diff --git a/include/device.h b/include/device.h
index db281421d7d..ecb8be50f4a 100644
--- a/include/device.h
+++ b/include/device.h
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ size_t z_device_get_all_static(const struct device * *devices);
  *
  * @return true if and only if the device is available for use.
  */
-bool z_device_ready(const struct device *dev);
+bool z_device_is_ready(const struct device *dev);
 
 /** @brief Determine whether a device is ready for use
  *
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ bool z_device_ready(const struct device *dev);
  */
 static inline int z_device_usable_check(const struct device *dev)
 {
-	return z_device_ready(dev) ? 0 : -ENODEV;
+	return z_device_is_ready(dev) ? 0 : -ENODEV;
 }
 
 /** @brief Determine whether a device is ready for use.
diff --git a/kernel/device.c b/kernel/device.c
index cfd2551ad36..72ba96834ce 100644
--- a/kernel/device.c
+++ b/kernel/device.c
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ const struct device *z_impl_device_get_binding(const char *name)
 	 * performed. Reserve string comparisons for a fallback.
 	 */
 	for (dev = __device_start; dev != __device_end; dev++) {
-		if (z_device_ready(dev) && (dev->name == name)) {
+		if (z_device_is_ready(dev) && (dev->name == name)) {
 			return dev;
 		}
 	}
 
 	for (dev = __device_start; dev != __device_end; dev++) {
-		if (z_device_ready(dev) && (strcmp(name, dev->name) == 0)) {
+		if (z_device_is_ready(dev) && (strcmp(name, dev->name) == 0)) {
 			return dev;
 		}
 	}
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ size_t z_device_get_all_static(struct device const **devices)
 	return __device_end - __device_start;
 }
 
-bool z_device_ready(const struct device *dev)
+bool z_device_is_ready(const struct device *dev)
 {
 	/*
 	 * if an invalid device pointer is passed as argument, this call