diff --git a/crates/examples/root-task/example-root-task-without-runtime/src/main.rs b/crates/examples/root-task/example-root-task-without-runtime/src/main.rs
index 685584bc2..ae58ee3b9 100644
--- a/crates/examples/root-task/example-root-task-without-runtime/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/examples/root-task/example-root-task-without-runtime/src/main.rs
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ fn main(bootinfo: &sel4::BootInfoPtr) -> sel4::Result<Never> {
 
     cnode
         .with(&mut ipc_buffer)
-        .relative(badged_notification_slot.cptr())
+        .absolute_cptr(badged_notification_slot.cptr())
         .mint(
-            &cnode.relative(unbadged_notification_slot.cptr()),
+            &cnode.absolute_cptr(unbadged_notification_slot.cptr()),
             sel4::CapRights::write_only(),
             badge,
         )?;
diff --git a/crates/examples/root-task/example-root-task/src/main.rs b/crates/examples/root-task/example-root-task/src/main.rs
index f9a6b8cd7..ddf0ca970 100644
--- a/crates/examples/root-task/example-root-task/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/examples/root-task/example-root-task/src/main.rs
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ fn main(bootinfo: &sel4::BootInfoPtr) -> sel4::Result<Never> {
 
     let badge = 0x1337;
 
-    cnode.relative(badged_notification_slot.cptr()).mint(
-        &cnode.relative(unbadged_notification_slot.cptr()),
+    cnode.absolute_cptr(badged_notification_slot.cptr()).mint(
+        &cnode.absolute_cptr(unbadged_notification_slot.cptr()),
         sel4::CapRights::write_only(),
         badge,
     )?;
diff --git a/crates/examples/root-task/serial-device/src/main.rs b/crates/examples/root-task/serial-device/src/main.rs
index 4d6b59549..5726d094b 100644
--- a/crates/examples/root-task/serial-device/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/examples/root-task/serial-device/src/main.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fn main(bootinfo: &sel4::BootInfoPtr) -> sel4::Result<Never> {
             SERIAL_DEVICE_IRQ.try_into().unwrap(),
             &sel4::init_thread::slot::CNODE
                 .cap()
-                .relative(irq_handler_cap),
+                .absolute_cptr(irq_handler_cap),
         )
         .unwrap();
 
@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@ fn trim_untyped(
 ) {
     let rel_a = sel4::init_thread::slot::CNODE
         .cap()
-        .relative(free_slot_a.cptr());
+        .absolute_cptr(free_slot_a.cptr());
     let rel_b = sel4::init_thread::slot::CNODE
         .cap()
-        .relative(free_slot_b.cptr());
+        .absolute_cptr(free_slot_b.cptr());
     let mut cur_paddr = ut_paddr;
     while cur_paddr != target_paddr {
         let size_bits = (target_paddr - cur_paddr).ilog2().try_into().unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/examples/root-task/spawn-task/src/main.rs b/crates/examples/root-task/spawn-task/src/main.rs
index 010c67116..12dec4837 100644
--- a/crates/examples/root-task/spawn-task/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/examples/root-task/spawn-task/src/main.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fn main(bootinfo: &sel4::BootInfoPtr) -> sel4::Result<Never> {
         .mint(
             &sel4::init_thread::slot::CNODE
                 .cap()
-                .relative(inter_task_nfn),
+                .absolute_cptr(inter_task_nfn),
             sel4::CapRights::write_only(),
             0,
         )
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ fn main(bootinfo: &sel4::BootInfoPtr) -> sel4::Result<Never> {
     child_cnode
         .absolute_cptr_from_bits_with_depth(2, child_cnode_size_bits)
         .mint(
-            &sel4::init_thread::slot::CNODE.cap().relative(child_tcb),
+            &sel4::init_thread::slot::CNODE
+                .cap()
+                .absolute_cptr(child_tcb),
             sel4::CapRights::all(),
             0,
         )
diff --git a/crates/sel4-capdl-initializer/core/src/lib.rs b/crates/sel4-capdl-initializer/core/src/lib.rs
index 44e9ac283..3c34ec6aa 100644
--- a/crates/sel4-capdl-initializer/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/sel4-capdl-initializer/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -673,9 +673,9 @@ impl<'a, N: ObjectName, D: Content, M: GetEmbeddedFrame, B: BorrowMut<[PerObject
                                 if badge == 0 && rights == CapRights::all() {
                                     orig
                                 } else {
-                                    let src = init_thread::slot::CNODE.cap().relative(orig);
+                                    let src = init_thread::slot::CNODE.cap().absolute_cptr(orig);
                                     let new = self.cslot_alloc_or_panic().cap();
-                                    let dst = init_thread::slot::CNODE.cap().relative(new);
+                                    let dst = init_thread::slot::CNODE.cap().absolute_cptr(new);
                                     dst.mint(&src, rights, badge)?;
                                     new.cast()
                                 }
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ impl<'a, N: ObjectName, D: Content, M: GetEmbeddedFrame, B: BorrowMut<[PerObject
                 let rights = cap.rights().map(From::from).unwrap_or(CapRights::all());
                 let src = init_thread::slot::CNODE
                     .cap()
-                    .relative(self.orig_cap::<cap_type::Unspecified>(cap.obj()));
+                    .absolute_cptr(self.orig_cap::<cap_type::Unspecified>(cap.obj()));
                 let dst = cnode
                     .absolute_cptr_from_bits_with_depth((*i).try_into().unwrap(), obj.size_bits);
                 match badge {
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ impl<'a, N: ObjectName, D: Content, M: GetEmbeddedFrame, B: BorrowMut<[PerObject
 
