diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index a22463780..6d681ac12 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ type Container interface {
 	// Systemerror - System error.
 	Signal(signal os.Signal) error
 
-	// OOM returns a read-only channel signaling when the container receives an OOM notification.
+	// NotifyOOM returns a read-only channel signaling when the container receives an OOM notification.
 	//
 	// errors:
 	// Systemerror - System error.
-	OOM() (<-chan struct{}, error)
+	NotifyOOM() (<-chan struct{}, error)
 }
diff --git a/linux_container.go b/linux_container.go
index 07f08aee4..50df5ba7c 100644
--- a/linux_container.go
+++ b/linux_container.go
@@ -275,6 +275,6 @@ func (c *linuxContainer) Signal(signal os.Signal) error {
 }
 
 // TODO: rename to be more descriptive
-func (c *linuxContainer) OOM() (<-chan struct{}, error) {
+func (c *linuxContainer) NotifyOOM() (<-chan struct{}, error) {
 	return NotifyOnOOM(c.cgroupManager.GetPaths())
 }
diff --git a/nsinit/oom.go b/nsinit/oom.go
index eabe0b2bd..c1b4c8051 100644
--- a/nsinit/oom.go
+++ b/nsinit/oom.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var oomCommand = cli.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		n, err := container.OOM()
+		n, err := container.NotifyOOM()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}