diff --git a/httpmime/src/main/java/org/apache/http/entity/mime/MultipartEntityBuilder.java b/httpmime/src/main/java/org/apache/http/entity/mime/MultipartEntityBuilder.java
index 5bbb1dbd4..59e4ccc7a 100644
--- a/httpmime/src/main/java/org/apache/http/entity/mime/MultipartEntityBuilder.java
+++ b/httpmime/src/main/java/org/apache/http/entity/mime/MultipartEntityBuilder.java
@@ -106,8 +106,18 @@ public class MultipartEntityBuilder {
 
     /**
      * @since 4.4
+     *
+     * @deprecated (4.5) Use {@link #setContentType(org.apache.http.entity.ContentType)}.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public MultipartEntityBuilder seContentType(final ContentType contentType) {
+        return setContentType(contentType);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @since 4.5
+     */
+    public MultipartEntityBuilder setContentType(final ContentType contentType) {
         Args.notNull(contentType, "Content type");
         this.contentType = contentType;
         return this;