diff --git a/lib/src/extensions/decode.dart b/lib/src/extensions/decode.dart
index 65dc0e6..0a3be2c 100644
--- a/lib/src/extensions/decode.dart
+++ b/lib/src/extensions/decode.dart
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ extension _$Decode on QS {
         val = options.strictNullHandling ? null : '';
       } else {
         key = options.decoder(part.substring(0, pos), charset: charset);
-        val = Utils.maybeMap<dynamic>(
+        val = Utils.apply<dynamic>(
           _parseArrayValue(part.substring(pos + 1), options),
           (dynamic val) => options.decoder(val, charset: charset),
         );
diff --git a/lib/src/extensions/encode.dart b/lib/src/extensions/encode.dart
index 3fce227..2e1011b 100644
--- a/lib/src/extensions/encode.dart
+++ b/lib/src/extensions/encode.dart
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ extension _$Encode on QS {
       obj = serializeDate?.call(obj) ?? obj.toIso8601String();
     } else if (generateArrayPrefix == ListFormat.comma.generator &&
         obj is Iterable) {
-      obj = Utils.maybeMap(
+      obj = Utils.apply(
         obj,
         (value) => value is DateTime
             ? (serializeDate?.call(value) ?? value.toIso8601String())
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ extension _$Encode on QS {
     if (generateArrayPrefix == ListFormat.comma.generator && obj is Iterable) {
       // we need to join elements in
       if (encodeValuesOnly && encoder != null) {
-        obj = Utils.maybeMap<String>(obj, encoder);
+        obj = Utils.apply<String>(obj, encoder);
       }
 
       if ((obj as Iterable).isNotEmpty) {
diff --git a/lib/src/utils.dart b/lib/src/utils.dart
index f959fca..590d1db 100644
--- a/lib/src/utils.dart
+++ b/lib/src/utils.dart
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ final class Utils {
         if (b is Iterable<T>) ...b else b,
       ];
 
-  static dynamic maybeMap<T>(dynamic val, T Function(T) fn) =>
+  static dynamic apply<T>(dynamic val, T Function(T) fn) =>
       val is Iterable ? val.map((item) => fn(item)) : fn(val);
 
   static bool isNonNullishPrimitive(dynamic val, [bool skipNulls = false]) =>