diff --git a/src/helpers/deferred.test.ts b/src/helpers/deferred.test.ts
index 5e3ed31..d8c3205 100644
--- a/src/helpers/deferred.test.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/deferred.test.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import test from "ava"
-import { deferred } from "./deferred.js"
+import { createDeferred } from "./deferred.js"
 
 test("resolve", async (t) => {
-  const d = deferred<string>()
-  setTimeout(() => d.resolve("hi"))
-  t.is(await d, "hi")
+  const deferred = createDeferred<string>()
+  setTimeout(() => deferred.resolve("hi"))
+  t.is(await deferred, "hi")
 })
 
 test("reject", async (t) => {
-  const d = deferred()
-  setTimeout(() => d.reject(new Error("oops")))
-  await t.throwsAsync(() => d, { instanceOf: Error, message: "oops" })
+  const deferred = createDeferred()
+  setTimeout(() => deferred.reject(new Error("oops")))
+  await t.throwsAsync(() => deferred, { instanceOf: Error, message: "oops" })
 })
diff --git a/src/helpers/deferred.ts b/src/helpers/deferred.ts
index 3d89e93..9230288 100644
--- a/src/helpers/deferred.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/deferred.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export type Deferred<T> = PromiseLike<T> & {
   reject: (reason?: unknown) => void
 }
 
-export function deferred<T = void>(): Deferred<T> {
+export function createDeferred<T = void>(): Deferred<T> {
   let resolve: (value: T | PromiseLike<T>) => void
   let reject: (reason?: unknown) => void