2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/libutil/xml-writer.cc b/src/libutil/xml-writer.cc
index b0e25f2c71d8..e5f0d9455e40 100644
--- a/src/libutil/xml-writer.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/xml-writer.cc
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void XMLWriter::closeElement()
 }
 
 
-void XMLWriter::writeShortElement(const string & name,
+void XMLWriter::writeEmptyElement(const string & name,
     const XMLAttrs & attrs)
 {
     assert(!closed);
diff --git a/src/libutil/xml-writer.hh b/src/libutil/xml-writer.hh
index 84c7fafbc95c..ae6c76ff2c9b 100644
--- a/src/libutil/xml-writer.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/xml-writer.hh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public:
         const XMLAttrs & attrs = XMLAttrs());
     void closeElement();
 
-    void writeShortElement(const string & name,
+    void writeEmptyElement(const string & name,
         const XMLAttrs & attrs = XMLAttrs());
     
     void writeCharData(const string & data);