diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/rsocket/RSocketServerAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/rsocket/RSocketServerAutoConfiguration.java
index 8d7bdec50c8..8856f145213 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/rsocket/RSocketServerAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/rsocket/RSocketServerAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class RSocketServerAutoConfiguration {
 			PropertyMapper map = PropertyMapper.get().alwaysApplyingWhenNonNull();
 			map.from(properties.getServer().getAddress()).to(factory::setAddress);
 			map.from(properties.getServer().getPort()).to(factory::setPort);
-			factory.setServerProcessors(processors.orderedStream().collect(Collectors.toList()));
+			factory.setSocketFactoryProcessors(processors.orderedStream().collect(Collectors.toList()));
 			return factory;
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/rsocket/netty/NettyRSocketServerFactory.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/rsocket/netty/NettyRSocketServerFactory.java
index 83a51b25846..9a2bbae9c8d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/rsocket/netty/NettyRSocketServerFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/rsocket/netty/NettyRSocketServerFactory.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import io.rsocket.RSocketFactory;
+import io.rsocket.RSocketFactory.ServerRSocketFactory;
 import io.rsocket.SocketAcceptor;
 import io.rsocket.transport.ServerTransport;
 import io.rsocket.transport.netty.server.CloseableChannel;
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ public class NettyRSocketServerFactory implements RSocketServerFactory, Configur
 
 	private Duration lifecycleTimeout;
 
-	private List<ServerRSocketFactoryProcessor> serverProcessors = new ArrayList<>();
+	private List<ServerRSocketFactoryProcessor> socketFactoryProcessors = new ArrayList<>();
 
 	@Override
 	public void setPort(int port) {
@@ -86,23 +87,25 @@ public class NettyRSocketServerFactory implements RSocketServerFactory, Configur
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Set {@link ServerRSocketFactoryProcessor}s that should be applied to the RSocket
-	 * server builder. Calling this method will replace any existing customizers.
-	 * @param serverProcessors server processors to apply before the server starts
+	 * Set {@link ServerRSocketFactoryProcessor}s that should be called to process the
+	 * {@link ServerRSocketFactory} while building the server. Calling this method will
+	 * replace any existing processors.
+	 * @param socketFactoryProcessors processors to apply before the server starts
 	 */
-	public void setServerProcessors(Collection<? extends ServerRSocketFactoryProcessor> serverProcessors) {
-		Assert.notNull(serverProcessors, "ServerProcessors must not be null");
-		this.serverProcessors = new ArrayList<>(serverProcessors);
+	public void setSocketFactoryProcessors(
+			Collection<? extends ServerRSocketFactoryProcessor> socketFactoryProcessors) {
+		Assert.notNull(socketFactoryProcessors, "SocketFactoryProcessors must not be null");
+		this.socketFactoryProcessors = new ArrayList<>(socketFactoryProcessors);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Add {@link ServerRSocketFactoryProcessor}s that should applied while building the
-	 * server.
-	 * @param serverProcessors server processors to apply before the server starts
+	 * Add {@link ServerRSocketFactoryProcessor}s that should be called to process the
+	 * {@link ServerRSocketFactory} while building the server.
+	 * @param socketFactoryProcessors processors to apply before the server starts
 	 */
-	public void addServerProcessors(ServerRSocketFactoryProcessor... serverProcessors) {
-		Assert.notNull(serverProcessors, "ServerProcessors must not be null");
-		this.serverProcessors.addAll(Arrays.asList(serverProcessors));
+	public void addSocketFactoryProcessors(ServerRSocketFactoryProcessor... socketFactoryProcessors) {
+		Assert.notNull(socketFactoryProcessors, "SocketFactoryProcessors must not be null");
+		this.socketFactoryProcessors.addAll(Arrays.asList(socketFactoryProcessors));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ public class NettyRSocketServerFactory implements RSocketServerFactory, Configur
 	public NettyRSocketServer create(SocketAcceptor socketAcceptor) {
 		ServerTransport<CloseableChannel> transport = createTransport();
 		RSocketFactory.ServerRSocketFactory factory = RSocketFactory.receive();
-		for (ServerRSocketFactoryProcessor processor : this.serverProcessors) {
+		for (ServerRSocketFactoryProcessor processor : this.socketFactoryProcessors) {
 			factory = processor.process(factory);
 		}
 		Mono<CloseableChannel> starter = factory.acceptor(socketAcceptor).transport(transport).start();
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/rsocket/netty/NettyRSocketServerFactoryTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/rsocket/netty/NettyRSocketServerFactoryTests.java
index efa426735a4..a8055999f46 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/rsocket/netty/NettyRSocketServerFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/rsocket/netty/NettyRSocketServerFactoryTests.java
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class NettyRSocketServerFactoryTests {
 			given(processors[i].process(any(RSocketFactory.ServerRSocketFactory.class)))
 					.will((invocation) -> invocation.getArgument(0));
 		}
-		factory.setServerProcessors(Arrays.asList(processors));
+		factory.setSocketFactoryProcessors(Arrays.asList(processors));
 		this.server = factory.create(new EchoRequestResponseAcceptor());
 		InOrder ordered = inOrder((Object[]) processors);
 		for (ServerRSocketFactoryProcessor processor : processors) {