diff --git a/vlib/compiler/tests/repl/repl_test.v b/vlib/compiler/tests/repl/repl_test.v
index 1bfa5ae827..e7b1f1cae7 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/tests/repl/repl_test.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/tests/repl/repl_test.v
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fn test_all_v_repl_files() {
 		bmark: benchmark.new_benchmark()
 	}
 	// warmup, and ensure that the vrepl is compiled in single threaded mode if it does not exist
-	runner.run_repl_file(os.cachedir(), session.options.vexec, 'vlib/compiler/tests/repl/nothing.repl') or {
+	runner.run_repl_file(os.cache_dir(), session.options.vexec, 'vlib/compiler/tests/repl/nothing.repl') or {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	session.bmark.set_total_expected_steps(session.options.files.len)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fn test_all_v_repl_files() {
 }
 
 fn worker_repl(p mut sync.PoolProcessor, idx int, thread_id int) voidptr {
-	cdir := os.cachedir()
+	cdir := os.cache_dir()
 	mut session := &Session(p.get_shared_context())
 	mut tls_bench := &benchmark.Benchmark(p.get_thread_context(idx))
 	if isnil(tls_bench) {
diff --git a/vlib/os/os.v b/vlib/os/os.v
index 73196c3173..977de92ff5 100644
--- a/vlib/os/os.v
+++ b/vlib/os/os.v
@@ -1123,8 +1123,8 @@ pub fn mkdir_all(path string) {
 	}
 }
 
-// cachedir returns the path to a *writable* user specific folder, suitable for writing non-essential data.
-pub fn cachedir() string {
+// cache_dir returns the path to a *writable* user specific folder, suitable for writing non-essential data.
+pub fn cache_dir() string {
 	// See: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html
 	// There is a single base directory relative to which user-specific non-essential
 	// (cached) data should be written. This directory is defined by the environment
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ pub fn tmpdir() string {
 		}
 	}
 	if path == '' {
-		path = os.cachedir()
+		path = os.cache_dir()
 	}
 	if path == '' {
 		path = '/tmp'