diff --git a/repos/os/include/net/udp.h b/repos/os/include/net/udp.h
index 6646925ce..239a4128e 100644
--- a/repos/os/include/net/udp.h
+++ b/repos/os/include/net/udp.h
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ class Net::Udp_packet
 		 * |  4 bytes   |  4 bytes   |   1 byte   |  1 byte  |  2 bytes   |
 		 *  --------------------------------------------------------------
 		 */
-		void calc_checksum(Ipv4_address src,
-		                   Ipv4_address dst)
+		void update_checksum(Ipv4_address src,
+		                     Ipv4_address dst)
 		{
 			/* have to reset the checksum field for calculation */
 			_checksum = 0;
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_bridge/component.cc b/repos/os/src/server/nic_bridge/component.cc
index a6ced95a3..015d914bd 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_bridge/component.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_bridge/component.cc
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ bool Session_component::handle_ip(Ethernet_frame *eth, Genode::size_t size)
 				Dhcp_packet(size - sizeof(Ipv4_packet) - sizeof(Udp_packet));
 			if (dhcp->op() == Dhcp_packet::REQUEST) {
 				dhcp->broadcast(true);
-				udp->calc_checksum(ip->src(), ip->dst());
+				udp->update_checksum(ip->src(), ip->dst());
 			}
 		}
 	}