diff --git a/src/application.cpp b/src/application.cpp
index 3bdd70bb..3848cba6 100644
--- a/src/application.cpp
+++ b/src/application.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Application::Application() {
 
 Application::~Application() {
 
-  stop_threads();
+  exit_threads();
   quit_eval();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 22bc0156..9edaf67b 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -612,10 +612,10 @@ void init_threads() {
 }
 
 
-/// stop_threads() is called when the program exits. It makes all the
+/// exit_threads() is called when the program exits. It makes all the
 /// helper threads exit cleanly.
 
-void stop_threads() {
+void exit_threads() {
 
   ActiveThreads = THREAD_MAX;  // HACK
   AllThreadsShouldSleep = false;  // HACK
diff --git a/src/search.h b/src/search.h
index 1dc4e1fa..c081d527 100644
--- a/src/search.h
+++ b/src/search.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct SearchStack {
 
 extern void init_search();
 extern void init_threads();
-extern void stop_threads();
+extern void exit_threads();
 extern bool think(const Position &pos, bool infinite, bool ponder, int side_to_move,
                   int time[], int increment[], int movesToGo, int maxDepth,
                   int maxNodes, int maxTime, Move searchMoves[]);