diff --git a/docs/harfbuzz-sections.txt b/docs/harfbuzz-sections.txt
index a56426412..0e75e6935 100644
--- a/docs/harfbuzz-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/harfbuzz-sections.txt
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ hb_subset_sets_t
 hb_subset_plan_t
 hb_subset_serialize_link_t
 hb_subset_serialize_object_t
-hb_subset_repack_or_fail
+hb_subset_serialize_or_fail
 <SUBSECTION Private>
 hb_subset_input_override_name_table
 </SECTION>
diff --git a/src/hb-subset-serialize.cc b/src/hb-subset-serialize.cc
index 1d82c9991..3c5f896d2 100644
--- a/src/hb-subset-serialize.cc
+++ b/src/hb-subset-serialize.cc
@@ -26,22 +26,22 @@
 #include "hb-repacker.hh"
 
 /**
- * hb_subset_repack_or_fail:
+ * hb_subset_serialize_or_fail:
  * @table_tag: tag of the table being packed, needed to allow table specific optimizations.
  * @hb_objects: raw array of struct hb_subset_serialize_object_t, which provides
  * object graph info
  * @num_hb_objs: number of hb_subset_serialize_object_t in the hb_objects array.
  *
- * Given the input object graph info, repack a table to eliminate
- * offset overflows. A nullptr is returned if the repacking attempt fails.
+ * Given the input object graph info, repack a table to eliminate offset overflows and
+ * serialize it into a continous array of bytes. A nullptr is returned if the serializing attempt fails.
  * Table specific optimizations (eg. extension promotion in GSUB/GPOS) may be performed.
  * Passing HB_TAG_NONE will disable table specific optimizations.
  *
  * XSince: REPLACEME
  **/
-hb_blob_t* hb_subset_repack_or_fail (hb_tag_t table_tag,
-                                     hb_subset_serialize_object_t* hb_objects,
-                                     unsigned num_hb_objs)
+hb_blob_t* hb_subset_serialize_or_fail (hb_tag_t table_tag,
+                                        hb_subset_serialize_object_t* hb_objects,
+                                        unsigned num_hb_objs)
 {
   hb_vector_t<const hb_subset_serialize_object_t *> packed;
   packed.alloc (num_hb_objs + 1);
diff --git a/src/hb-subset-serialize.h b/src/hb-subset-serialize.h
index 7d8510a7a..7f3624dc8 100644
--- a/src/hb-subset-serialize.h
+++ b/src/hb-subset-serialize.h
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ typedef struct hb_subset_serialize_object_t
 } hb_subset_serialize_object_t;
 
 HB_EXTERN hb_blob_t*
-hb_subset_repack_or_fail (hb_tag_t table_tag,
-                          hb_subset_serialize_object_t* hb_objects,
-                          unsigned num_hb_objs);
+hb_subset_serialize_or_fail (hb_tag_t table_tag,
+                             hb_subset_serialize_object_t* hb_objects,
+                             unsigned num_hb_objs);
 
 
 HB_END_DECLS
diff --git a/test/api/test-subset-repacker.c b/test/api/test-subset-repacker.c
index e3fa95bd8..6eeae4ed2 100644
--- a/test/api/test-subset-repacker.c
+++ b/test/api/test-subset-repacker.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ test_hb_repack_with_cy_struct (void)
   hb_objs[14].real_links[2].objidx = 14;
   hb_objs[14].virtual_links = NULL;
 
-  hb_blob_t *result = hb_subset_repack_or_fail (HB_TAG_NONE, hb_objs, 15);
+  hb_blob_t *result = hb_subset_serialize_or_fail (HB_TAG_NONE, hb_objs, 15);
 
   hb_face_t *face_expected = hb_test_open_font_file ("fonts/repacker_expected.otf");
   hb_blob_t *expected_blob = hb_face_reference_table (face_expected, HB_TAG ('G','S','U','B'));
diff --git a/test/fuzzing/hb-repacker-fuzzer.cc b/test/fuzzing/hb-repacker-fuzzer.cc
index ff10f0db6..f7caeee0f 100644
--- a/test/fuzzing/hb-repacker-fuzzer.cc
+++ b/test/fuzzing/hb-repacker-fuzzer.cc
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput (const uint8_t *data, size_t size)
   add_links_to_objects (objects, num_objects,
                         links, num_real_links);
 
-  hb_blob_destroy (hb_subset_repack_or_fail (table_tag,
-                                             objects,
-                                             num_objects));
+  hb_blob_destroy (hb_subset_serialize_or_fail (table_tag,
+                                                objects,
+                                                num_objects));
 
 end:
   if (objects)