diff --git a/src/pipewire/properties.c b/src/pipewire/properties.c
index 11d81c064..9f894356a 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/properties.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/properties.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct properties {
 };
 /** \endcond */
 
-static int add_func(struct pw_properties *this, char *key, char *value)
+static int add_item(struct pw_properties *this, char *key, char *value)
 {
 	struct spa_dict_item *item;
 	struct properties *impl = SPA_CONTAINER_OF(this, struct properties, this);
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ struct pw_properties *pw_properties_new(const char *key, ...)
 	while (key != NULL) {
 		value = va_arg(varargs, char *);
 		if (value && key[0])
-			add_func(&impl->this, strdup(key), strdup(value));
+			add_item(&impl->this, strdup(key), strdup(value));
 		key = va_arg(varargs, char *);
 	}
 	va_end(varargs);
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ struct pw_properties *pw_properties_new_dict(const struct spa_dict *dict)
 
 	spa_dict_for_each(it, dict) {
 		if (it->key != NULL && it->key[0] && it->value != NULL)
-			add_func(&impl->this, strdup(it->key),
-				 strdup(it->value));
+			add_item(&impl->this, strdup(it->key), strdup(it->value));
 	}
 
 	SPA_FLAG_UPDATE(impl->this.dict.flags, SPA_DICT_FLAG_SORTED,
@@ -406,7 +405,7 @@ static int do_replace(struct pw_properties *properties, const char *key, char *v
 	if (item == NULL) {
 		if (value == NULL)
 			return 0;
-		add_func(properties, strdup(key), copy ? strdup(value) : value);
+		add_item(properties, strdup(key), copy ? strdup(value) : value);
 		SPA_FLAG_CLEAR(properties->dict.flags, SPA_DICT_FLAG_SORTED);
 	} else {
 		if (value && spa_streq(item->value, value))