diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-device/resource-device.c b/src/modules/module-client-device/resource-device.c
index 01be2d4d6..9d300bb3a 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-device/resource-device.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-device/resource-device.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ struct pw_impl_device *pw_client_device_new(struct pw_resource *resource,
 
 	pw_properties_setf(properties, PW_KEY_CLIENT_ID, "%d", client->global->id);
 
-	device = pw_impl_device_new(context, properties, sizeof(struct impl));
+	device = pw_context_create_device(context, properties, sizeof(struct impl));
 	if (device == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/spa/spa-device.c b/src/modules/spa/spa-device.c
index 1712f3682..cc7732095 100644
--- a/src/modules/spa/spa-device.c
+++ b/src/modules/spa/spa-device.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ pw_spa_device_new(struct pw_context *context,
 	struct impl *impl;
 	int res;
 
-	this = pw_impl_device_new(context, properties, sizeof(struct impl) + user_data_size);
+	this = pw_context_create_device(context, properties, sizeof(struct impl) + user_data_size);
 	if (this == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-device.c b/src/pipewire/impl-device.c
index 1032926ad..1feb98c0e 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-device.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-device.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static void check_properties(struct pw_impl_device *device)
 }
 
 SPA_EXPORT
-struct pw_impl_device *pw_impl_device_new(struct pw_context *context,
+struct pw_impl_device *pw_context_create_device(struct pw_context *context,
 				struct pw_properties *properties,
 				size_t user_data_size)
 {
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ static void device_add_object(struct pw_impl_device *device, uint32_t id,
 	case SPA_TYPE_INTERFACE_Device:
 	{
 		struct pw_impl_device *dev;
-		dev = pw_impl_device_new(context, props, sizeof(struct object_data));
+		dev = pw_context_create_device(context, props, sizeof(struct object_data));
 
 		od = pw_impl_device_get_user_data(dev);
 		od->object = dev;
diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-device.h b/src/pipewire/impl-device.h
index b3c05ae13..4e66764ef 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-device.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-device.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ struct pw_impl_device_events {
 	void (*info_changed) (void *data, const struct pw_device_info *info);
 };
 
-struct pw_impl_device *pw_impl_device_new(struct pw_context *context,
+struct pw_impl_device *pw_context_create_device(struct pw_context *context,
 				struct pw_properties *properties,
 				size_t user_data_size);