/sys/geom/vinum/geom_vinum.h b/sys/geom/vinum/geom_vinum.h
index 23c15b2266bd..376f17cefbde 100644
--- a/sys/geom/vinum/geom_vinum.h
+++ b/sys/geom/vinum/geom_vinum.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ struct gv_volume *gv_find_vol(struct gv_softc *, char *);
 void	gv_format_config(struct gv_softc *, struct sbuf *, int, char *);
 int	gv_is_striped(struct gv_plex *);
 int	gv_is_open(struct g_geom *);
-void	gv_kill_thread(struct gv_plex *);
+void	gv_kill_plex_thread(struct gv_plex *);
 int	gv_object_type(struct gv_softc *, char *);
 void	gv_parse_config(struct gv_softc *, u_char *, int);
 const char	*gv_roughlength(off_t, int);
diff --git a/sys/geom/vinum/geom_vinum_plex.c b/sys/geom/vinum/geom_vinum_plex.c
index 448f55e175f2..8cfa6be488cb 100644
--- a/sys/geom/vinum/geom_vinum_plex.c
+++ b/sys/geom/vinum/geom_vinum_plex.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ gv_plex_orphan(struct g_consumer *cp)
 
 	p = gp->softc;
 	if (p != NULL) {
-		gv_kill_thread(p);
+		gv_kill_plex_thread(p);
 		p->geom = NULL;
 		p->provider = NULL;
 		p->consumer = NULL;
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ gv_plex_destroy_geom(struct gctl_req *req, struct g_class *mp,
 	 * If this is a RAID5 plex, check if its worker thread is still active
 	 * and signal it to self destruct.
 	 */
-	gv_kill_thread(p);
+	gv_kill_plex_thread(p);
 	/* g_free(sc); */
 	g_wither_geom(gp, ENXIO);
 	return (0);
diff --git a/sys/geom/vinum/geom_vinum_rm.c b/sys/geom/vinum/geom_vinum_rm.c
index 4df26c9d1f5c..9373dd84c301 100644
--- a/sys/geom/vinum/geom_vinum_rm.c
+++ b/sys/geom/vinum/geom_vinum_rm.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ gv_rm_plex(struct gv_softc *sc, struct gctl_req *req, struct gv_plex *p, int fla
 		p->vol_sc = NULL;
 	}
 
-	gv_kill_thread(p);
+	gv_kill_plex_thread(p);
 	g_free(p);
 
 	if (gp != NULL) {
diff --git a/sys/geom/vinum/geom_vinum_subr.c b/sys/geom/vinum/geom_vinum_subr.c
index 73262105f0fd..fe1da8bc23a2 100644
--- a/sys/geom/vinum/geom_vinum_subr.c
+++ b/sys/geom/vinum/geom_vinum_subr.c
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ gv_object_type(struct gv_softc *sc, char *name)
 }
 
 void
-gv_kill_thread(struct gv_plex *p)
+gv_kill_plex_thread(struct gv_plex *p)
 {
 	if ((p->org == GV_PLEX_RAID5) && (p->flags & GV_PLEX_THREAD_ACTIVE)) {
 		p->flags |= GV_PLEX_THREAD_DIE;