diff --git a/swarm.go b/swarm.go
index 95b164d13c2b587712b27beb4e46334c35cd286d..1abe12273e83a161c5f1d34a23eeca2fbe6b661b 100644
--- a/swarm.go
+++ b/swarm.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func NewSwarm(ctx context.Context, local peer.ID, peers peerstore.Peerstore, bwc
 		}
 	}
 
-	s.dsync = newDialSync(s.dialWorker)
+	s.dsync = newDialSync(s.startDialWorker)
 	s.limiter = newDialLimiter(s.dialAddr, s.IsFdConsumingAddr)
 	s.proc = goprocessctx.WithContext(ctx)
 	s.ctx = goprocessctx.OnClosingContext(s.proc)
diff --git a/swarm_dial.go b/swarm_dial.go
index c656df5a269fd308804e3c9205dc94970b93ce61..d60c9f39bbf2c7f12c468f338c412072b24a6f6b 100644
--- a/swarm_dial.go
+++ b/swarm_dial.go
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ type dialResponse struct {
 	err  error
 }
 
-// dialWorker is an active dial goroutine that synchronizes and executes concurrent dials
-func (s *Swarm) dialWorker(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID, reqch <-chan dialRequest) error {
+// startDialWorker starts an active dial goroutine that synchronizes and executes concurrent dials
+func (s *Swarm) startDialWorker(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID, reqch <-chan dialRequest) error {
 	if p == s.local {
 		return ErrDialToSelf
 	}