diff --git a/circbuf/README.md b/circbuf/README.md
index 96263c0..e13803a 100644
--- a/circbuf/README.md
+++ b/circbuf/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ CircBuf *cb; // buffer instance
 
 void main()
 {
-	cb = cbuf_make(32, sizeof(char)); // create a char buffer of size 32.
+	cb = cbuf_create(32, sizeof(char)); // create a char buffer of size 32.
 
 	// now it's ready for use!
 
diff --git a/circbuf/circbuf.c b/circbuf/circbuf.c
index 65d214e..2b048bd 100644
--- a/circbuf/circbuf.c
+++ b/circbuf/circbuf.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static void read_buffer(const CircBuf *cb, size_t index, void *dest)
 
 
 /** Create a cbuf */
-CircBuf *cbuf_make(size_t capacity, size_t elem_size)
+CircBuf *cbuf_create(size_t capacity, size_t elem_size)
 {
 	// add one, because one is always unused.
 	capacity++;
diff --git a/circbuf/circbuf.h b/circbuf/circbuf.h
index 6e83f4f..4e73f59 100644
--- a/circbuf/circbuf.h
+++ b/circbuf/circbuf.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ typedef struct circbuf_struct CircBuf;
  * @param elem_size : size of one element
  * @return pointer to the buffer instance
  */
-CircBuf *cbuf_make(size_t capacity, size_t elem_size);
+CircBuf *cbuf_create(size_t capacity, size_t elem_size);
 
 
 /**