diff --git a/include/uv.h b/include/uv.h
index 5e0c346e..f75c4be2 100644
--- a/include/uv.h
+++ b/include/uv.h
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ struct uv_pipe_s {
 
 int uv_pipe_init(uv_pipe_t* handle);
 
-int uv_pipe_create(uv_pipe_t* handle, char* name);
+int uv_pipe_bind(uv_pipe_t* handle, char* name);
 
 int uv_pipe_listen(uv_pipe_t* handle, int instanceCount, uv_connection_cb cb);
 
diff --git a/src/uv-unix.c b/src/uv-unix.c
index 38dd4923..140f0935 100644
--- a/src/uv-unix.c
+++ b/src/uv-unix.c
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ int uv_pipe_init(uv_pipe_t* handle) {
 }
 
 
-int uv_pipe_create(uv_pipe_t* handle, char* name) {
+int uv_pipe_bind(uv_pipe_t* handle, char* name) {
   assert(0 && "implement me");
 }
 
diff --git a/src/uv-win.c b/src/uv-win.c
index 7edd1e87..34d9cf27 100644
--- a/src/uv-win.c
+++ b/src/uv-win.c
@@ -2919,7 +2919,7 @@ int uv_pipe_init(uv_pipe_t* handle) {
 
 /* Creates a pipe server. */
 /* TODO: make this work with UTF8 name */
-int uv_pipe_create(uv_pipe_t* handle, char* name) {
+int uv_pipe_bind(uv_pipe_t* handle, char* name) {
   if (!name) {
     return -1;
   }
diff --git a/test/benchmark-pump.c b/test/benchmark-pump.c
index 591dbb0b..2d48c8ab 100644
--- a/test/benchmark-pump.c
+++ b/test/benchmark-pump.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ HELPER_IMPL(pipe_pump_server) {
   server = (uv_handle_t*)&pipeServer;
   r = uv_pipe_init(&pipeServer);
   ASSERT(r == 0);
-  r = uv_pipe_create(&pipeServer, TEST_PIPENAME);
+  r = uv_pipe_bind(&pipeServer, TEST_PIPENAME);
   ASSERT(r == 0);
   r = uv_pipe_listen(&pipeServer, MAX_WRITE_HANDLES, connection_cb);
   ASSERT(r == 0);
diff --git a/test/echo-server.c b/test/echo-server.c
index b8c3500b..1141670c 100644
--- a/test/echo-server.c
+++ b/test/echo-server.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static int pipe_echo_start(char* pipeName) {
     return 1;
   }
 
-  r = uv_pipe_create(&pipeServer, pipeName);
+  r = uv_pipe_bind(&pipeServer, pipeName);
   if (r) {
     /* TODO: Error codes */
     fprintf(stderr, "create error\n");