diff --git a/src/task/block_on.rs b/src/task/block_on.rs
index 31588c4..e1b6d02 100644
--- a/src/task/block_on.rs
+++ b/src/task/block_on.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use kv_log_macro::trace;
 ///
 /// See also: [`task::blocking`].
 ///
-/// [`task::blocking`]: fn.blocking.html
+/// [`task::spawn_blocking`]: fn.spawn_blocking.html
 ///
 /// [spawning]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/thread/fn.spawn.html
 /// [joining]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/thread/struct.JoinHandle.html#method.join
diff --git a/src/task/mod.rs b/src/task/mod.rs
index 21b85fd..fc702df 100644
--- a/src/task/mod.rs
+++ b/src/task/mod.rs
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
 /// is useful to prevent long-running synchronous operations from blocking the main futures
 /// executor.
 ///
-/// See also: [`task::block_on`].
+/// See also: [`task::block_on`], [`task::spawn`].
 ///
 /// [`task::block_on`]: fn.block_on.html
+/// [`task::spawn`]: fn.spawn.html
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
 /// #
 /// use async_std::task;
 ///
-/// task::blocking(|| {
+/// task::spawn_blocking(|| {
 ///     println!("long-running task here");
 /// }).await;
 /// #
@@ -84,10 +85,10 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
 #[cfg(any(feature = "unstable", feature = "docs"))]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "docs", doc(cfg(unstable)))]
 #[inline]
-pub fn blocking<F, R>(f: F) -> task::JoinHandle<R>
+pub fn spawn_blocking<F, R>(f: F) -> task::JoinHandle<R>
 where
     F: FnOnce() -> R + Send + 'static,
     R: Send + 'static,
 {
-    blocking::spawn_blocking(future)
+    blocking::spawn(f)
 }