diff --git a/examples/pointer.c b/examples/pointer.c
index 100feccca..5341c72ca 100644
--- a/examples/pointer.c
+++ b/examples/pointer.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	};
 
 	state.config = parse_args(argc, argv);
-	state.cursor = wlr_cursor_init();
+	state.cursor = wlr_cursor_create();
 	wlr_cursor_map_to_region(state.cursor, state.config->cursor.mapped_geo);
 	wl_list_init(&state.devices);
 
diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_cursor.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_cursor.h
index b91c195e4..ef3b8dbbb 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_cursor.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_cursor.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ struct wlr_cursor {
 	} events;
 };
 
-struct wlr_cursor *wlr_cursor_init();
+struct wlr_cursor *wlr_cursor_create();
 
 void wlr_cursor_destroy(struct wlr_cursor *cur);
 
diff --git a/types/wlr_cursor.c b/types/wlr_cursor.c
index 9a9a28b86..4bbf897b8 100644
--- a/types/wlr_cursor.c
+++ b/types/wlr_cursor.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct wlr_cursor_state {
 	struct wlr_geometry *mapped_geometry;
 };
 
-struct wlr_cursor *wlr_cursor_init() {
+struct wlr_cursor *wlr_cursor_create() {
 	struct wlr_cursor *cur = calloc(1, sizeof(struct wlr_cursor));
 	if (!cur) {
 		wlr_log(L_ERROR, "Failed to allocate wlr_cursor");