diff --git a/src/pg/AsyncConnection.hxx b/src/pg/AsyncConnection.hxx
index db55d071a..a76c4753e 100644
--- a/src/pg/AsyncConnection.hxx
+++ b/src/pg/AsyncConnection.hxx
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 * Note that this is not the strict opposite of IsIdle().
 	 */
-	bool IsBusy() const noexcept {
+	bool IsRequestPending() const noexcept {
 		return result_handler != nullptr;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/pg/SharedConnection.cxx b/src/pg/SharedConnection.cxx
index 0bf1a9851..5048b84c2 100644
--- a/src/pg/SharedConnection.cxx
+++ b/src/pg/SharedConnection.cxx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ SharedConnection::CancelQuery(SharedConnectionQuery &query) noexcept
 		   usually not idle, but maybe it's waiting for
 		   something else inbetween two queries, so we need to
 		   check anyway */
-		if (connection.IsBusy())
+		if (connection.IsRequestPending())
 			connection.RequestCancel();
 
 		/* submit the next query (outside of this caller