diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/db.c b/openbsc/src/libmsc/db.c
index e26d3c5..4e6ffc3 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/db.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/db.c
@@ -1303,8 +1303,8 @@
 	return sms;
 }
 
-/* mark a given SMS as read */
-int db_sms_mark_sent(struct gsm_sms *sms)
+/* mark a given SMS as delivered */
+int db_sms_mark_delivered(struct gsm_sms *sms)
 {
 	dbi_result result;