diff --git a/include/z64actor.h b/include/z64actor.h
index 228de4bcd6..bc81567d01 100644
--- a/include/z64actor.h
+++ b/include/z64actor.h
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ void func_80034BA0(struct PlayState* play, SkelAnime* skelAnime, OverrideLimbDra
                    PostLimbDraw postLimbDraw, Actor* actor, s16 alpha);
 void func_80034CC4(struct PlayState* play, SkelAnime* skelAnime, OverrideLimbDraw overrideLimbDraw,
                    PostLimbDraw postLimbDraw, Actor* actor, s16 alpha);
-s16 func_80034DD4(Actor* actor, struct PlayState* play, s16 arg2, f32 arg3);
+s16 Actor_SmoothStep_Attention(Actor* actor, struct PlayState* play, s16 alpha, f32 threshold);
 void func_80034F54(struct PlayState* play, s16* arg1, s16* arg2, s32 arg3);
 void Actor_Noop(Actor* actor, struct PlayState* play);
 
diff --git a/src/code/z_actor.c b/src/code/z_actor.c
index e91ab50d84..7c9eecd4d4 100644
--- a/src/code/z_actor.c
+++ b/src/code/z_actor.c
@@ -4396,25 +4396,25 @@ void func_80034CC4(PlayState* play, SkelAnime* skelAnime, OverrideLimbDraw overr
     CLOSE_DISPS(play->state.gfxCtx, "../z_actor.c", 8904);
 }
 
-s16 func_80034DD4(Actor* actor, PlayState* play, s16 arg2, f32 arg3) {
+s16 Actor_SmoothStep_Attention(Actor* actor, PlayState* play, s16 alpha, f32 threshold) {
     Player* player = GET_PLAYER(play);
-    f32 var;
+    f32 distance;
 
     if ((play->csCtx.state != CS_STATE_IDLE) || gDebugCamEnabled) {
-        var = Math_Vec3f_DistXYZ(&actor->world.pos, &play->view.eye) * 0.25f;
+        distance = Math_Vec3f_DistXYZ(&actor->world.pos, &play->view.eye) * 0.25f;
     } else {
-        var = Math_Vec3f_DistXYZ(&actor->world.pos, &player->actor.world.pos);
+        distance = Math_Vec3f_DistXYZ(&actor->world.pos, &player->actor.world.pos);
     }
 
-    if (arg3 < var) {
+    if (threshold < distance) {
         actor->flags &= ~ACTOR_FLAG_ATTENTION_ENABLED;
-        Math_SmoothStepToS(&arg2, 0, 6, 0x14, 1);
+        Math_SmoothStepToS(&alpha, 0, 6, 0x14, 1);
     } else {
         actor->flags |= ACTOR_FLAG_ATTENTION_ENABLED;
-        Math_SmoothStepToS(&arg2, 0xFF, 6, 0x14, 1);
+        Math_SmoothStepToS(&alpha, 0xFF, 6, 0x14, 1);
     }
 
-    return arg2;
+    return alpha;
 }
 
 void Animation_ChangeByInfo(SkelAnime* skelAnime, AnimationInfo* animationInfo, s32 index) {
diff --git a/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Md/z_en_md.c b/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Md/z_en_md.c
index 547adf9e1c..3ad765f8da 100644
--- a/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Md/z_en_md.c
+++ b/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Md/z_en_md.c
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ void func_80AAB5A4(EnMd* this, PlayState* play) {
                 (play->sceneId == SCENE_KOKIRI_FOREST))
                    ? 100.0f
                    : 400.0f;
-        this->alpha = func_80034DD4(&this->actor, play, this->alpha, temp);
+        this->alpha = Actor_SmoothStep_Attention(&this->actor, play, this->alpha, temp);
         this->actor.shape.shadowAlpha = this->alpha;
     } else {
         this->alpha = 255;
diff --git a/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Sa/z_en_sa.c b/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Sa/z_en_sa.c
index 72eba29b61..2952755558 100644
--- a/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Sa/z_en_sa.c
+++ b/src/overlays/actors/ovl_En_Sa/z_en_sa.c
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ void EnSa_Update(Actor* thisx, PlayState* play) {
     }
 
     if (this->actionFunc != func_80AF68E4) {
-        this->alpha = func_80034DD4(&this->actor, play, this->alpha, 400.0f);
+        this->alpha = Actor_SmoothStep_Attention(&this->actor, play, this->alpha, 400.0f);
     } else {
         this->alpha = 255;
     }