diff --git a/include/m/syscall_defs.h b/include/m/syscall_defs.h
index 97f3890..49f5eea 100644
--- a/include/m/syscall_defs.h
+++ b/include/m/syscall_defs.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #define SYS_PROC_DROP_RESOURCE          6
 #define SYS_PROC_MUTEX_LOCK             8
 #define SYS_PROC_MUTEX_UNLOCK           9
-#define SYS_PROC_SPAWN_THREAD           10
+#define SYS_PROC_CLONE                  10
 #define SYS_PROC_SCHED                  11
 #define SYS_PROC_TRANSLATE_V2P          12
 
diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index c075a4d..5ea4c6a 100644
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ int make_thread (void (*fn) (void)) {
     return -ST_OOM_ERROR;
 
   uintptr_t stack_top = (uintptr_t)stack + stack_size;
-  return proc_spawn_thread (stack_top, stack_size, (void*)fn);
+  return proc_clone (stack_top, stack_size, (void*)fn);
 }
 
 void app_main (void) {
diff --git a/kernel/amd64/proc.c b/kernel/amd64/proc.c
index 74c2b5b..8ff48d3 100644
--- a/kernel/amd64/proc.c
+++ b/kernel/amd64/proc.c
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ struct proc* proc_from_elf (uint8_t* elf_contents) {
   return proc;
 }
 
-struct proc* proc_spawn_thread (struct proc* proto, uintptr_t vstack_top, size_t stack_size,
-                                uintptr_t entry) {
+struct proc* proc_clone (struct proc* proto, uintptr_t vstack_top, size_t stack_size,
+                         uintptr_t entry) {
   struct limine_hhdm_response* hhdm = limine_hhdm_request.response;
   spin_lock_ctx_t ctxprt, ctxrs;
   int rid;
diff --git a/kernel/sys/proc.h b/kernel/sys/proc.h
index 2f2b086..d2fe89f 100644
--- a/kernel/sys/proc.h
+++ b/kernel/sys/proc.h
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 struct proc;
 
 struct proc* proc_from_elf (uint8_t* elf_contents);
-struct proc* proc_spawn_thread (struct proc* proto, uintptr_t vstack_top, size_t stack_size,
-                                uintptr_t entry);
+struct proc* proc_clone (struct proc* proto, uintptr_t vstack_top, size_t stack_size,
+                         uintptr_t entry);
 void proc_cleanup (struct proc* proc);
 
 #endif // _KERNEL_SYS_PROC_H
diff --git a/kernel/syscall/syscall.c b/kernel/syscall/syscall.c
index 46e8172..2d6b285 100644
--- a/kernel/syscall/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/syscall/syscall.c
@@ -212,15 +212,15 @@ DEFINE_SYSCALL (sys_proc_drop_resource) {
   return ST_OK;
 }
 
-/* int proc_spawn_thread (uintptr_t vstack_top, size_t stack_size, void* entry) */
-DEFINE_SYSCALL (sys_proc_spawn_thread) {
+/* int proc_clone (uintptr_t vstack_top, size_t stack_size, void* entry) */
+DEFINE_SYSCALL (sys_proc_clone) {
   uintptr_t vstack_top = a1;
   size_t stack_size = (size_t)a2;
   uintptr_t entry = a3;
 
   struct cpu* cpu = proc->cpu;
 
-  struct proc* new = proc_spawn_thread (proc, vstack_top, stack_size, entry);
+  struct proc* new = proc_clone (proc, vstack_top, stack_size, entry);
 
   DEBUG ("new=%p\n", new);
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static syscall_handler_func_t handler_table[] = {
     [SYS_PROC_DROP_RESOURCE] = &sys_proc_drop_resource,
     [SYS_PROC_MUTEX_LOCK] = &sys_proc_mutex_lock,
     [SYS_PROC_MUTEX_UNLOCK] = &sys_proc_mutex_unlock,
-    [SYS_PROC_SPAWN_THREAD] = &sys_proc_spawn_thread,
+    [SYS_PROC_CLONE] = &sys_proc_clone,
     [SYS_PROC_SCHED] = &sys_proc_sched,
     [SYS_PROC_TRANSLATE_V2P] = &sys_proc_translate_v2p,
 };
diff --git a/libmsl/m/proc.c b/libmsl/m/proc.c
index 4433224..9cf0014 100644
--- a/libmsl/m/proc.c
+++ b/libmsl/m/proc.c
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ int proc_mutex_unlock (int mutex_rid, int vis) {
   return syscall (SYS_PROC_MUTEX_UNLOCK, (uintptr_t)mutex_rid, (uintptr_t)vis, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 }
 
-int proc_spawn_thread (uintptr_t vstack_top, size_t stack_size, void* entry) {
-  return syscall (SYS_PROC_SPAWN_THREAD, vstack_top, (uintptr_t)stack_size, (uintptr_t)entry, 0, 0,
-                  0);
+int proc_clone (uintptr_t vstack_top, size_t stack_size, void* entry) {
+  return syscall (SYS_PROC_CLONE, vstack_top, (uintptr_t)stack_size, (uintptr_t)entry, 0, 0, 0);
 }
 
 int proc_translate_v2p (uintptr_t vaddr, uintptr_t* out_paddr) {
diff --git a/libmsl/m/proc.h b/libmsl/m/proc.h
index b2b25fc..e65c40c 100644
--- a/libmsl/m/proc.h
+++ b/libmsl/m/proc.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ int proc_create_resource (int rid, int type, int vis, void* buffer);
 int proc_drop_resource (int rid, int vis);
 int proc_mutex_lock (int mutex_rid, int vis);
 int proc_mutex_unlock (int mutex_rid, int vis);
-int proc_spawn_thread (uintptr_t vstack_top, size_t stack_size, void* entry);
+int proc_clone (uintptr_t vstack_top, size_t stack_size, void* entry);
 int proc_sched (void);
 int proc_translate_v2p (uintptr_t vaddr, uintptr_t* out_paddr);