diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/spark/SparkContext.scala b/core/src/main/scala/spark/SparkContext.scala
index a9851c1722651c2f6182f85db60107cf93c5b39c..80c65dfebd2ad1dd872c919ed9104bb91ed32d52 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/spark/SparkContext.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/spark/SparkContext.scala
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class SparkContext(
   }
 
   /** Set a human readable description of the current job. */
-  def setCurrentJobDescription(value: String) {
+  def setJobDescription(value: String) {
     setLocalProperty(SparkContext.SPARK_JOB_DESCRIPTION, value)
   }