diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 82969e230f..9a45e1e7a4 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ static void set_head_advice_msg(const char *remote, const char *head_name)
 			remote, head_name, remote, remote, head_name);
 }
 
-static void report_set_head(const char *remote, const char *head_name,
+static void warn_set_head(const char *remote, const char *head_name,
 			struct strbuf *buf_prev, int updateres) {
 	struct strbuf buf_prefix = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const char *prev_head = NULL;
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ static int set_head(const struct ref *remote_refs, struct remote *remote)
 	if (verbosity >= 0 &&
 		follow_remote_head == FOLLOW_REMOTE_WARN &&
 		(!no_warn_branch || strcmp(no_warn_branch, head_name)))
-		report_set_head(remote->name, head_name, &b_local_head, was_detached);
+		warn_set_head(remote->name, head_name, &b_local_head, was_detached);
 
 cleanup:
 	free(head_name);