diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 39a2ebf242..84ace1419f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ endif(BRLCAD_PRINT_MSGS)
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Management of build types (this normalizes or sets CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
 include(BRLCAD_Build_Types)
-InitializeBuildTypes()
+InitializeBuildType()
 NormalizeBuildType()
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/misc/CMake/BRLCAD_Build_Types.cmake b/misc/CMake/BRLCAD_Build_Types.cmake
index b6d5c79d5b..eeff0ce993 100644
--- a/misc/CMake/BRLCAD_Build_Types.cmake
+++ b/misc/CMake/BRLCAD_Build_Types.cmake
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Function to initialize Release as the default build type.
-function(InitializeBuildTypes)
+function(InitializeBuildType)
   # Release will provide users with the best performance.  Debugging
   # should be already enabled by default (elsewhere), even for
   # Release, for backtraces and debuggability.