diff --git a/libavdevice/avdevice.c b/libavdevice/avdevice.c
index d59e99a31f..72e573d76e 100644
--- a/libavdevice/avdevice.c
+++ b/libavdevice/avdevice.c
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ const char * avdevice_license(void)
     return LICENSE_PREFIX FFMPEG_LICENSE + sizeof(LICENSE_PREFIX) - 1;
 }
 
-static void *av_device_next(void *prev, int output,
-                            AVClassCategory c1, AVClassCategory c2)
+static void *device_next(void *prev, int output,
+                         AVClassCategory c1, AVClassCategory c2)
 {
     const AVClass *pc;
     AVClassCategory category = AV_CLASS_CATEGORY_NA;
@@ -101,26 +101,26 @@ static void *av_device_next(void *prev, int output,
 
 AVInputFormat *av_input_audio_device_next(AVInputFormat  *d)
 {
-    return av_device_next(d, 0, AV_CLASS_CATEGORY_DEVICE_AUDIO_INPUT,
-                          AV_CLASS_CATEGORY_DEVICE_INPUT);
+    return device_next(d, 0, AV_CLASS_CATEGORY_DEVICE_AUDIO_INPUT,
+                       AV_CLASS_CATEGORY_DEVICE_INPUT);
 }
 
 AVInputFormat *av_input_video_device_next(AVInputFormat  *d)
 {
-    return av_device_next(d, 0, AV_CLASS_CATEGORY_DEVICE_VIDEO_INPUT,
-                          AV_CLASS_CATEGORY_DEVICE_INPUT);
+    return device_next(d, 0, AV_CLASS_CATEGORY_DEVICE_VIDEO_INPUT,
+                       AV_CLASS_CATEGORY_DEVICE_INPUT);
 }
 
 AVOutputFormat *av_output_audio_device_next(AVOutputFormat *d)
 {
-    return av_device_next(d, 1, AV_CLASS_CATEGORY_DEVICE_AUDIO_OUTPUT,
-                          AV_CLASS_CATEGORY_DEVICE_OUTPUT);
+    return device_next(d, 1, AV_CLASS_CATEGORY_DEVICE_AUDIO_OUTPUT,
+                       AV_CLASS_CATEGORY_DEVICE_OUTPUT);
 }
 
 AVOutputFormat *av_output_video_device_next(AVOutputFormat *d)
 {
-    return av_device_next(d, 1, AV_CLASS_CATEGORY_DEVICE_VIDEO_OUTPUT,
-                          AV_CLASS_CATEGORY_DEVICE_OUTPUT);
+    return device_next(d, 1, AV_CLASS_CATEGORY_DEVICE_VIDEO_OUTPUT,
+                       AV_CLASS_CATEGORY_DEVICE_OUTPUT);
 }
 
 int avdevice_app_to_dev_control_message(struct AVFormatContext *s, enum AVAppToDevMessageType type,