diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/request.h b/include/libcamera/internal/request.h
index 9dadd6c6..8c92a27a 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/request.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/request.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
 	bool completeBuffer(FrameBuffer *buffer);
 	void complete();
 	void cancel();
-	void reuse();
+	void reset();
 
 	void prepare(std::chrono::milliseconds timeout = 0ms);
 	Signal<> prepared;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/request.cpp b/src/libcamera/request.cpp
index d2af1d22..949c556f 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/request.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/request.cpp
@@ -158,9 +158,12 @@ void Request::Private::cancel()
 }
 
 /**
- * \copydoc Request::reuse()
+ * \brief Reset the request internal data to default values
+ *
+ * After calling this function, all request internal data will have default
+ * values as if the Request::Private instance had just been constructed.
  */
-void Request::Private::reuse()
+void Request::Private::reset()
 {
 	sequence_ = 0;
 	cancelled_ = false;
@@ -380,7 +383,7 @@ void Request::reuse(ReuseFlag flags)
 {
 	LIBCAMERA_TRACEPOINT(request_reuse, this);
 
-	_d()->reuse();
+	_d()->reset();
 
 	if (flags & ReuseBuffers) {
 		for (auto pair : bufferMap_) {