diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 66ded1041cd..b78eb749b3b 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -3428,13 +3428,13 @@ void CConnman::Interrupt()
 
     if (semOutbound) {
         for (int i=0; i<m_max_automatic_outbound; i++) {
-            semOutbound->post();
+            semOutbound->release();
         }
     }
 
     if (semAddnode) {
         for (int i=0; i<m_max_addnode; i++) {
-            semAddnode->post();
+            semAddnode->release();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/sync.h b/src/sync.h
index b22956ef1ab..749a368516b 100644
--- a/src/sync.h
+++ b/src/sync.h
@@ -321,14 +321,14 @@ public:
     CSemaphore& operator=(const CSemaphore&) = delete;
     CSemaphore& operator=(CSemaphore&&) = delete;
 
-    void wait() noexcept
+    void acquire() noexcept
     {
         std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
         condition.wait(lock, [&]() { return value >= 1; });
         value--;
     }
 
-    bool try_wait() noexcept
+    bool try_acquire() noexcept
     {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
         if (value < 1) {
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ public:
         return true;
     }
 
-    void post() noexcept
+    void release() noexcept
     {
         {
             std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ public:
         if (fHaveGrant) {
             return;
         }
-        sem->wait();
+        sem->acquire();
         fHaveGrant = true;
     }
 
@@ -370,13 +370,13 @@ public:
         if (!fHaveGrant) {
             return;
         }
-        sem->post();
+        sem->release();
         fHaveGrant = false;
     }
 
     bool TryAcquire() noexcept
     {
-        if (!fHaveGrant && sem->try_wait()) {
+        if (!fHaveGrant && sem->try_acquire()) {
             fHaveGrant = true;
         }
         return fHaveGrant;
diff --git a/src/wallet/sqlite.cpp b/src/wallet/sqlite.cpp
index 49096c91aa3..9b6215f9371 100644
--- a/src/wallet/sqlite.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/sqlite.cpp
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ void SQLiteBatch::Close()
         try {
             m_database.Open();
             // If TxnAbort failed and we refreshed the connection, the semaphore was not released, so release it here to avoid deadlocks on future writes.
-            m_database.m_write_semaphore.post();
+            m_database.m_write_semaphore.release();
         } catch (const std::runtime_error&) {
             // If open fails, cleanup this object and rethrow the exception
             m_database.Close();
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ bool SQLiteBatch::WriteKey(DataStream&& key, DataStream&& value, bool overwrite)
     if (!BindBlobToStatement(stmt, 2, value, "value")) return false;
 
     // Acquire semaphore if not previously acquired when creating a transaction.
-    if (!m_txn) m_database.m_write_semaphore.wait();
+    if (!m_txn) m_database.m_write_semaphore.acquire();
 
     // Execute
     int res = sqlite3_step(stmt);
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ bool SQLiteBatch::WriteKey(DataStream&& key, DataStream&& value, bool overwrite)
         LogPrintf("%s: Unable to execute statement: %s\n", __func__, sqlite3_errstr(res));
     }
 
-    if (!m_txn) m_database.m_write_semaphore.post();
+    if (!m_txn) m_database.m_write_semaphore.release();
 
     return res == SQLITE_DONE;
 }
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ bool SQLiteBatch::ExecStatement(sqlite3_stmt* stmt, std::span<const std::byte> b
     if (!BindBlobToStatement(stmt, 1, blob, "key")) return false;
 
     // Acquire semaphore if not previously acquired when creating a transaction.
-    if (!m_txn) m_database.m_write_semaphore.wait();
+    if (!m_txn) m_database.m_write_semaphore.acquire();
 
     // Execute
     int res = sqlite3_step(stmt);
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ bool SQLiteBatch::ExecStatement(sqlite3_stmt* stmt, std::span<const std::byte> b
         LogPrintf("%s: Unable to execute statement: %s\n", __func__, sqlite3_errstr(res));
     }
 
-    if (!m_txn) m_database.m_write_semaphore.post();
+    if (!m_txn) m_database.m_write_semaphore.release();
 
     return res == SQLITE_DONE;
 }
@@ -651,12 +651,12 @@ std::unique_ptr<DatabaseCursor> SQLiteBatch::GetNewPrefixCursor(std::span<const
 bool SQLiteBatch::TxnBegin()
 {
     if (!m_database.m_db || m_txn) return false;
-    m_database.m_write_semaphore.wait();
+    m_database.m_write_semaphore.acquire();
     Assert(!m_database.HasActiveTxn());
     int res = Assert(m_exec_handler)->Exec(m_database, "BEGIN TRANSACTION");
     if (res != SQLITE_OK) {
         LogPrintf("SQLiteBatch: Failed to begin the transaction\n");
-        m_database.m_write_semaphore.post();
+        m_database.m_write_semaphore.release();
     } else {
         m_txn = true;
     }
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ bool SQLiteBatch::TxnCommit()
         LogPrintf("SQLiteBatch: Failed to commit the transaction\n");
     } else {
         m_txn = false;
-        m_database.m_write_semaphore.post();
+        m_database.m_write_semaphore.release();
     }
     return res == SQLITE_OK;
 }
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ bool SQLiteBatch::TxnAbort()
         LogPrintf("SQLiteBatch: Failed to abort the transaction\n");
     } else {
         m_txn = false;
-        m_database.m_write_semaphore.post();
+        m_database.m_write_semaphore.release();
     }
     return res == SQLITE_OK;
 }