diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 492159439fc..8bd5c7c9515 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ This hook allows you to control which tab-bar tabs are auto-resized.
 ** Project
 
 ---
-*** New command 'project-find-file-in-root'.
+*** New command 'project-root-find-file'.
 It is equivalent to running ‘project-any-command’ with ‘find-file’.
 
 
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/project.el b/lisp/progmodes/project.el
index 220d4dfe853..b29d5ed5404 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/project.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/project.el
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ using a command like `project-find-file'."
     filename))
 
 ;;;###autoload
-(defun project-find-file-in-root (filename)
+(defun project-root-find-file (filename)
   "Edit file FILENAME.
 
 Interactively, prompt for FILENAME, defaulting to the root directory of