diff --git a/core/embed/projects/prodtest/main.c b/core/embed/projects/prodtest/main.c
index 510cca2b9d..d7fe126c57 100644
--- a/core/embed/projects/prodtest/main.c
+++ b/core/embed/projects/prodtest/main.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ int main(void) {
 
   while (true) {
     if (usb_vcp_can_read(VCP_IFACE)) {
-      cli_run(&g_cli);
+      cli_process_io(&g_cli);
     }
 
 #if defined USE_BUTTON && defined USE_POWERCTL
diff --git a/core/embed/rtl/cli.c b/core/embed/rtl/cli.c
index 19a0c1c93d..18472f9843 100644
--- a/core/embed/rtl/cli.c
+++ b/core/embed/rtl/cli.c
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ static void cli_process_command(cli_t* cli, const cli_command_t* cmd) {
   }
 }
 
-void cli_run(cli_t* cli) {
+void cli_process_io(cli_t* cli) {
   int res;
   do {
     int ch = cli_readch(cli);
diff --git a/core/embed/rtl/inc/rtl/cli.h b/core/embed/rtl/inc/rtl/cli.h
index c3e12359d3..6c4814b797 100644
--- a/core/embed/rtl/inc/rtl/cli.h
+++ b/core/embed/rtl/inc/rtl/cli.h
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ bool cli_init(cli_t* cli, cli_read_cb_t read, cli_write_cb_t write,
 void cli_set_commands(cli_t* cli, const cli_command_t* cmd_array,
                       size_t cmd_count);
 
-// Runs the CLI. Only to be called when new data are available.
-void cli_run(cli_t* cli);
+// Process the newly received characters from the console input
+void cli_process_io(cli_t* cli);
 
 // Returne the number of arguments in the command line
 size_t cli_arg_count(cli_t* cli);