diff --git a/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/simulation/EncoderSim.cpp b/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/simulation/EncoderSim.cpp
index 9709b4c4c97..a563e0e4db4 100644
--- a/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/simulation/EncoderSim.cpp
+++ b/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/simulation/EncoderSim.cpp
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ double EncoderSim::GetDistancePerPulse() const {
   return HALSIM_GetEncoderDistancePerPulse(m_index);
 }
 
-void EncoderSim::SetDistancePerPulse(double distancePerPulse) {
-  HALSIM_SetEncoderDistancePerPulse(m_index, distancePerPulse);
+void EncoderSim::SetDistancePerPulse(double samplesToAverage) {
+  HALSIM_SetEncoderDistancePerPulse(m_index, samplesToAverage);
 }
 
 void EncoderSim::ResetData() {
diff --git a/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/simulation/EncoderSim.h b/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/simulation/EncoderSim.h
index 80ad1463245..b48a0a8aa8c 100644
--- a/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/simulation/EncoderSim.h
+++ b/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/simulation/EncoderSim.h
@@ -272,11 +272,11 @@ class EncoderSim {
   double GetDistancePerPulse() const;
 
   /**
-   * Change the encoder distance per pulse.
+   * Set the distance per pulse value.
    *
-   * @param distancePerPulse the new distance per pulse
+   * @param samplesToAverage the new value
    */
-  void SetDistancePerPulse(double distancePerPulse);
+  void SetDistancePerPulse(double samplesToAverage);
 
   /**
    * Resets all simulation data for this encoder.