diff --git a/src/sys/ptrace/linux.rs b/src/sys/ptrace/linux.rs
index 9d287f80ad..8d1dd16e5d 100644
--- a/src/sys/ptrace/linux.rs
+++ b/src/sys/ptrace/linux.rs
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ pub fn step<T: Into<Option<Signal>>>(pid: Pid, sig: T) -> Result<()> {
 /// In case the tracee is stopped at a syscall, the syscall will not be executed.
 /// Optionally, the signal specified by `sig` is delivered to the tracee upon continuation.
 #[cfg(all(target_os = "linux", target_env = "gnu", any(target_arch = "x86", target_arch = "x86_64")))]
-pub fn step_or_sysemu<T: Into<Option<Signal>>>(pid: Pid, sig: T) -> Result<()> {
+pub fn sysemu_step<T: Into<Option<Signal>>>(pid: Pid, sig: T) -> Result<()> {
     let data = match sig.into() {
         Some(s) => s as i32 as *mut c_void,
         None => ptr::null_mut(),