diff --git a/eglonxbackend.cpp b/eglonxbackend.cpp
index dc5060b223..01d97c0b85 100644
--- a/eglonxbackend.cpp
+++ b/eglonxbackend.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ bool EglOnXBackend::initBufferConfigs()
     return true;
 }
 
-void EglOnXBackend::flushBuffer()
+void EglOnXBackend::present()
 {
     if (lastMask() & Scene::PAINT_SCREEN_REGION && surfaceHasSubPost && eglPostSubBufferNV) {
         const QRect damageRect = lastDamage().boundingRect();
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ SceneOpenGL::TexturePrivate *EglOnXBackend::createBackendTexture(SceneOpenGL::Te
 void EglOnXBackend::prepareRenderingFrame()
 {
     if (!lastDamage().isEmpty())
-        flushBuffer();
+        present();
     startRenderTimer();
 }
 
diff --git a/eglonxbackend.h b/eglonxbackend.h
index 4b7eb25f50..45df2af028 100644
--- a/eglonxbackend.h
+++ b/eglonxbackend.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public:
     virtual void endRenderingFrame(int mask, const QRegion &damage);
 
 protected:
-    virtual void flushBuffer();
+    virtual void present();
 
 private:
     void init();
diff --git a/glxbackend.cpp b/glxbackend.cpp
index 24fcbebf74..86eb130161 100644
--- a/glxbackend.cpp
+++ b/glxbackend.cpp
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ void GlxBackend::waitSync()
 
 #undef VSYNC_DEBUG
 
-void GlxBackend::flushBuffer()
+void GlxBackend::present()
 {
     if (isDoubleBuffer()) {
         if (lastMask() & Scene::PAINT_SCREEN_REGION) {
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ SceneOpenGL::TexturePrivate *GlxBackend::createBackendTexture(SceneOpenGL::Textu
 void GlxBackend::prepareRenderingFrame()
 {
     if (!lastDamage().isEmpty())
-        flushBuffer();
+        present();
     glXWaitX();
 }
 
diff --git a/glxbackend.h b/glxbackend.h
index 6fd8c3032e..ee08e8dcc6 100644
--- a/glxbackend.h
+++ b/glxbackend.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public:
     virtual void endRenderingFrame(int mask, const QRegion &damage);
 
 protected:
-    virtual void flushBuffer();
+    virtual void present();
 
 private:
     void init();
diff --git a/scene_opengl.cpp b/scene_opengl.cpp
index 3f130b9bbc..9c72fc148b 100644
--- a/scene_opengl.cpp
+++ b/scene_opengl.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void OpenGLBackend::setFailed(const QString &reason)
 
 void OpenGLBackend::idle()
 {
-    flushBuffer();
+    present();
 }
 
 /************************************************
diff --git a/scene_opengl.h b/scene_opengl.h
index dce2b7c092..b2e851ba73 100644
--- a/scene_opengl.h
+++ b/scene_opengl.h
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ protected:
     /**
      * @brief Backend specific flushing of frame to screen.
      **/
-    virtual void flushBuffer() = 0;
+    virtual void present() = 0;
     /**
      * @brief Sets the backend initialization to failed.
      *
diff --git a/scene_xrender.cpp b/scene_xrender.cpp
index 93d3502f49..f3979fed20 100644
--- a/scene_xrender.cpp
+++ b/scene_xrender.cpp
@@ -189,14 +189,14 @@ int SceneXrender::paint(QRegion damage, ToplevelList toplevels)
     if (m_overlayWindow->window())  // show the window only after the first pass, since
         m_overlayWindow->show();   // that pass may take long
 
-    flushBuffer(mask, damage);
+    present(mask, damage);
     // do cleanup
     stacking_order.clear();
 
     return renderTimer.elapsed();
 }
 
-void SceneXrender::flushBuffer(int mask, QRegion damage)
+void SceneXrender::present(int mask, QRegion damage)
 {
     if (mask & PAINT_SCREEN_REGION) {
         // Use the damage region as the clip region for the root window
diff --git a/scene_xrender.h b/scene_xrender.h
index f17259464c..645700f58a 100644
--- a/scene_xrender.h
+++ b/scene_xrender.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     virtual void windowClosed(KWin::Toplevel* c, KWin::Deleted* deleted);
 private:
     void createBuffer();
-    void flushBuffer(int mask, QRegion damage);
+    void present(int mask, QRegion damage);
     void initXRender(bool createOverlay);
     XRenderPictFormat* format;
     Picture front;