diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp
index 1dfd4677b..51fa1bbf9 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerBase::queueRequestDevice(Camera *camera, Request *request)
 			 * outside the v4l2 device. Store it in the stream buffer list
 			 * so we can track it.
 			 */
-			stream->setExternalBuffer(buffer);
+			stream->setExportedBuffer(buffer);
 		}
 
 		/*
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/rpi_stream.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/rpi_stream.cpp
index 14dd63518..e4506dee3 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/rpi_stream.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/rpi_stream.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ unsigned int Stream::getBufferId(FrameBuffer *buffer) const
 	return it->first;
 }
 
-void Stream::setExternalBuffer(FrameBuffer *buffer)
+void Stream::setExportedBuffer(FrameBuffer *buffer)
 {
 	bufferMap_.emplace(id_.get(), buffer);
 }
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/rpi_stream.h b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/rpi_stream.h
index ca591f99c..d1289c467 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/rpi_stream.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/rpi_stream.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public:
 	const BufferMap &getBuffers() const;
 	unsigned int getBufferId(FrameBuffer *buffer) const;
 
-	void setExternalBuffer(FrameBuffer *buffer);
+	void setExportedBuffer(FrameBuffer *buffer);
 
 	int prepareBuffers(unsigned int count);
 	int queueBuffer(FrameBuffer *buffer);