diff --git a/pkg/crc/machine/disks.go b/pkg/crc/machine/disks.go
index e78c110740..c357a7e90f 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/machine/disks.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/machine/disks.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func ocpGetPVShiftSizeGiB(diskSize int, pvSize int) int {
 	return diskSize - constants.DefaultDiskSize
 }
 
-func growRootFileSystem(ctx context.Context, startConfig types.StartConfig, vm *virtualMachine, sshRunner *crcssh.Runner) error {
+func growFileSystem(ctx context.Context, startConfig types.StartConfig, vm *virtualMachine, sshRunner *crcssh.Runner) error {
 	if startConfig.Preset == crcPreset.OpenShift {
 		sizeToMove := ocpGetPVShiftSizeGiB(startConfig.DiskSize, startConfig.PersistentVolumeSize)
 		if err := moveTopolvmPartition(ctx, sizeToMove, vm, sshRunner); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/crc/machine/start.go b/pkg/crc/machine/start.go
index a5ae651f51..955e55dfda 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/machine/start.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/machine/start.go
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ func (client *client) Start(ctx context.Context, startConfig types.StartConfig)
 	}
 
 	// Trigger disk resize, this will be a no-op if no disk size change is needed
-	if err := growRootFileSystem(ctx, startConfig, vm, sshRunner); err != nil {
+	if err := growFileSystem(ctx, startConfig, vm, sshRunner); err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Error updating filesystem size")
 	}