diff --git a/lib/bundle.c b/lib/bundle.c
index baf6bbf9774..871a724e8a6 100644
--- a/lib/bundle.c
+++ b/lib/bundle.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ bundle_parse__(const char *s, char **save_ptr,
         bundle = ofpacts->header;
         bundle->n_slaves++;
     }
-    ofpact_update_len(ofpacts, &bundle->ofpact);
+    ofpact_finish(ofpacts, &bundle->ofpact);
 
     bundle->basis = atoi(basis);
 
diff --git a/lib/learn.c b/lib/learn.c
index 50627cae921..66201d5016f 100644
--- a/lib/learn.c
+++ b/lib/learn.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ learn_parse__(char *orig, char *arg, struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
             }
         }
     }
-    ofpact_update_len(ofpacts, &learn->ofpact);
+    ofpact_finish(ofpacts, &learn->ofpact);
 
     return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/lib/ofp-actions.c b/lib/ofp-actions.c
index 921295adbe2..becf02d629b 100644
--- a/lib/ofp-actions.c
+++ b/lib/ofp-actions.c
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ decode_bundle(bool load, const struct nx_action_bundle *nab,
     }
 
     bundle = ofpacts->header;
-    ofpact_update_len(ofpacts, &bundle->ofpact);
+    ofpact_finish(ofpacts, &bundle->ofpact);
 
     if (!error) {
         error = bundle_check(bundle, OFPP_MAX, NULL);
@@ -2933,7 +2933,7 @@ decode_OFPAT_RAW_DEC_NW_TTL(struct ofpbuf *out)
     ids->n_controllers = 1;
     ofpbuf_put(out, &id, sizeof id);
     ids = out->header;
-    ofpact_update_len(out, &ids->ofpact);
+    ofpact_finish(out, &ids->ofpact);
     return error;
 }
 
@@ -2970,7 +2970,7 @@ decode_NXAST_RAW_DEC_TTL_CNT_IDS(const struct nx_action_cnt_ids *nac_ids,
         ids = out->header;
     }
 
-    ofpact_update_len(out, &ids->ofpact);
+    ofpact_finish(out, &ids->ofpact);
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -3009,7 +3009,7 @@ parse_noargs_dec_ttl(struct ofpbuf *ofpacts)
     ofpbuf_put(ofpacts, &id, sizeof id);
     ids = ofpacts->header;
     ids->n_controllers++;
-    ofpact_update_len(ofpacts, &ids->ofpact);
+    ofpact_finish(ofpacts, &ids->ofpact);
 }
 
 static char * OVS_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
@@ -3036,7 +3036,7 @@ parse_DEC_TTL(char *arg, struct ofpbuf *ofpacts,
             return xstrdup("dec_ttl_cnt_ids: expected at least one controller "
                            "id.");
         }
-        ofpact_update_len(ofpacts, &ids->ofpact);
+        ofpact_finish(ofpacts, &ids->ofpact);
     }
     return NULL;
 }
@@ -4054,7 +4054,7 @@ decode_NXAST_RAW_LEARN(const struct nx_action_learn *nal,
             get_subfield(spec->n_bits, &p, &spec->dst);
         }
     }
-    ofpact_update_len(ofpacts, &learn->ofpact);
+    ofpact_finish(ofpacts, &learn->ofpact);
 
     if (!is_all_zeros(p, (char *) end - (char *) p)) {
         return OFPERR_OFPBAC_BAD_ARGUMENT;
@@ -4378,7 +4378,7 @@ decode_NXAST_RAW_NOTE(const struct nx_action_note *nan,
     note = ofpact_put_NOTE(out);
     note->length = length;
     ofpbuf_put(out, nan->note, length);
-    ofpact_update_len(out, out->header);
+    ofpact_finish(out, out->header);
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -4426,7 +4426,7 @@ parse_NOTE(const char *arg, struct ofpbuf *ofpacts,
 
         arg += 2;
     }
-    ofpact_update_len(ofpacts, &note->ofpact);
+    ofpact_finish(ofpacts, &note->ofpact);
     return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -4833,7 +4833,7 @@ decode_NXAST_RAW_CT(const struct nx_action_conntrack *nac,
 
     conntrack = ofpbuf_push_uninit(out, sizeof(*conntrack));
     out->header = &conntrack->ofpact;
-    ofpact_update_len(out, &conntrack->ofpact);
+    ofpact_finish(out, &conntrack->ofpact);
 
     if (conntrack->ofpact.len > sizeof(*conntrack)
         && !(conntrack->flags & NX_CT_F_COMMIT)) {
@@ -4954,7 +4954,7 @@ parse_CT(char *arg, struct ofpbuf *ofpacts,
         }
     }
 
-    ofpact_update_len(ofpacts, &oc->ofpact);
+    ofpact_finish(ofpacts, &oc->ofpact);
     ofpbuf_push_uninit(ofpacts, ct_offset);
     return error;
 }
@@ -7282,7 +7282,7 @@ ofpact_init(struct ofpact *ofpact, enum ofpact_type type, size_t len)
  * bytes and updating its embedded length field.  See the large comment near
  * the end of ofp-actions.h for more information. */
 void
-ofpact_update_len(struct ofpbuf *ofpacts, struct ofpact *ofpact)
+ofpact_finish(struct ofpbuf *ofpacts, struct ofpact *ofpact)
 {
     ovs_assert(ofpact == ofpacts->header);
     ofpact->len = (char *) ofpbuf_tail(ofpacts) - (char *) ofpact;
diff --git a/lib/ofp-actions.h b/lib/ofp-actions.h
index 0bd33e379f8..5dec177fbf1 100644
--- a/lib/ofp-actions.h
+++ b/lib/ofp-actions.h
@@ -902,10 +902,9 @@ void *ofpact_put(struct ofpbuf *, enum ofpact_type, size_t len);
  *
  *     After using this function to add a variable-length action, add the
  *     elements of the flexible array (e.g. with ofpbuf_put()), then use
- *     ofpact_update_len() to pad the action to a multiple of OFPACT_ALIGNTO
- *     bytes and update its embedded length field.  (Keep in mind the need to
- *     refresh the structure from 'ofpacts->header' after adding data to
- *     'ofpacts'.)
+ *     ofpact_finish() to pad the action to a multiple of OFPACT_ALIGNTO bytes
+ *     and update its embedded length field.  (Keep in mind the need to refresh
+ *     the structure from 'ofpacts->header' after adding data to 'ofpacts'.)
  *
  *   struct <STRUCT> *ofpact_get_<ENUM>(const struct ofpact *ofpact);
  *
@@ -958,7 +957,7 @@ OFPACTS
 #undef OFPACT
 
 /* Call after adding the variable-length part to a variable-length action. */
-void ofpact_update_len(struct ofpbuf *, struct ofpact *);
+void ofpact_finish(struct ofpbuf *, struct ofpact *);
 
 /* Additional functions for composing ofpacts. */
 struct ofpact_set_field *ofpact_put_reg_load(struct ofpbuf *ofpacts);