diff --git a/lib/includes/spdylay/spdylay.h b/lib/includes/spdylay/spdylay.h
index 756bcb4d..c3edd082 100644
--- a/lib/includes/spdylay/spdylay.h
+++ b/lib/includes/spdylay/spdylay.h
@@ -455,12 +455,12 @@ int spdylay_submit_data(spdylay_session *session, int32_t stream_id,
                         uint8_t flags, spdylay_data_provider *data_prd);
 
 /*
- * Submits RST_STREAM frame to cancel/reset stream |stream_id| with
+ * Submits RST_STREAM frame to cancel/reject stream |stream_id| with
  * status code |status_code|. This function returns 0 if it succeeds,
  * or negative error code.
  */
-int spdylay_submit_cancel(spdylay_session *session, int32_t stream_id,
-                          uint32_t status_code);
+int spdylay_submit_rst_stream(spdylay_session *session, int32_t stream_id,
+                              uint32_t status_code);
 
 /*
  * Submits PING frame. This function returns 0 if it succeeds, or
diff --git a/lib/spdylay_submit.c b/lib/spdylay_submit.c
index d1579a28..c083c024 100644
--- a/lib/spdylay_submit.c
+++ b/lib/spdylay_submit.c
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ int spdylay_submit_ping(spdylay_session *session)
                                   spdylay_session_get_next_unique_id(session));
 }
 
-int spdylay_submit_cancel(spdylay_session *session, int32_t stream_id,
-                          uint32_t status_code)
+int spdylay_submit_rst_stream(spdylay_session *session, int32_t stream_id,
+                              uint32_t status_code)
 {
   return spdylay_session_add_rst_stream(session, stream_id, status_code);
 }