diff --git a/src/plugins/relay/relay-config.c b/src/plugins/relay/relay-config.c
index 85cd3057d..dfcad8d6c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/relay/relay-config.c
+++ b/src/plugins/relay/relay-config.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ relay_config_check_port_cb (const void *pointer, void *data,
  */
 
 int
-relay_config_check_path_len (const char *path)
+relay_config_check_path_length (const char *path)
 {
     struct sockaddr_un addr;
     size_t max_path, path_len;
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ relay_config_check_path_cb (const void *pointer, void *data,
     (void) data;
     (void) option;
 
-    if (!relay_config_check_path_len (value))
+    if (!relay_config_check_path_length (value))
         return 0;
 
     if (relay_server_search_path (value))
diff --git a/src/plugins/relay/relay-config.h b/src/plugins/relay/relay-config.h
index bef7fe19c..2b5e53000 100644
--- a/src/plugins/relay/relay-config.h
+++ b/src/plugins/relay/relay-config.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ extern int relay_config_create_option_port_path (const void *pointer, void *data
                                                  struct t_config_section *section,
                                                  const char *option_name,
                                                  const char *value);
-extern int relay_config_check_path_len (const char *path);
+extern int relay_config_check_path_length (const char *path);
 extern int relay_config_init ();
 extern int relay_config_read ();
 extern int relay_config_write ();
diff --git a/src/plugins/relay/relay-server.c b/src/plugins/relay/relay-server.c
index 838a50df5..5e91d7bd6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/relay/relay-server.c
+++ b/src/plugins/relay/relay-server.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ relay_server_create_socket (struct t_relay_server *server)
                  sizeof (server_addr_unix.sun_path));
         ptr_addr = &server_addr_unix;
         addr_size = sizeof (struct sockaddr_un);
-        if (!relay_config_check_path_len (server->path))
+        if (!relay_config_check_path_length (server->path))
             return 0;
         /* just in case it already exists */
         unlink (server->path);