diff --git a/components/esp_driver_cam/esp_cam_ctlr.c b/components/esp_driver_cam/esp_cam_ctlr.c
index 51a1b3c308..a2a4e2e9d0 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_cam/esp_cam_ctlr.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_cam/esp_cam_ctlr.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_cam_ctlr_get_frame_buffer_len(esp_cam_ctlr_handle_t handle, size_t
     return handle->get_buffer_len(handle, ret_fb_len);
 }
 
-esp_err_t esp_cam_del_ctlr(esp_cam_ctlr_handle_t handle)
+esp_err_t esp_cam_ctlr_del(esp_cam_ctlr_handle_t handle)
 {
     ESP_RETURN_ON_FALSE(handle, ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG, TAG, "invalid argument: null pointer");
     ESP_RETURN_ON_FALSE(handle->del, ESP_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED, TAG, "controller driver function not supported");
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_cam/include/esp_cam_ctlr.h b/components/esp_driver_cam/include/esp_cam_ctlr.h
index 3c7cbe2ae1..6365ad6b73 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_cam/include/esp_cam_ctlr.h
+++ b/components/esp_driver_cam/include/esp_cam_ctlr.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_cam_ctlr_receive(esp_cam_ctlr_handle_t handle, esp_cam_ctlr_trans_
  *        - ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG:   Invalid argument
  *        - ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE: Invalid state
  */
-esp_err_t esp_cam_del_ctlr(esp_cam_ctlr_handle_t handle);
+esp_err_t esp_cam_ctlr_del(esp_cam_ctlr_handle_t handle);
 
 /**
  * @brief Register ESP CAM controller event callbacks
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_cam/test_apps/csi/main/test_csi_driver.c b/components/esp_driver_cam/test_apps/csi/main/test_csi_driver.c
index e7b42583ce..f9890e9c21 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_cam/test_apps/csi/main/test_csi_driver.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_cam/test_apps/csi/main/test_csi_driver.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ TEST_CASE("TEST CSI driver allocation", "[csi]")
     TEST_ESP_OK(esp_cam_ctlr_get_frame_buffer_len(handle, &bk_buffer_len));
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(bk_buffer);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL((csi_config.h_res * csi_config.v_res * 2), bk_buffer_len); // out type RGB565 using 2 byte / pixel
-    TEST_ESP_OK(esp_cam_del_ctlr(handle));
+    TEST_ESP_OK(esp_cam_ctlr_del(handle));
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("TEST CSI driver no backup buffer usage", "[csi]")
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@ TEST_CASE("TEST CSI driver no backup buffer usage", "[csi]")
     TEST_ESP_ERR(ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE, esp_cam_ctlr_get_frame_buffer_len(handle, &bk_buffer_len));
     TEST_ASSERT_NULL(bk_buffer);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, bk_buffer_len);
-    TEST_ESP_OK(esp_cam_del_ctlr(handle));
+    TEST_ESP_OK(esp_cam_ctlr_del(handle));
 }
diff --git a/docs/en/api-reference/peripherals/camera_driver.rst b/docs/en/api-reference/peripherals/camera_driver.rst
index 6707535827..18bb537b8b 100644
--- a/docs/en/api-reference/peripherals/camera_driver.rst
+++ b/docs/en/api-reference/peripherals/camera_driver.rst
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Resource Allocation
 Uninstall Camera Controller Driver
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-If a previously installed Camera Controller Driver is no longer needed, it's recommended to recycle the resource by calling :cpp:func:`esp_cam_del_ctlr`, so that to release the underlying hardware.
+If a previously installed Camera Controller Driver is no longer needed, it's recommended to recycle the resource by calling :cpp:func:`esp_cam_ctlr_del`, so that to release the underlying hardware.
 
 .. _cam-enable-disable:
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ After the Camera Controller Driver starts receiving, it can generate a specific
 Thread Safety
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-The factory function :cpp:func:`esp_cam_new_csi_ctlr` and :cpp:func:`esp_cam_del_ctlr` are guaranteed to be thread safe by the driver, which means, user can call them from different RTOS tasks without protection by extra locks.
+The factory function :cpp:func:`esp_cam_new_csi_ctlr` and :cpp:func:`esp_cam_ctlr_del` are guaranteed to be thread safe by the driver, which means, user can call them from different RTOS tasks without protection by extra locks.
 
 .. _cam-kconfig-options: