diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/ComboBox.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/ComboBox.cs
index b60f596a5c..a6dee5cfaa 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/ComboBox.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/ComboBox.cs
@@ -185,19 +185,19 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         }
 
         // Because the SelectedItem isn't connected to the visual tree
-        public override void InvalidateFlowDirection()
+        public override void InvalidateMirrorTransform()
         {
-            base.InvalidateFlowDirection();
+            base.InvalidateMirrorTransform();
 
             if (SelectedItem is Control selectedControl)
             {
-                selectedControl.InvalidateFlowDirection();
+                selectedControl.InvalidateMirrorTransform();
 
                 foreach (var visual in selectedControl.GetVisualDescendants())
                 {
                     if (visual is Control childControl)
                     {
-                        childControl.InvalidateFlowDirection();
+                        childControl.InvalidateMirrorTransform();
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Control.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Control.cs
index 817ab1c8e6..2c696c8f74 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Control.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Control.cs
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         {
             base.OnAttachedToVisualTree(e);
 
-            InvalidateFlowDirection();
+            InvalidateMirrorTransform();
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -354,13 +354,13 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
 
             if (change.Property == FlowDirectionProperty)
             {
-                InvalidateFlowDirection();
+                InvalidateMirrorTransform();
                 
                 foreach (var visual in VisualChildren)
                 {
                     if (visual is Control child)
                     {
-                        child.InvalidateFlowDirection();
+                        child.InvalidateMirrorTransform();
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// Computes the <see cref="IVisual.HasMirrorTransform"/> value according to the 
         /// <see cref="FlowDirection"/> and <see cref="BypassFlowDirectionPolicies"/>
         /// </summary>
-        public virtual void InvalidateFlowDirection()
+        public virtual void InvalidateMirrorTransform()
         {
             var flowDirection = this.FlowDirection;
             var parentFlowDirection = FlowDirection.LeftToRight;
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/TopLevel.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/TopLevel.cs
index 073aa67c05..55202dd20d 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/TopLevel.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/TopLevel.cs
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// </summary>
         protected virtual ILayoutManager CreateLayoutManager() => new LayoutManager(this);
 
-        public override void InvalidateFlowDirection()
+        public override void InvalidateMirrorTransform()
         {
         }