diff --git a/loolwsd/IoUtil.cpp b/loolwsd/IoUtil.cpp
index bb861dd2f..1160b157a 100644
--- a/loolwsd/IoUtil.cpp
+++ b/loolwsd/IoUtil.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ void shutdownWebSocket(const std::shared_ptr<Poco::Net::WebSocket>& ws)
 
 }
 
-ssize_t writeFIFO(int pipe, const char* buffer, ssize_t size)
+ssize_t writeToPipe(int pipe, const char* buffer, ssize_t size)
 {
     ssize_t count = 0;
     while(true)
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ ssize_t writeFIFO(int pipe, const char* buffer, ssize_t size)
     return count;
 }
 
-ssize_t readFIFO(int pipe, char* buffer, ssize_t size)
+ssize_t readFromPipe(int pipe, char* buffer, ssize_t size)
 {
     ssize_t bytes;
     do
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ int PipeReader::readLine(std::string& line,
         else if (pipe.revents & (POLLIN | POLLPRI))
         {
             char buffer[READ_BUFFER_SIZE];
-            const auto bytes = readFIFO(_pipe, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
-            Log::trace() << "readFIFO for pipe: " << _name << " returned: " << bytes << Log::end;
+            const auto bytes = readFromPipe(_pipe, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+            Log::trace() << "readFromPipe for pipe: " << _name << " returned: " << bytes << Log::end;
             if (bytes < 0)
             {
                 return -1;
diff --git a/loolwsd/IoUtil.hpp b/loolwsd/IoUtil.hpp
index a2134976c..69819c2ee 100644
--- a/loolwsd/IoUtil.hpp
+++ b/loolwsd/IoUtil.hpp
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ namespace IoUtil
     /// Call WebSocket::shutdown() ignoring Poco::IOException.
     void shutdownWebSocket(const std::shared_ptr<Poco::Net::WebSocket>& ws);
 
-    ssize_t writeFIFO(int pipe, const char* buffer, ssize_t size);
+    ssize_t writeToPipe(int pipe, const char* buffer, ssize_t size);
     inline
-    ssize_t writeFIFO(int pipe, const std::string& message)
+    ssize_t writeToPipe(int pipe, const std::string& message)
     {
-        return writeFIFO(pipe, message.c_str(), message.size());
+        return writeToPipe(pipe, message.c_str(), message.size());
     }
 
-    ssize_t readFIFO(int pipe, char* buffer, ssize_t size);
+    ssize_t readFromPipe(int pipe, char* buffer, ssize_t size);
 
     /// Helper class to handle reading from a pipe.
     class PipeReader
diff --git a/loolwsd/LOOLWSD.cpp b/loolwsd/LOOLWSD.cpp
index 8b3cec265..8b6e60147 100644
--- a/loolwsd/LOOLWSD.cpp
+++ b/loolwsd/LOOLWSD.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static void forkChildren(const int number)
         Util::checkDiskSpaceOnRegisteredFileSystems();
         const std::string aMessage = "spawn " + std::to_string(number) + "\n";
         Log::debug("MasterToForKit: " + aMessage.substr(0, aMessage.length() - 1));
-        IoUtil::writeFIFO(LOOLWSD::ForKitWritePipe, aMessage);
+        IoUtil::writeToPipe(LOOLWSD::ForKitWritePipe, aMessage);
         lastForkRequestTime = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
     }
 }