diff --git a/embassy-stm32/src/dma/dma_bdma.rs b/embassy-stm32/src/dma/dma_bdma.rs
index 90160ed50..1945c3587 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32/src/dma/dma_bdma.rs
+++ b/embassy-stm32/src/dma/dma_bdma.rs
@@ -1007,9 +1007,9 @@ impl<'a, W: Word> WritableRingBuffer<'a, W> {
     }
 
     /// Wait for any ring buffer write error.
-    pub async fn write_error(&mut self) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+    pub async fn wait_write_error(&mut self) -> Result<usize, Error> {
         self.ringbuf
-            .write_error(&mut DmaCtrlImpl(self.channel.reborrow()))
+            .wait_write_error(&mut DmaCtrlImpl(self.channel.reborrow()))
             .await
     }
 
diff --git a/embassy-stm32/src/dma/ringbuffer/mod.rs b/embassy-stm32/src/dma/ringbuffer/mod.rs
index b7f98fbce..25bdc7522 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32/src/dma/ringbuffer/mod.rs
+++ b/embassy-stm32/src/dma/ringbuffer/mod.rs
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ impl<'a, W: Word> WritableDmaRingBuffer<'a, W> {
     }
 
     /// Wait for any ring buffer write error.
-    pub async fn write_error(&mut self, dma: &mut impl DmaCtrl) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+    pub async fn wait_write_error(&mut self, dma: &mut impl DmaCtrl) -> Result<usize, Error> {
         poll_fn(|cx| {
             dma.set_waker(cx.waker());
 
diff --git a/embassy-stm32/src/sai/mod.rs b/embassy-stm32/src/sai/mod.rs
index fd61e5339..a8d02f825 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32/src/sai/mod.rs
+++ b/embassy-stm32/src/sai/mod.rs
@@ -1009,10 +1009,10 @@ impl<'d, T: Instance, W: word::Word> Sai<'d, T, W> {
     /// experiences an overrun of the ring buffer. Then, instead of letting
     /// the SAI peripheral play the last written buffer over and over again, SAI
     /// can be muted or dropped instead.
-    pub async fn write_error(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub async fn wait_write_error(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         match &mut self.ring_buffer {
             RingBuffer::Writable(buffer) => {
-                buffer.write_error().await?;
+                buffer.wait_write_error().await?;
                 Ok(())
             }
             _ => return Err(Error::NotATransmitter),