diff --git a/libweston/compositor-drm.c b/libweston/compositor-drm.c
index f61e3d9c..be782bea 100644
--- a/libweston/compositor-drm.c
+++ b/libweston/compositor-drm.c
@@ -1569,12 +1569,12 @@ drm_backend_create_gl_renderer(struct drm_backend *b)
 
 	if (format[1])
 		n_formats = 3;
-	if (gl_renderer->create(b->compositor,
-				EGL_PLATFORM_GBM_KHR,
-				(void *)b->gbm,
-				gl_renderer->opaque_attribs,
-				format,
-				n_formats) < 0) {
+	if (gl_renderer->display_create(b->compositor,
+					EGL_PLATFORM_GBM_KHR,
+					(void *)b->gbm,
+					gl_renderer->opaque_attribs,
+					format,
+					n_formats) < 0) {
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/libweston/compositor-wayland.c b/libweston/compositor-wayland.c
index d26360ec..869659c7 100644
--- a/libweston/compositor-wayland.c
+++ b/libweston/compositor-wayland.c
@@ -2349,12 +2349,12 @@ wayland_backend_create(struct weston_compositor *compositor,
 	}
 
 	if (!b->use_pixman) {
-		if (gl_renderer->create(compositor,
-					EGL_PLATFORM_WAYLAND_KHR,
-					b->parent.wl_display,
-					gl_renderer->alpha_attribs,
-					NULL,
-					0) < 0) {
+		if (gl_renderer->display_create(compositor,
+						EGL_PLATFORM_WAYLAND_KHR,
+						b->parent.wl_display,
+						gl_renderer->alpha_attribs,
+						NULL,
+						0) < 0) {
 			weston_log("Failed to initialize the GL renderer; "
 				   "falling back to pixman.\n");
 			b->use_pixman = true;
diff --git a/libweston/compositor-x11.c b/libweston/compositor-x11.c
index 1c6de084..ccee8db7 100644
--- a/libweston/compositor-x11.c
+++ b/libweston/compositor-x11.c
@@ -1645,8 +1645,9 @@ init_gl_renderer(struct x11_backend *b)
 	if (!gl_renderer)
 		return -1;
 
-	ret = gl_renderer->create(b->compositor, EGL_PLATFORM_X11_KHR, (void *) b->dpy,
-				  gl_renderer->opaque_attribs, NULL, 0);
+	ret = gl_renderer->display_create(b->compositor, EGL_PLATFORM_X11_KHR,
+					  (void *) b->dpy,
+					  gl_renderer->opaque_attribs, NULL, 0);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/libweston/gl-renderer.c b/libweston/gl-renderer.c
index 3e8e5ab6..b33a19ab 100644
--- a/libweston/gl-renderer.c
+++ b/libweston/gl-renderer.c
@@ -2989,7 +2989,7 @@ gl_renderer_create_pbuffer_surface(struct gl_renderer *gr) {
 }
 
 static int
-gl_renderer_create(struct weston_compositor *ec, EGLenum platform,
+gl_renderer_display_create(struct weston_compositor *ec, EGLenum platform,
 	void *native_window, const EGLint *attribs,
 	const EGLint *visual_id, int n_ids)
 {
@@ -3282,7 +3282,7 @@ WL_EXPORT struct gl_renderer_interface gl_renderer_interface = {
 	.opaque_attribs = gl_renderer_opaque_attribs,
 	.alpha_attribs = gl_renderer_alpha_attribs,
 
-	.create = gl_renderer_create,
+	.display_create = gl_renderer_display_create,
 	.display = gl_renderer_display,
 	.output_create = gl_renderer_output_create,
 	.output_destroy = gl_renderer_output_destroy,
diff --git a/libweston/gl-renderer.h b/libweston/gl-renderer.h
index 37d000fe..32ba1536 100644
--- a/libweston/gl-renderer.h
+++ b/libweston/gl-renderer.h
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ struct gl_renderer_interface {
 	const EGLint *opaque_attribs;
 	const EGLint *alpha_attribs;
 
-	int (*create)(struct weston_compositor *ec,
-		      EGLenum platform,
-		      void *native_window,
-		      const EGLint *attribs,
-		      const EGLint *visual_id,
-		      const int n_ids);
+	int (*display_create)(struct weston_compositor *ec,
+			      EGLenum platform,
+			      void *native_window,
+			      const EGLint *attribs,
+			      const EGLint *visual_id,
+			      const int n_ids);
 
 	EGLDisplay (*display)(struct weston_compositor *ec);