diff --git a/cli/command/cli.go b/cli/command/cli.go
index fd08cbeb88..90e9057e6c 100644
--- a/cli/command/cli.go
+++ b/cli/command/cli.go
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) Initialize(opts *cliflags.ClientOptions, ops ...CLIOption)
 
 	meta, err := cli.contextStore.GetMetadata(cli.currentContext)
 	if err == nil {
-		setAllowNegativex509(meta)
+		setGoDebug(meta)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) getDockerEndPoint() (ep docker.Endpoint, err error) {
 	return resolveDockerEndpoint(cli.contextStore, cn)
 }
 
-// setAllowNegativex509 is an escape hatch that sets the GODEBUG environment
+// setGoDebug is an escape hatch that sets the GODEBUG environment
 // variable value using docker context metadata.
 //
 //	{
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) getDockerEndPoint() (ep docker.Endpoint, err error) {
 // This option should only be used for legacy compatibility and never in
 // production environments.
 // Use at your own risk.
-func setAllowNegativex509(meta store.Metadata) {
+func setGoDebug(meta store.Metadata) {
 	fieldName := "GODEBUG"
 	godebugEnv := os.Getenv(fieldName)
 	// early return if GODEBUG is already set. We don't want to override what
diff --git a/cli/command/cli_test.go b/cli/command/cli_test.go
index 092fcad384..e418a3c76d 100644
--- a/cli/command/cli_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/cli_test.go
@@ -354,11 +354,11 @@ func TestHooksEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestAllowNegativex509(t *testing.T) {
+func TestSetGoDebug(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("GODEBUG already set", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Setenv("GODEBUG", "val1,val2")
 		meta := store.Metadata{}
-		setAllowNegativex509(meta)
+		setGoDebug(meta)
 		assert.Equal(t, "val1,val2", os.Getenv("GODEBUG"))
 	})
 	t.Run("GODEBUG in context metadata can set env", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ func TestAllowNegativex509(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		}
-		setAllowNegativex509(meta)
+		setGoDebug(meta)
 		assert.Equal(t, "val1,val2=1", os.Getenv("GODEBUG"))
 	})
 }