diff --git a/kmod/src/dir.c b/kmod/src/dir.c
index 292df2d5..e8fe3e79 100644
--- a/kmod/src/dir.c
+++ b/kmod/src/dir.c
@@ -1524,9 +1524,7 @@ static int scoutfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 
 	/* if dirs are different make sure ancestor relationships are valid */
 	if (old_dir != new_dir) {
-		ret = scoutfs_lock_global(sb, DLM_LOCK_EX, 0,
-					  SCOUTFS_LOCK_TYPE_GLOBAL_RENAME,
-					  &rename_lock);
+		ret = scoutfs_lock_rename(sb, DLM_LOCK_EX, 0, &rename_lock);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
diff --git a/kmod/src/lock.c b/kmod/src/lock.c
index e8a6a425..aba98783 100644
--- a/kmod/src/lock.c
+++ b/kmod/src/lock.c
@@ -1019,16 +1019,16 @@ int scoutfs_lock_inodes(struct super_block *sb, int mode, int flags,
 }
 
 /*
- * Acquire a cluster lock with a global scope in the lock space.
+ * The rename lock is magical because it's global.
  */
-int scoutfs_lock_global(struct super_block *sb, int mode, int flags, int type,
+int scoutfs_lock_rename(struct super_block *sb, int mode, int flags,
 			struct scoutfs_lock **lock)
 {
 	struct scoutfs_lock_name name;
 
 	memset(&name, 0, sizeof(name));
 	name.scope = SCOUTFS_LOCK_SCOPE_GLOBAL;
-	name.type = type;
+	name.type = SCOUTFS_LOCK_TYPE_GLOBAL_RENAME;
 
 	return lock_name_keys(sb, mode, flags, &name, NULL, NULL, lock);
 }
diff --git a/kmod/src/lock.h b/kmod/src/lock.h
index 99c00bf9..89d161e8 100644
--- a/kmod/src/lock.h
+++ b/kmod/src/lock.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int scoutfs_lock_inodes(struct super_block *sb, int mode, int flags,
 			struct inode *b, struct scoutfs_lock **b_lock,
 			struct inode *c, struct scoutfs_lock **c_lock,
 			struct inode *d, struct scoutfs_lock **D_lock);
-int scoutfs_lock_global(struct super_block *sb, int mode, int flags, int type,
+int scoutfs_lock_rename(struct super_block *sb, int mode, int flags,
 			struct scoutfs_lock **lock);
 int scoutfs_lock_node_id(struct super_block *sb, int mode, int flags,
 			 u64 node_id, struct scoutfs_lock **lock);