diff --git a/include/wayland-eglsurface.h b/include/wayland-eglsurface.h
index f12dd68..ae71277 100644
--- a/include/wayland-eglsurface.h
+++ b/include/wayland-eglsurface.h
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ WL_EXPORT
 EGLStreamKHR wlEglGetSurfaceStreamExport(WlEglSurface *surface);
 
 WL_EXPORT
-WlEglSurface *wlEglCreateSurfaceExport(EGLDisplay dpy,
-                                       int width,
-                                       int height,
-                                       struct wl_surface *native_surface,
-                                       int fifo_length);
+WlEglSurface *wlEglInitializeSurfaceExport(EGLDisplay dpy,
+                                           int width,
+                                           int height,
+                                           struct wl_surface *native_surface,
+                                           int fifo_length);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/wayland-eglsurface.c b/src/wayland-eglsurface.c
index 6e2907f..e525dd5 100644
--- a/src/wayland-eglsurface.c
+++ b/src/wayland-eglsurface.c
@@ -1538,11 +1538,11 @@ EGLStreamKHR wlEglGetSurfaceStreamExport(WlEglSurface *surface)
 }
 
 WL_EXPORT
-WlEglSurface *wlEglCreateSurfaceExport(EGLDisplay dpy,
-                                       int width,
-                                       int height,
-                                       struct wl_surface *native_surface,
-                                       int fifo_length)
+WlEglSurface *wlEglInitializeSurfaceExport(EGLDisplay dpy,
+                                           int width,
+                                           int height,
+                                           struct wl_surface *native_surface,
+                                           int fifo_length)
 {
     WlEglDisplay *display = (WlEglDisplay *)wlEglAcquireDisplay(dpy);
     WlEglSurface *surface = NULL;