diff --git a/test/common/README.md b/test/common/README.md
index 4d914f4f89e5ad..e63c83fd806dfb 100644
--- a/test/common/README.md
+++ b/test/common/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ symlinks
 ([SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb530716(v=vs.85).aspx)).
 On non-Windows platforms, this always returns `true`.
 
-### ddCommand(filename)
+### createZeroFilledFile(filename)
 
 Creates a 10 MB file of all null characters.
 
diff --git a/test/common/index.js b/test/common/index.js
index cc1548a22a9e1a..66e1b880b6e00d 100644
--- a/test/common/index.js
+++ b/test/common/index.js
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ function childShouldThrowAndAbort() {
   });
 }
 
-function ddCommand(filename) {
+function createZeroFilledFile(filename) {
   const fd = fs.openSync(filename, 'w');
   fs.ftruncateSync(fd, 10 * 1024 * 1024);
   fs.closeSync(fd);
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ module.exports = {
   busyLoop,
   canCreateSymLink,
   childShouldThrowAndAbort,
-  ddCommand,
+  createZeroFilledFile,
   disableCrashOnUnhandledRejection,
   enoughTestCpu,
   enoughTestMem,
diff --git a/test/common/index.mjs b/test/common/index.mjs
index 832f68a9ee0d3e..bb17d9d37171a6 100644
--- a/test/common/index.mjs
+++ b/test/common/index.mjs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const {
   PIPE,
   hasIPv6,
   childShouldThrowAndAbort,
-  ddCommand,
+  createZeroFilledFile,
   platformTimeout,
   allowGlobals,
   mustCall,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export {
   PIPE,
   hasIPv6,
   childShouldThrowAndAbort,
-  ddCommand,
+  createZeroFilledFile,
   platformTimeout,
   allowGlobals,
   mustCall,
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-chunk-problem.js b/test/parallel/test-http-chunk-problem.js
index dcc3a9c3fc8eed..c2502a891d325c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-chunk-problem.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-chunk-problem.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function executeRequest(cb) {
 
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
-common.ddCommand(filename);
+common.createZeroFilledFile(filename);
 
 server = http.createServer(function(req, res) {
   res.writeHead(200);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-pipe-file-to-http.js b/test/parallel/test-pipe-file-to-http.js
index 70805873f1988e..3cadec7a27237e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-pipe-file-to-http.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-pipe-file-to-http.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const server = http.createServer(function(req, res) {
 server.listen(0);
 
 server.on('listening', function() {
-  common.ddCommand(filename);
+  common.createZeroFilledFile(filename);
   makeRequest();
 });