diff --git a/etc/ORG-NEWS b/etc/ORG-NEWS
index bde25abc4..353b777ef 100644
--- a/etc/ORG-NEWS
+++ b/etc/ORG-NEWS
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ Please send Org bug reports to mailto:emacs-orgmode@gnu.org.
 
 * Version 9.7 (not released yet)
 ** Important announcements and breaking changes
+*** ~org-print-speed-command~ is now an internal function
+
+The old name is marked obsolete and the new name is
+~org--print-speed-command~.
+
+This function was always aimed for internal use when building speed
+command help buffer.  Now, it is stated explicitly.
+
 *** Babel references =FILE:REFERENCE= now search current buffer when =FILE= does not exist
 
 When =FILE= does not exist, the reference is searched in the current
diff --git a/lisp/org-compat.el b/lisp/org-compat.el
index d02e520f6..d4c3d535a 100644
--- a/lisp/org-compat.el
+++ b/lisp/org-compat.el
@@ -1197,6 +1197,10 @@ context.  See the individual commands for more information."
 (define-obsolete-function-alias 'org-export-get-parent-element
   'org-element-parent-element "9.7")
 
+(define-obsolete-function-alias 'org-print-speed-command
+  'org--print-speed-command "9.7"
+  "Internal function.  Subject of unannounced changes.")
+
 ;;;; Obsolete link types
 
 (eval-after-load 'ol
diff --git a/lisp/org-keys.el b/lisp/org-keys.el
index 40db6b5b3..974754e8e 100644
--- a/lisp/org-keys.el
+++ b/lisp/org-keys.el
@@ -789,19 +789,22 @@ command."
 				(function)
 				(sexp))))))
 
-(defun org-print-speed-command (e)
-  (if (> (length (car e)) 1)
+(defun org--print-speed-command (speed-command)
+  "Print information about SPEED-COMMAND in help buffer.
+SPEED-COMMAND is an element of `org-speed-commands' or
+`org-speed-commands-user'."
+  (if (> (length (car speed-command)) 1)
       (progn
 	(princ "\n")
-	(princ (car e))
+	(princ (car speed-command))
 	(princ "\n")
-	(princ (make-string (length (car e)) ?-))
+	(princ (make-string (length (car speed-command)) ?-))
 	(princ "\n"))
-    (princ (car e))
+    (princ (car speed-command))
     (princ "   ")
-    (if (symbolp (cdr e))
-	(princ (symbol-name (cdr e)))
-      (prin1 (cdr e)))
+    (if (symbolp (cdr speed-command))
+	(princ (symbol-name (cdr speed-command)))
+      (prin1 (cdr speed-command)))
     (princ "\n")))
 
 (defun org-speed-command-help ()
@@ -811,7 +814,7 @@ command."
     (user-error "Speed commands are not activated, customize `org-use-speed-commands'"))
   (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
     (princ "Speed commands\n==============\n")
-    (mapc #'org-print-speed-command
+    (mapc #'org--print-speed-command
           ;; FIXME: don't check `org-speed-commands-user' past 9.6
           (if (boundp 'org-speed-commands-user)
               (append org-speed-commands