diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/ntdll_misc.h b/dlls/ntdll/ntdll_misc.h
index 3a872ca852d..02320868334 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/ntdll_misc.h
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/ntdll_misc.h
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ extern void set_cpu_context( const CONTEXT *context );
 extern LPCSTR debugstr_us( const UNICODE_STRING *str );
 extern void dump_ObjectAttributes (const OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES *ObjectAttributes);
 
-extern void NTDLL_get_server_timeout( abs_time_t *when, const LARGE_INTEGER *timeout );
-extern void NTDLL_from_server_timeout( LARGE_INTEGER *timeout, const abs_time_t *when );
+extern void NTDLL_get_server_abstime( abs_time_t *when, const LARGE_INTEGER *timeout );
+extern void NTDLL_from_server_abstime( LARGE_INTEGER *time, const abs_time_t *when );
 extern NTSTATUS NTDLL_wait_for_multiple_objects( UINT count, const HANDLE *handles, UINT flags,
                                                  const LARGE_INTEGER *timeout, HANDLE signal_object );
 
diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/process.c b/dlls/ntdll/process.c
index c1870861469..02e2b157771 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/process.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/process.c
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ NTSTATUS WINAPI NtQueryInformationProcess(
                       req->handle = ProcessHandle;
                       if ((ret = wine_server_call( req )) == STATUS_SUCCESS)
                       {
-                          NTDLL_from_server_timeout(&pti.CreateTime, &reply->start_time);
-                          NTDLL_from_server_timeout(&pti.ExitTime, &reply->end_time);
+                          NTDLL_from_server_abstime(&pti.CreateTime, &reply->start_time);
+                          NTDLL_from_server_abstime(&pti.ExitTime, &reply->end_time);
                       }
                     }
                     SERVER_END_REQ;
diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/sync.c b/dlls/ntdll/sync.c
index 2c52fbcd001..106b187f69e 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/sync.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/sync.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ NTSTATUS WINAPI NtSetTimer(IN HANDLE handle,
             req->expire.sec  = 0;
             req->expire.usec = 0;
         }
-        else NTDLL_get_server_timeout( &req->expire, when );
+        else NTDLL_get_server_abstime( &req->expire, when );
 
         req->handle   = handle;
         req->period   = period;
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ NTSTATUS WINAPI NtQueryTimer(
             status = wine_server_call(req);
 
             /* convert server time to absolute NTDLL time */
-            NTDLL_from_server_timeout(&basic_info->RemainingTime, &reply->when);
+            NTDLL_from_server_abstime(&basic_info->RemainingTime, &reply->when);
             basic_info->TimerState = reply->signaled;
         }
         SERVER_END_REQ;
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ NTSTATUS NTDLL_wait_for_multiple_objects( UINT count, const HANDLE *handles, UIN
             req->flags   = flags;
             req->cookie  = &cookie;
             req->signal  = signal_object;
-            NTDLL_get_server_timeout( &req->timeout, timeout );
+            NTDLL_get_server_abstime( &req->timeout, timeout );
             wine_server_add_data( req, handles, count * sizeof(HANDLE) );
             ret = wine_server_call( req );
         }
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ NTSTATUS WINAPI NtDelayExecution( BOOLEAN alertable, const LARGE_INTEGER *timeou
     {
         abs_time_t when;
 
-        NTDLL_get_server_timeout( &when, timeout );
+        NTDLL_get_server_abstime( &when, timeout );
 
         /* Note that we yield after establishing the desired timeout */
         NtYieldExecution();
diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/time.c b/dlls/ntdll/time.c
index 961ecad1ff5..e83da7684ca 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/time.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/time.c
@@ -435,11 +435,11 @@ static inline int IsLeapYear(int Year)
 }
 
 /***********************************************************************
- *              NTDLL_get_server_timeout
+ *              NTDLL_get_server_abstime
  *
- * Convert a NTDLL timeout into a timeval struct to send to the server.
+ * Convert a NTDLL time into an abs_time_t struct to send to the server.
  */
-void NTDLL_get_server_timeout( abs_time_t *when, const LARGE_INTEGER *timeout )
+void NTDLL_get_server_abstime( abs_time_t *when, const LARGE_INTEGER *timeout )
 {
     UINT remainder;
 
@@ -484,14 +484,14 @@ void NTDLL_get_server_timeout( abs_time_t *when, const LARGE_INTEGER *timeout )
 
 
 /***********************************************************************
- *              NTDLL_from_server_timeout
+ *              NTDLL_from_server_abstime
  *
- * Convert a timeval struct from the server into an NTDLL timeout.
+ * Convert a timeval struct from the server into an NTDLL time.
  */
-void NTDLL_from_server_timeout( LARGE_INTEGER *timeout, const abs_time_t *when )
+void NTDLL_from_server_abstime( LARGE_INTEGER *time, const abs_time_t *when )
 {
-    timeout->QuadPart = when->sec * (ULONGLONG)TICKSPERSEC + TICKS_1601_TO_1970;
-    timeout->QuadPart += when->usec * 10;
+    time->QuadPart = when->sec * (ULONGLONG)TICKSPERSEC + TICKS_1601_TO_1970;
+    time->QuadPart += when->usec * 10;
 }