diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go
index 02b857b0e6..bf554f151c 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ var dockerEnvCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			port := constants.DockerDaemonPort
 			if driver.IsKIC(host.DriverName) { // for kic we need to find what port docker/podman chose for us
 				hostIP = oci.DefaultBindIPV4
-				port, err = oci.HostPortBinding(host.DriverName, profile, port)
+				port, err = oci.ForwardedPort(host.DriverName, profile, port)
 				if err != nil {
 					exit.WithCodeT(exit.Failure, "Error getting port binding for '{{.driver_name}} driver: {{.error}}", out.V{"driver_name": host.DriverName, "error": err})
 				}
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/service.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/service.go
index bbb25013f5..7801c5529d 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/service.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/service.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func startKicServiceTunnel(svc, configName string) {
 		exit.WithError("error creating clientset", err)
 	}
 
-	port, err := oci.HostPortBinding(oci.Docker, configName, 22)
+	port, err := oci.ForwardedPort(oci.Docker, configName, 22)
 	if err != nil {
 		exit.WithError("error getting ssh port", err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/tunnel.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/tunnel.go
index 6bd63abd2c..493fc98797 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/tunnel.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/tunnel.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ var tunnelCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}()
 
 		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" && cfg.Driver == oci.Docker {
-			port, err := oci.HostPortBinding(oci.Docker, cfg.Name, 22)
+			port, err := oci.ForwardedPort(oci.Docker, cfg.Name, 22)
 			if err != nil {
 				exit.WithError("error getting ssh port", err)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go
index 7b4eddfe26..2488ca8e86 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func (d *Driver) GetSSHHostname() (string, error) {
 
 // GetSSHPort returns port for use with ssh
 func (d *Driver) GetSSHPort() (int, error) {
-	p, err := oci.HostPortBinding(d.OCIBinary, d.MachineName, constants.SSHPort)
+	p, err := oci.ForwardedPort(d.OCIBinary, d.MachineName, constants.SSHPort)
 	if err != nil {
 		return p, errors.Wrap(err, "get ssh host-port")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/network.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/network.go
index 26d85c520c..1dbb8232a5 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/network.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/network.go
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ func dockerGatewayIP() (net.IP, error) {
 	return ip, nil
 }
 
-// HostPortBinding will return port mapping for a container using cli.
-// example : HostPortBinding("docker", "minikube", "22")
+// ForwardedPort will return port mapping for a container using cli.
+// example : ForwardedPort("docker", "minikube", "22")
 // will return the docker assigned port:
 // 32769, nil
 // only supports TCP ports
-func HostPortBinding(ociBinary string, ociID string, contPort int) (int, error) {
+func ForwardedPort(ociBinary string, ociID string, contPort int) (int, error) {
 	var out []byte
 	var err error
 
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/kubeadm.go b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/kubeadm.go
index b9773b0d31..92f896e4ef 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/kubeadm.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/kubeadm.go
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func (k *Bootstrapper) WaitForCluster(cfg config.ClusterConfig, timeout time.Dur
 	port := cp.Port
 	if driver.IsKIC(cfg.Driver) {
 		ip = oci.DefaultBindIPV4
-		port, err = oci.HostPortBinding(cfg.Driver, cfg.Name, port)
+		port, err = oci.ForwardedPort(cfg.Driver, cfg.Name, port)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "get host-bind port %d for container %s", port, cfg.Name)
 		}
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func (k *Bootstrapper) restartCluster(cfg config.ClusterConfig) error {
 		port := n.Port
 		if driver.IsKIC(cfg.Driver) {
 			ip = oci.DefaultBindIPV4
-			port, err = oci.HostPortBinding(cfg.Driver, cfg.Name, port)
+			port, err = oci.ForwardedPort(cfg.Driver, cfg.Name, port)
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrapf(err, "get host-bind port %d for container %s", port, cfg.Name)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/node/config.go b/pkg/minikube/node/config.go
index 46e6f32b06..b29867f1b6 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/node/config.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/node/config.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func apiServerURL(h host.Host, cc config.ClusterConfig, n config.Node) (string,
 		// for kic drivers we use 127.0.0.1 instead of node IP,
 		// because of Docker on MacOs limitations for reaching to container's IP.
 		hostname = oci.DefaultBindIPV4
-		port, err = oci.HostPortBinding(h.DriverName, h.Name, port)
+		port, err = oci.ForwardedPort(h.DriverName, h.Name, port)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", errors.Wrap(err, "host port binding")
 		}