diff --git a/include/render/allocator/gbm.h b/include/render/allocator/gbm.h
index 7e043faf5..ea3e3243b 100644
--- a/include/render/allocator/gbm.h
+++ b/include/render/allocator/gbm.h
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ struct wlr_gbm_allocator {
  *
  * Takes ownership over the FD.
  */
-struct wlr_allocator *wlr_gbm_allocator_create(int drm_fd);
+struct wlr_allocator *wlr_gbm_allocator_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/render/allocator/allocator.c b/render/allocator/allocator.c
index f71902f27..ff31fb7e8 100644
--- a/render/allocator/allocator.c
+++ b/render/allocator/allocator.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ struct wlr_allocator *allocator_autocreate_with_drm_fd(
 		if (gbm_fd < 0) {
 			return NULL;
 		}
-		if ((alloc = wlr_gbm_allocator_create(gbm_fd)) != NULL) {
+		if ((alloc = wlr_gbm_allocator_create_with_drm_fd(gbm_fd)) != NULL) {
 			return alloc;
 		}
 		close(gbm_fd);
diff --git a/render/allocator/gbm.c b/render/allocator/gbm.c
index 2ce7b2fd2..9c9dc75c6 100644
--- a/render/allocator/gbm.c
+++ b/render/allocator/gbm.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static struct wlr_gbm_allocator *get_gbm_alloc_from_alloc(
 	return alloc;
 }
 
-struct wlr_allocator *wlr_gbm_allocator_create(int fd) {
+struct wlr_allocator *wlr_gbm_allocator_create_with_drm_fd(int fd) {
 	uint64_t cap;
 	if (drmGetCap(fd, DRM_CAP_PRIME, &cap) ||
 			!(cap & DRM_PRIME_CAP_EXPORT)) {