diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/db.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/db.h
index a89c22d..29c6b42 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/db.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/db.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 struct gsm_sms *db_sms_get_unsent(struct gsm_network *net, unsigned long long min_id);
 struct gsm_sms *db_sms_get_unsent_by_subscr(struct gsm_network *net, unsigned long long min_subscr_id, unsigned int failed);
 struct gsm_sms *db_sms_get_unsent_for_subscr(struct gsm_subscriber *subscr);
-int db_sms_mark_sent(struct gsm_sms *sms);
+int db_sms_mark_delivered(struct gsm_sms *sms);
 int db_sms_inc_deliver_attempts(struct gsm_sms *sms);
 
 /* APDU blob storage */
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;
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_11.c b/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_11.c
index 975a263..58b68ed 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_11.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_11.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* mark this SMS as sent in database */
-	db_sms_mark_sent(sms);
+	db_sms_mark_delivered(sms);
 
 	send_signal(S_SMS_DELIVERED, trans, sms, 0);