diff --git a/src/arch/sparc/miscregfile.cc b/src/arch/sparc/miscregfile.cc
index 9bbe9a5a0..7b0939c29 100644
--- a/src/arch/sparc/miscregfile.cc
+++ b/src/arch/sparc/miscregfile.cc
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ enum RegMask
         PSTATE_MASK = (((1 << 4) - 1) << 1) | (((1 << 4) - 1) << 6) | (1 << 12)
 };
 
-void MiscRegFile::reset()
+void MiscRegFile::clear()
 {
     y = 0;
     ccr = 0;
diff --git a/src/arch/sparc/miscregfile.hh b/src/arch/sparc/miscregfile.hh
index 3093b56e6..6bc04b583 100644
--- a/src/arch/sparc/miscregfile.hh
+++ b/src/arch/sparc/miscregfile.hh
@@ -176,11 +176,11 @@ namespace SparcISA
 #endif
       public:
 
-        void reset();
+        void clear();
 
         MiscRegFile()
         {
-            reset();
+            clear();
         }
 
         MiscReg readReg(int miscReg);