diff --git a/opm/polymer/polymerUtilities.cpp b/opm/polymer/polymerUtilities.cpp
index 3470eada4..837f11b49 100644
--- a/opm/polymer/polymerUtilities.cpp
+++ b/opm/polymer/polymerUtilities.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ namespace Opm
     /// @param[in]  cmax      max polymer concentration for cell
     /// @param[in]  dps       dead pore space
     /// @return               total absorbed polymer mass.
-    double computePolymerAbsorbed(const Opm::PolymerProperties& polyprops,
+    double computePolymerAdsorbed(const Opm::PolymerProperties& polyprops,
                                   const std::vector<double>& pv,
                                   const std::vector<double>& s,
                                   const std::vector<double>& cmax,
diff --git a/opm/polymer/polymerUtilities.hpp b/opm/polymer/polymerUtilities.hpp
index 5837c2e53..7a868a477 100644
--- a/opm/polymer/polymerUtilities.hpp
+++ b/opm/polymer/polymerUtilities.hpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace Opm
     /// @param[in]  cmax      max polymer concentration for cell
     /// @param[in]  dps       dead pore space
     /// @return               total absorbed polymer mass.
-    double computePolymerAbsorbed(const Opm::PolymerProperties& polyprops,
+    double computePolymerAdsorbed(const Opm::PolymerProperties& polyprops,
                                   const std::vector<double>& pv,
                                   const std::vector<double>& s,
                                   const std::vector<double>& cmax,