diff --git a/llvm/core.py b/llvm/core.py
index 877bd47..c12b6df 100644
--- a/llvm/core.py
+++ b/llvm/core.py
@@ -1890,11 +1890,14 @@ class Builder(object):
 
     # misc
 
-    def getresult(self, retval, idx, name=""):
+    def extract_value(self, retval, idx, name=""):
         check_is_value(retval)
         return _make_value(
             _core.LLVMBuildGetResult(self.ptr, retval.ptr, idx, name))
 
+    # obsolete synonym for extract_value
+    getresult = extract_value
+
     def phi(self, ty, name=""):
         check_is_type(ty)
         return _make_value(_core.LLVMBuildPhi(self.ptr, ty.ptr, name))
diff --git a/test/testall.py b/test/testall.py
index 2b7887d..9b65c9e 100755
--- a/test/testall.py
+++ b/test/testall.py
@@ -388,8 +388,8 @@ def _do_builder_mrv():
     blk = f.append_basic_block('b')
     b = Builder.new(blk)
     v = b.call(f, [Constant.int(ti, 1)])
-    v1 = b.getresult(v, 0)
-    v2 = b.getresult(v, 1)
+    v1 = b.extract_value(v, 0)
+    v2 = b.extract_value(v, 1)
     b.ret_many([v1, v2])
     #print f
 
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ def do_builder():
     b.fcmp(RPRED_ULT, fv, fv)
     vi = Constant.vector([Constant.int(ti,42)]*10)
     vf = Constant.vector([Constant.real(Type.float(), 3.14)]*10)
-    # TODO b.getresult(v, 0)
+    # TODO b.extract_value(v, 0)
     b.call(f, [v])
     b.select(Constant.int(Type.int(1), 1), blk, blk)
     b.vaarg(v, Type.int())