diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
index bab5408f3..91470b63c 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ struct pw_proxy *pw_core_spa_node_export(struct pw_core *core,
 {
 	struct pw_impl_node *node;
 
-	node = pw_impl_node_new(pw_core_get_context(core), props, 0);
+	node = pw_context_create_node(pw_core_get_context(core), props, 0);
 	if (node == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/spa/spa-node.c b/src/modules/spa/spa-node.c
index 8258c16d5..fdd649e56 100644
--- a/src/modules/spa/spa-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/spa/spa-node.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ pw_spa_node_new(struct pw_context *context,
 	struct impl *impl;
 	int res;
 
-	this = pw_impl_node_new(context, properties, sizeof(struct impl) + user_data_size);
+	this = pw_context_create_node(context, properties, sizeof(struct impl) + user_data_size);
 	if (this == NULL) {
 		res = -errno;
 		goto error_exit;
diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-device.c b/src/pipewire/impl-device.c
index 1feb98c0e..246623b91 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-device.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-device.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static void device_add_object(struct pw_impl_device *device, uint32_t id,
 	case SPA_TYPE_INTERFACE_Node:
 	{
 		struct pw_impl_node *node;
-		node = pw_impl_node_new(context, props, sizeof(struct object_data));
+		node = pw_context_create_node(context, props, sizeof(struct object_data));
 
 		od = pw_impl_node_get_user_data(node);
 		od->object = node;
diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
index ee03aa6af..3eecfc33e 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ static void reset_position(struct spa_io_position *pos)
 }
 
 SPA_EXPORT
-struct pw_impl_node *pw_impl_node_new(struct pw_context *context,
+struct pw_impl_node *pw_context_create_node(struct pw_context *context,
 			    struct pw_properties *properties,
 			    size_t user_data_size)
 {
diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-node.h b/src/pipewire/impl-node.h
index 1ee2b7909..5e1c7f7b0 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-node.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-node.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct pw_impl_node_events {
 
 /** Create a new node \memberof pw_impl_node */
 struct pw_impl_node *
-pw_impl_node_new(struct pw_context *context,	/**< the context */
+pw_context_create_node(struct pw_context *context,	/**< the context */
 	    struct pw_properties *properties,	/**< extra properties */
 	    size_t user_data_size		/**< user data size */);
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void pw_impl_node_destroy(struct pw_impl_node *node);
 /** Get the node info */
 const struct pw_node_info *pw_impl_node_get_info(struct pw_impl_node *node);
 
-/** Get node user_data. The size of the memory was given in \ref pw_impl_node_new */
+/** Get node user_data. The size of the memory was given in \ref pw_context_create_node */
 void * pw_impl_node_get_user_data(struct pw_impl_node *node);
 
 /** Get the context of this node */
diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.c b/src/pipewire/stream.c
index 69c45c800..acffe8140 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.c
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ pw_stream_connect(struct pw_stream *stream,
 		pw_properties_set(props, "resample.peaks", "1");
 	}
 
-	slave = pw_impl_node_new(impl->context, pw_properties_copy(props), 0);
+	slave = pw_context_create_node(impl->context, pw_properties_copy(props), 0);
 	if (slave == NULL) {
 		res = -errno;
 		goto error_node;