diff --git a/src/lxc/file_utils.c b/src/lxc/file_utils.c
index 2e47f7ea9..fed566565 100644
--- a/src/lxc/file_utils.c
+++ b/src/lxc/file_utils.c
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ int open_at_same(int fd_same, int dfd, const char *path, unsigned int o_flags,
 	return move_fd(fd);
 }
 
-int fd_make_nonblocking(int fd)
+int fd_make_blocking(int fd)
 {
 	int flags;
 
diff --git a/src/lxc/file_utils.h b/src/lxc/file_utils.h
index fc20da5a2..a51c139b9 100644
--- a/src/lxc/file_utils.h
+++ b/src/lxc/file_utils.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ __hidden extern int open_at_same(int fd_same, int dfd, const char *path,
 				 unsigned int o_flags,
 				 unsigned int resolve_flags, mode_t mode);
 __hidden extern int open_beneath(int dfd, const char *path, unsigned int flags);
-__hidden int fd_make_nonblocking(int fd);
+__hidden int fd_make_blocking(int fd);
 __hidden extern char *read_file_at(int dfd, const char *fnam,
                                    unsigned int o_flags,
                                    unsigned resolve_flags);
diff --git a/src/lxc/seccomp.c b/src/lxc/seccomp.c
index 5a725f677..cefa18d0a 100644
--- a/src/lxc/seccomp.c
+++ b/src/lxc/seccomp.c
@@ -1282,8 +1282,8 @@ int lxc_seccomp_load(struct lxc_conf *conf)
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		if (fd_make_nonblocking(ret))
-			return log_error_errno(-1, errno, "Failed to make seccomp listener fd non-blocking");;
+		if (fd_make_blocking(ret))
+			return log_error_errno(-1, errno, "Failed to make seccomp listener fd blocking");
 
 		conf->seccomp.notifier.notify_fd = ret;
 		TRACE("Retrieved new seccomp listener fd %d", ret);