diff --git a/common/path-utils.c b/common/path-utils.c
index aaba9bc0..e85208a7 100644
--- a/common/path-utils.c
+++ b/common/path-utils.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ int path_is_reg_file(const char *path)
 	return S_ISREG(statbuf.st_mode);
 }
 
-int is_path_exist(const char *path)
+int path_exists(const char *path)
 {
 	struct stat statbuf;
 	int ret;
diff --git a/common/path-utils.h b/common/path-utils.h
index 4b8a8c75..9231d886 100644
--- a/common/path-utils.h
+++ b/common/path-utils.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ char *__strncpy_null(char *dest, const char *src, size_t n);
 
 int path_is_block_device(const char *file);
 int path_is_mount_point(const char *file);
-int is_path_exist(const char *file);
+int path_exists(const char *file);
 int path_is_reg_file(const char *path);
 int is_same_loop_file(const char *a, const char *b);
 int is_existing_blk_or_reg_file(const char *filename);
diff --git a/mkfs/main.c b/mkfs/main.c
index 3ea1fd17..dd907451 100644
--- a/mkfs/main.c
+++ b/mkfs/main.c
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	while (dev_cnt-- > 0) {
 		file = argv[optind++];
-		if (source_dir_set && is_path_exist(file) == 0)
+		if (source_dir_set && path_exists(file) == 0)
 			ret = 0;
 		else if (path_is_block_device(file) == 1)
 			ret = test_dev_for_mkfs(file, force_overwrite);
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		int oflags = O_RDWR;
 		struct stat statbuf;
 
-		if (is_path_exist(file) == 0)
+		if (path_exists(file) == 0)
 			oflags |= O_CREAT;
 
 		fd = open(file, oflags, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP |