diff --git a/include/libcamera/ipa/vimc.mojom b/include/libcamera/ipa/vimc.mojom
index e3b14e38..e5ac3609 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/ipa/vimc.mojom
+++ b/include/libcamera/ipa/vimc.mojom
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ interface IPAVimcInterface {
 	 * handle parameters at runtime.
 	 */
 	[async] fillParams(uint32 frame, uint32 bufferId);
-	[async] processControls(uint32 frame, libcamera.ControlList controls);
+	[async] queueRequest(uint32 frame, libcamera.ControlList controls);
 };
 
 interface IPAVimcEventInterface {
diff --git a/src/ipa/vimc/vimc.cpp b/src/ipa/vimc/vimc.cpp
index 8481b82b..315302c6 100644
--- a/src/ipa/vimc/vimc.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/vimc/vimc.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public:
 	void unmapBuffers(const std::vector<unsigned int> &ids) override;
 
 	void fillParams(uint32_t frame, uint32_t bufferId) override;
-	void processControls(uint32_t frame, const ControlList &controls) override;
+	void queueRequest(uint32_t frame, const ControlList &controls) override;
 
 private:
 	void initTrace();
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ void IPAVimc::fillParams([[maybe_unused]] uint32_t frame, uint32_t bufferId)
 	paramsFilled.emit(bufferId);
 }
 
-void IPAVimc::processControls([[maybe_unused]] uint32_t frame,
-			      [[maybe_unused]] const ControlList &controls)
+void IPAVimc::queueRequest([[maybe_unused]] uint32_t frame,
+			   [[maybe_unused]] const ControlList &controls)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp
index 29960fe3..69b83d07 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerVimc::queueRequestDevice(Camera *camera, Request *request)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	data->ipa_->processControls(request->sequence(), request->controls());
+	data->ipa_->queueRequest(request->sequence(), request->controls());
 
 	return 0;
 }