diff --git a/libs/binder/RpcServer.cpp b/libs/binder/RpcServer.cpp
index eacd7bc..d3ee6a6 100644
--- a/libs/binder/RpcServer.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/RpcServer.cpp
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
               statusToString(status).c_str());
         // still need to cleanup before we can return
     }
-    bool reverse = header.options & RPC_CONNECTION_OPTION_REVERSE;
+    bool incoming = header.options & RPC_CONNECTION_OPTION_INCOMING;
 
     std::thread thisThread;
     sp<RpcSession> session;
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@
         RpcAddress sessionId = RpcAddress::fromRawEmbedded(&header.sessionId);
 
         if (sessionId.isZero()) {
-            if (reverse) {
-                ALOGE("Cannot create a new session with a reverse connection, would leak");
+            if (incoming) {
+                ALOGE("Cannot create a new session with an incoming connection, would leak");
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
             session = it->second;
         }
 
-        if (reverse) {
+        if (incoming) {
             LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(!session->addOutgoingConnection(std::move(clientFd), true),
                                 "server state must already be initialized");
             return;
diff --git a/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp b/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp
index 8ab2875..66b02cb 100644
--- a/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/RpcSession.cpp
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
                             mOutgoingConnections.size());
     }
 
-    if (!setupOneSocketConnection(addr, RpcAddress::zero(), false /*reverse*/)) return false;
+    if (!setupOneSocketConnection(addr, RpcAddress::zero(), false /*incoming*/)) return false;
 
     // TODO(b/189955605): we should add additional sessions dynamically
     // instead of all at once.
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
     // we've already setup one client
     for (size_t i = 0; i + 1 < numThreadsAvailable; i++) {
         // TODO(b/189955605): shutdown existing connections?
-        if (!setupOneSocketConnection(addr, mId.value(), false /*reverse*/)) return false;
+        if (!setupOneSocketConnection(addr, mId.value(), false /*incoming*/)) return false;
     }
 
     // TODO(b/189955605): we should add additional sessions dynamically
@@ -430,14 +430,14 @@
     // any requests at all.
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < mMaxThreads; i++) {
-        if (!setupOneSocketConnection(addr, mId.value(), true /*reverse*/)) return false;
+        if (!setupOneSocketConnection(addr, mId.value(), true /*incoming*/)) return false;
     }
 
     return true;
 }
 
 bool RpcSession::setupOneSocketConnection(const RpcSocketAddress& addr, const RpcAddress& id,
-                                          bool reverse) {
+                                          bool incoming) {
     for (size_t tries = 0; tries < 5; tries++) {
         if (tries > 0) usleep(10000);
 
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
         RpcConnectionHeader header{.options = 0};
         memcpy(&header.sessionId, &id.viewRawEmbedded(), sizeof(RpcWireAddress));
 
-        if (reverse) header.options |= RPC_CONNECTION_OPTION_REVERSE;
+        if (incoming) header.options |= RPC_CONNECTION_OPTION_INCOMING;
 
         if (sizeof(header) != TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(write(serverFd.get(), &header, sizeof(header)))) {
             int savedErrno = errno;
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@
 
         LOG_RPC_DETAIL("Socket at %s client with fd %d", addr.toString().c_str(), serverFd.get());
 
-        if (reverse) {
+        if (incoming) {
             return addIncomingConnection(std::move(serverFd));
         } else {
             return addOutgoingConnection(std::move(serverFd), true);
diff --git a/libs/binder/RpcWireFormat.h b/libs/binder/RpcWireFormat.h
index 2016483..2a44c7a 100644
--- a/libs/binder/RpcWireFormat.h
+++ b/libs/binder/RpcWireFormat.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #pragma clang diagnostic error "-Wpadded"
 
 enum : uint8_t {
-    RPC_CONNECTION_OPTION_REVERSE = 0x1,
+    RPC_CONNECTION_OPTION_INCOMING = 0x1, // default is outgoing
 };
 
 constexpr uint64_t RPC_WIRE_ADDRESS_OPTION_CREATED = 1 << 0; // distinguish from '0' address
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 /**
  * Whenever a client connection is setup, this is sent as the initial
  * transaction. The main use of this is in order to control the timing for when
- * a reverse connection is setup.
+ * an incoming connection is setup.
  */
 struct RpcOutgoingConnectionInit {
     char msg[4];
diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp b/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp
index 980d3cf..e1cf18d 100644
--- a/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/binderRpcTest.cpp
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
     // This creates a new process serving an interface on a certain number of
     // threads.
     ProcessSession createRpcTestSocketServerProcess(
-            size_t numThreads, size_t numSessions, size_t numReverseConnections,
+            size_t numThreads, size_t numSessions, size_t numIncomingConnections,
             const std::function<void(const sp<RpcServer>&)>& configure) {
         CHECK_GE(numSessions, 1) << "Must have at least one session to a server";
 
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
 
         for (size_t i = 0; i < numSessions; i++) {
             sp<RpcSession> session = RpcSession::make();
-            session->setMaxThreads(numReverseConnections);
+            session->setMaxThreads(numIncomingConnections);
 
             switch (socketType) {
                 case SocketType::UNIX:
@@ -468,12 +468,11 @@
         return ret;
     }
 
-    BinderRpcTestProcessSession createRpcTestSocketServerProcess(size_t numThreads,
-                                                                 size_t numSessions = 1,
-                                                                 size_t numReverseConnections = 0) {
+    BinderRpcTestProcessSession createRpcTestSocketServerProcess(
+            size_t numThreads, size_t numSessions = 1, size_t numIncomingConnections = 0) {
         BinderRpcTestProcessSession ret{
                 .proc = createRpcTestSocketServerProcess(numThreads, numSessions,
-                                                         numReverseConnections,
+                                                         numIncomingConnections,
                                                          [&](const sp<RpcServer>& server) {
                                                              sp<MyBinderRpcTest> service =
                                                                      new MyBinderRpcTest;
@@ -1016,7 +1015,7 @@
                     EXPECT_EQ(DEAD_OBJECT, status.transactionError()) << status;
                 }
 
-                // since this session has a reverse connection w/ a threadpool, we
+                // since this session has an incoming connection w/ a threadpool, we
                 // need to manually shut it down
                 EXPECT_TRUE(proc.proc.sessions.at(0).session->shutdownAndWait(true));