diff --git a/server/inputs-channel.c b/server/inputs-channel.c
index e4974c24..927fa718 100644
--- a/server/inputs-channel.c
+++ b/server/inputs-channel.c
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static int inputs_channel_handle_migrate_data(RedChannelClient *rcc,
     return TRUE;
 }
 
-InputsChannel* inputs_init(void)
+InputsChannel* inputs_channel_new(void)
 {
     ChannelCbs channel_cbs = { NULL, };
     ClientCbs client_cbs = { NULL, };
diff --git a/server/inputs-channel.h b/server/inputs-channel.h
index ecd1dd7d..d26ae430 100644
--- a/server/inputs-channel.h
+++ b/server/inputs-channel.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 typedef struct InputsChannel InputsChannel;
 
-InputsChannel* inputs_init(void);
+InputsChannel* inputs_channel_new(void);
 const VDAgentMouseState *inputs_channel_get_mouse_state(InputsChannel *inputs);
 void inputs_channel_on_keyboard_leds_change(InputsChannel *inputs, uint8_t leds);
 void inputs_channel_set_tablet_logical_size(InputsChannel *inputs, int x_res, int y_res);
diff --git a/server/reds.c b/server/reds.c
index 3322ede7..420e459b 100644
--- a/server/reds.c
+++ b/server/reds.c
@@ -3416,7 +3416,7 @@ static int do_spice_init(RedsState *reds, SpiceCoreInterface *core_interface)
 #endif
 
     reds->main_channel = main_channel_init();
-    reds->inputs_channel = inputs_init();
+    reds->inputs_channel = inputs_channel_new();
 
     reds->mouse_mode = SPICE_MOUSE_MODE_SERVER;