diff --git a/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_thread_context.c b/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_thread_context.c
index 8704c42ecb4..bb78763be68 100644
--- a/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_thread_context.c
+++ b/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_thread_context.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static void ddtrace_otel_trace_identifiers_for(
   VALUE active_span,
   VALUE otel_values
 );
-static VALUE _native_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(DDTRACE_UNUSED VALUE self, VALUE collector_instance, VALUE missed_allocations);
+static VALUE _native_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(DDTRACE_UNUSED VALUE self, VALUE collector_instance, VALUE skipped_samples);
 
 void collectors_thread_context_init(VALUE profiling_module) {
   VALUE collectors_module = rb_define_module_under(profiling_module, "Collectors");
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ static void ddtrace_otel_trace_identifiers_for(
   *numeric_span_id = resolved_numeric_span_id;
 }
 
-void thread_context_collector_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(VALUE self_instance, unsigned int missed_allocations) {
+void thread_context_collector_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(VALUE self_instance, unsigned int skipped_samples) {
   struct thread_context_collector_state *state;
   TypedData_Get_Struct(self_instance, struct thread_context_collector_state, &thread_context_collector_typed_data, state);
 
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ void thread_context_collector_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(VALUE self_insta
   record_placeholder_stack(
     state->sampling_buffer,
     state->recorder_instance,
-    (sample_values) {.alloc_samples = missed_allocations},
+    (sample_values) {.alloc_samples = skipped_samples},
     (sample_labels) {
       .labels = slice_labels,
       .state_label = NULL,
@@ -1428,7 +1428,7 @@ void thread_context_collector_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(VALUE self_insta
   );
 }
 
-static VALUE _native_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(DDTRACE_UNUSED VALUE self, VALUE collector_instance, VALUE missed_allocations) {
-  thread_context_collector_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(collector_instance, NUM2UINT(missed_allocations));
+static VALUE _native_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(DDTRACE_UNUSED VALUE self, VALUE collector_instance, VALUE skipped_samples) {
+  thread_context_collector_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(collector_instance, NUM2UINT(skipped_samples));
   return Qtrue;
 }
diff --git a/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_thread_context.h b/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_thread_context.h
index 16e9405ca3b..073c1caa911 100644
--- a/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_thread_context.h
+++ b/ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_thread_context.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ void thread_context_collector_sample(
   VALUE profiler_overhead_stack_thread
 );
 void thread_context_collector_sample_allocation(VALUE self_instance, unsigned int sample_weight, VALUE new_object);
-void thread_context_collector_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(VALUE self_instance, unsigned int missed_allocations);
+void thread_context_collector_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(VALUE self_instance, unsigned int skipped_samples);
 VALUE thread_context_collector_sample_after_gc(VALUE self_instance);
 void thread_context_collector_on_gc_start(VALUE self_instance);
 bool thread_context_collector_on_gc_finish(VALUE self_instance);
diff --git a/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/thread_context_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/thread_context_spec.rb
index 09fc04e19b3..67dd0bfa43f 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/thread_context_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/thread_context_spec.rb
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ def sample_allocation(weight:, new_object: Object.new)
     described_class::Testing._native_sample_allocation(cpu_and_wall_time_collector, weight, new_object)
   end
 
-  def sample_skipped_allocation_samples(missed_allocations)
-    described_class::Testing._native_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(cpu_and_wall_time_collector, missed_allocations)
+  def sample_skipped_allocation_samples(skipped_samples)
+    described_class::Testing._native_sample_skipped_allocation_samples(cpu_and_wall_time_collector, skipped_samples)
   end
 
   def thread_list
@@ -1225,11 +1225,11 @@ def self.otel_sdk_available?
       expect(single_sample.values).to include('alloc-samples': 123)
     end
 
-    it 'attributes the missed allocations to a "Skipped Samples" thread' do
+    it 'attributes the skipped samples to a "Skipped Samples" thread' do
       expect(single_sample.labels).to include('thread id': 'SA', 'thread name': 'Skipped Samples')
     end
 
-    it 'attributes the missed allocations to a "(Skipped Samples)" allocation class' do
+    it 'attributes the skipped samples to a "(Skipped Samples)" allocation class' do
       expect(single_sample.labels).to include('allocation class': '(Skipped Samples)')
     end