diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-native.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-native.c
index 3e91415af..16df0c369 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-native.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-native.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static struct client_data *client_new(struct server *s, int fd)
 
 	pw_properties_setf(props, PW_KEY_MODULE_ID, "%d", d->module->global->id);
 
-	client = pw_impl_client_new(protocol->context,
+	client = pw_context_create_client(protocol->context,
 			protocol, props, sizeof(struct client_data));
 	if (client == NULL)
 		goto exit;
diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-client.c b/src/pipewire/impl-client.c
index b517355be..3d8293fec 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-client.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-client.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static const struct pw_context_events context_events = {
  * \memberof pw_impl_client
  */
 SPA_EXPORT
-struct pw_impl_client *pw_impl_client_new(struct pw_context *context,
+struct pw_impl_client *pw_context_create_client(struct pw_context *context,
 				struct pw_protocol *protocol,
 				struct pw_properties *properties,
 				size_t user_data_size)
diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-client.h b/src/pipewire/impl-client.h
index a7f0464a6..ca6e37cc6 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-client.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-client.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ struct pw_impl_client_events {
 
 /** Create a new client. This is mainly used by protocols. */
 struct pw_impl_client *
-pw_impl_client_new(struct pw_context *context,			/**< the context object */
+pw_context_create_client(struct pw_context *context,			/**< the context object */
 			struct pw_protocol *prototol,		/**< the client protocol */
 			struct pw_properties *properties,	/**< client properties */
 			size_t user_data_size			/**< extra user data size */);