diff --git a/include/patty/kiss.h b/include/patty/kiss.h
index 0fa8bd6..609719e 100644
--- a/include/patty/kiss.h
+++ b/include/patty/kiss.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ patty_kiss_tnc *patty_kiss_tnc_open(const char *device, size_t bufsize);
 
 void patty_kiss_tnc_close(patty_kiss_tnc *tnc);
 
-int patty_kiss_tnc_errors(patty_kiss_tnc *tnc);
+int patty_kiss_tnc_dropped(patty_kiss_tnc *tnc);
 
 ssize_t patty_kiss_tnc_recv(patty_kiss_tnc *tnc,
     void **frame, int *port);
diff --git a/src/kiss.c b/src/kiss.c
index 1cac0ed..c760b52 100644
--- a/src/kiss.c
+++ b/src/kiss.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ enum kiss_flags {
 
 struct _patty_kiss_tnc {
     int    fd;
-    int    errors;
+    int    dropped;
     void * frame;
     void * buf;
     size_t bufsz;
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ patty_kiss_tnc *patty_kiss_tnc_open(const char *device, size_t bufsz) {
         goto error_open;
     }
 
-    tnc->errors = 0;
-    tnc->bufsz  = bufsz;
-    tnc->buflen = 0;
+    tnc->dropped = 0;
+    tnc->bufsz   = bufsz;
+    tnc->buflen  = 0;
 
     return tnc;
 
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@ static void tnc_drop(patty_kiss_tnc *tnc) {
     memset(tnc->frame, '\0', tnc->bufsz);
 
     tnc->buflen = 0;
-    tnc->errors++;
+    tnc->dropped++;
 }
 
-int patty_kiss_tnc_errors(patty_kiss_tnc *tnc) {
-    return tnc->errors;
+int patty_kiss_tnc_dropped(patty_kiss_tnc *tnc) {
+    return tnc->dropped;
 }
 
 static void tnc_flush(patty_kiss_tnc *tnc, size_t len) {