diff --git a/data/helpers.d/package b/data/helpers.d/package
index 3ac93a9db..22adb9b15 100644
--- a/data/helpers.d/package
+++ b/data/helpers.d/package
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #
 # [internal]
 #
-# usage: ynh_is_dpkg_free
-ynh_is_dpkg_free() {
+# usage: ynh_wait_dpkg_free
+ynh_wait_dpkg_free() {
     local try
     # With seq 1 17, timeout will be almost 30 minutes
     for try in `seq 1 17`
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ynh_is_dpkg_free() {
 # usage: ynh_package_is_installed name
 # | arg: name - the package name to check
 ynh_package_is_installed() {
-    ynh_is_dpkg_free
+    ynh_wait_dpkg_free
     dpkg-query -W -f '${Status}' "$1" 2>/dev/null \
         | grep -c "ok installed" &>/dev/null
 }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ynh_package_version() {
 #
 # usage: ynh_apt update
 ynh_apt() {
-    ynh_is_dpkg_free
+    ynh_wait_dpkg_free
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive sudo apt-get -y $@
 }
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ ynh_package_install_from_equivs () {
     # Create a fake deb package with equivs-build and the given control file
     # Install the fake package without its dependencies with dpkg
     # Install missing dependencies with ynh_package_install
-    ynh_is_dpkg_free
+    ynh_wait_dpkg_free
     (cp "$controlfile" "${TMPDIR}/control" && cd "$TMPDIR" \
      && equivs-build ./control 1>/dev/null \
      && sudo dpkg --force-depends \