diff --git a/bin/xbps-uhelper/main.c b/bin/xbps-uhelper/main.c
index 486bc1e9..29a521f1 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-uhelper/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-uhelper/main.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (argc != 2)
 			usage();
 
-		dict = xbps_find_pkg_from_plist(plist, argv[1]);
+		dict = xbps_find_pkg_dict_from_plist_by_name(plist, argv[1]);
 		if (dict == NULL)
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 
diff --git a/include/xbps_api.h b/include/xbps_api.h
index aa08704d..f996cb8c 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api.h
+++ b/include/xbps_api.h
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ prop_dictionary_t xbps_find_pkg_in_dict_by_pattern(prop_dictionary_t dict,
 						   const char *pattern);
 
 /**
- * Finds the package's proplib dictionary by looking at it in
- * a plist file.
+ * Finds the package's proplib dictionary in a plist file by specifying
+ * a package name.
  *
  * @param[in] plist Path to a plist file.
  * @param[in] pkgname Package name to look for.
@@ -441,8 +441,8 @@ prop_dictionary_t xbps_find_pkg_in_dict_by_pattern(prop_dictionary_t dict,
  * prop_dictionary_copy(), which means that caller is responsible to
  * release the object with prop_object_release() when done.
  */
-prop_dictionary_t xbps_find_pkg_from_plist(const char *plist,
-					   const char *pkgname);
+prop_dictionary_t xbps_find_pkg_dict_from_plist_by_name(const char *plist,
+							const char *pkgname);
 
 /**
  * Finds a package's dictionary searching in the registered packages
diff --git a/lib/plist.c b/lib/plist.c
index 8ac7f12c..7f0d8146 100644
--- a/lib/plist.c
+++ b/lib/plist.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ xbps_callback_array_iter_reverse_in_dict(prop_dictionary_t dict,
 }
 
 prop_dictionary_t
-xbps_find_pkg_from_plist(const char *plist, const char *pkgname)
+xbps_find_pkg_dict_from_plist_by_name(const char *plist, const char *pkgname)
 {
 	prop_dictionary_t dict, obj, res;