diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/AvaloniaObject.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/AvaloniaObject.cs
index 456db70d77..2583b7ac97 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/AvaloniaObject.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/AvaloniaObject.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
         /// <summary>
         /// Delayed setter helper for direct properties. Used to fix #855.
         /// </summary>
-        private readonly DelayedSetter<AvaloniaProperty, object> directDelayedSetter = new DelayedSetter<AvaloniaProperty, object>();
+        private readonly DeferredSetter<AvaloniaProperty, object> directDelayedSetter = new DeferredSetter<AvaloniaProperty, object>();
 
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/PriorityValue.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/PriorityValue.cs
index 3930b6c224..2a6c5bc2c6 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/PriorityValue.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/PriorityValue.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
         private readonly SingleOrDictionary<int, PriorityLevel> _levels = new SingleOrDictionary<int, PriorityLevel>();
         private object _value;
         private readonly Func<object, object> _validate;
-        private static readonly DelayedSetter<PriorityValue, (object value, int priority)> delayedSetter = new DelayedSetter<PriorityValue, (object, int)>();
+        private static readonly DeferredSetter<PriorityValue, (object value, int priority)> delayedSetter = new DeferredSetter<PriorityValue, (object, int)>();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PriorityValue"/> class.
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Utilities/DelayedSetter.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Utilities/DeferredSetter.cs
similarity index 99%
rename from src/Avalonia.Base/Utilities/DelayedSetter.cs
rename to src/Avalonia.Base/Utilities/DeferredSetter.cs
index 4e1a39dd31..4b2709c141 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Utilities/DelayedSetter.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Utilities/DeferredSetter.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Utilities
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="TProperty">The type of the object that represents the property.</typeparam>
     /// <typeparam name="TValue">The type of value with which to track the delayed assignment.</typeparam>
-    class DelayedSetter<TProperty, TValue>
+    class DeferredSetter<TProperty, TValue>
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Information on current setting/notification status of a property.