     fn copy<U: sel4::CapType>(&mut self, cap: sel4::Cap<U>) -> Result<sel4::Cap<U>> {
         let slot = self.cslot_alloc_or_panic();
-        let src = init_thread::slot::CNODE.cap().relative(cap);
+        let src = init_thread::slot::CNODE.cap().absolute_cptr(cap);
         cslot_to_relative_cptr(slot).copy(&src, CapRights::all())?;
         Ok(slot.cap().downcast())
     }
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ impl<'a, N: ObjectName, D: Content, M: GetEmbeddedFrame, B: BorrowMut<[PerObject
 }
 
 fn cslot_to_relative_cptr(slot: Slot) -> sel4::AbsoluteCPtr {
-    init_thread::slot::CNODE.cap().relative(slot.cptr())
+    init_thread::slot::CNODE.cap().absolute_cptr(slot.cptr())
 }
 
 fn init_thread_cnode_relative_cptr() -> sel4::AbsoluteCPtr {
diff --git a/crates/sel4/src/cptr.rs b/crates/sel4/src/cptr.rs
index 8bd10f1a8..f1c263ac9 100644
--- a/crates/sel4/src/cptr.rs
+++ b/crates/sel4/src/cptr.rs
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ impl HasCPtrWithDepth for CPtrWithDepth {
 }
 
 impl<C> CNode<C> {
-    pub fn relative<T: HasCPtrWithDepth>(self, path: T) -> AbsoluteCPtr<C> {
+    pub fn absolute_cptr<T: HasCPtrWithDepth>(self, path: T) -> AbsoluteCPtr<C> {
         AbsoluteCPtr {
             root: self,
             path: path.cptr_with_depth(),
@@ -402,10 +402,10 @@ impl<C> CNode<C> {
         bits: CPtrBits,
         depth: usize,
     ) -> AbsoluteCPtr<C> {
-        self.relative(CPtrWithDepth::from_bits_with_depth(bits, depth))
+        self.absolute_cptr(CPtrWithDepth::from_bits_with_depth(bits, depth))
     }
 
     pub fn absolute_cptr_for_self(self) -> AbsoluteCPtr<C> {
-        self.relative(CPtrWithDepth::empty())
+        self.absolute_cptr(CPtrWithDepth::empty())
     }
 }