diff --git a/Kernel/Process.cpp b/Kernel/Process.cpp
index 556304e69e..6c726a9e82 100644
--- a/Kernel/Process.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Process.cpp
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ ssize_t Process::sys$read(int fd, void* outbuf, size_t nread)
     if (!descriptor)
         return -EBADF;
     if (descriptor->is_blocking()) {
-        if (!descriptor->has_data_available_for_reading(*this)) {
+        if (!descriptor->can_read(*this)) {
             m_blocked_fd = fd;
             block(BlockedRead);
             sched_yield();
@@ -1964,7 +1964,7 @@ int Process::sys$select(const Syscall::SC_select_params* params)
         memset(readfds, 0, sizeof(fd_set));
         auto bitmap = Bitmap::wrap((byte*)readfds, FD_SETSIZE);
         for (int fd : m_select_read_fds) {
-            if (m_fds[fd].descriptor->has_data_available_for_reading(*this)) {
+            if (m_fds[fd].descriptor->can_read(*this)) {
                 bitmap.set(fd, true);
                 ++markedfds;
             }
diff --git a/Kernel/Scheduler.cpp b/Kernel/Scheduler.cpp
index ac4edd59cb..7bd8ee4d91 100644
--- a/Kernel/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ bool Scheduler::pick_next()
         if (process.state() == Process::BlockedRead) {
             ASSERT(process.m_blocked_fd != -1);
             // FIXME: Block until the amount of data wanted is available.
-            if (process.m_fds[process.m_blocked_fd].descriptor->has_data_available_for_reading(process))
+            if (process.m_fds[process.m_blocked_fd].descriptor->can_read(process))
                 process.unblock();
             return true;
         }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ bool Scheduler::pick_next()
 
         if (process.state() == Process::BlockedSelect) {
             for (int fd : process.m_select_read_fds) {
-                if (process.m_fds[fd].descriptor->has_data_available_for_reading(process)) {
+                if (process.m_fds[fd].descriptor->can_read(process)) {
                     process.unblock();
                     return true;
                 }
diff --git a/VirtualFileSystem/FileDescriptor.cpp b/VirtualFileSystem/FileDescriptor.cpp
index bbfefd829b..a6f422752e 100644
--- a/VirtualFileSystem/FileDescriptor.cpp
+++ b/VirtualFileSystem/FileDescriptor.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ bool FileDescriptor::can_write(Process& process)
     return true;
 }
 
-bool FileDescriptor::has_data_available_for_reading(Process& process)
+bool FileDescriptor::can_read(Process& process)
 {
     if (is_fifo()) {
         ASSERT(fifo_direction() == FIFO::Reader);
diff --git a/VirtualFileSystem/FileDescriptor.h b/VirtualFileSystem/FileDescriptor.h
index 7947954d7f..ba16df3c29 100644
--- a/VirtualFileSystem/FileDescriptor.h
+++ b/VirtualFileSystem/FileDescriptor.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public:
     ssize_t write(Process&, const byte* data, size_t);
     int stat(Unix::stat*);
 
-    bool has_data_available_for_reading(Process&);
+    bool can_read(Process&);
     bool can_write(Process&);
 
     ssize_t get_dir_entries(byte* buffer, size_t);