diff --git a/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlenginecontrolclient.cpp b/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlenginecontrolclient.cpp
index 4ee115e24ff..8485615cd42 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlenginecontrolclient.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlenginecontrolclient.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void QmlEngineControlClient::releaseEngine(int engineId)
     EngineState &state = m_blockedEngines[engineId];
     if (--state.blockers == 0) {
         QTC_ASSERT(state.releaseCommand != InvalidCommand, return);
-        sendMessage(state.releaseCommand, engineId);
+        sendCommand(state.releaseCommand, engineId);
         m_blockedEngines.remove(engineId);
     }
 }
@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@ void QmlEngineControlClient::messageReceived(const QByteArray &data)
     }
 
     if (state.blockers == 0 && state.releaseCommand != InvalidCommand) {
-        sendMessage(state.releaseCommand, id);
+        sendCommand(state.releaseCommand, id);
         m_blockedEngines.remove(id);
     }
 }
 
-void QmlEngineControlClient::sendMessage(QmlEngineControlClient::CommandType command, int engineId)
+void QmlEngineControlClient::sendCommand(QmlEngineControlClient::CommandType command, int engineId)
 {
     QByteArray data;
     QDataStream stream(&data, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
diff --git a/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlenginecontrolclient.h b/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlenginecontrolclient.h
index 44d36fbc21e..4005b29bc80 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlenginecontrolclient.h
+++ b/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlenginecontrolclient.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ signals:
 
 protected:
     void messageReceived(const QByteArray &);
-    void sendMessage(CommandType command, int engineId);
+    void sendCommand(CommandType command, int engineId);
 
     struct EngineState {
         EngineState(CommandType command = InvalidCommand) : releaseCommand(command), blockers(0) {}