diff --git a/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt b/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt
index 29969fe947..a6f24ca20d 100644
--- a/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt
@@ -1961,9 +1961,9 @@ gst_encoding_target_get_profiles
 gst_encoding_target_get_profile
 gst_encoding_target_add_profile
 gst_encoding_target_save
-gst_encoding_target_save_to
+gst_encoding_target_save_to_file
 gst_encoding_target_load
-gst_encoding_target_load_from
+gst_encoding_target_load_from_file
 gst_encoding_list_all_targets
 gst_encoding_list_available_categories
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/encoding-target.c b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/encoding-target.c
index 632661ebe3..3a9d2d3774 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/encoding-target.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/encoding-target.c
@@ -693,8 +693,8 @@ empty_name:
 }
 
 /**
- * gst_encoding_target_load_from:
- * @path: The file to load the #GstEncodingTarget from
+ * gst_encoding_target_load_from_file:
+ * @filepath: The file location to load the #GstEncodingTarget from
  * @error: If an error occured, this field will be filled in.
  *
  * Opens the provided file and returns the contained #GstEncodingTarget.
@@ -706,13 +706,13 @@ empty_name:
  */
 
 GstEncodingTarget *
-gst_encoding_target_load_from (const gchar * path, GError ** error)
+gst_encoding_target_load_from_file (const gchar * filepath, GError ** error)
 {
   GKeyFile *in;
   gchar *targetname, *categoryname, *description;
   GstEncodingTarget *res = NULL;
 
-  in = load_file_and_read_header (path, &targetname, &categoryname,
+  in = load_file_and_read_header (filepath, &targetname, &categoryname,
       &description, error);
   if (!in)
     goto beach;
@@ -768,14 +768,14 @@ gst_encoding_target_subload (gchar * path, const gchar * category,
     gchar *filename;
 
     filename = g_build_filename (path, category, lfilename, NULL);
-    target = gst_encoding_target_load_from (filename, error);
+    target = gst_encoding_target_load_from_file (filename, error);
     g_free (filename);
   } else {
     GList *tmp, *tries = get_matching_filenames (path, lfilename);
 
     /* Try to find a file named %s.gstprofile in any subdirectories */
     for (tmp = tries; tmp; tmp = tmp->next) {
-      target = gst_encoding_target_load_from ((gchar *) tmp->data, NULL);
+      target = gst_encoding_target_load_from_file ((gchar *) tmp->data, NULL);
       if (target)
         break;
     }
@@ -854,12 +854,12 @@ invalid_category:
 }
 
 /**
- * gst_encoding_target_save_to:
+ * gst_encoding_target_save_to_file:
  * @target: a #GstEncodingTarget
- * @path: the location to store the @target at.
+ * @filepath: the location to store the @target at.
  * @error: If an error occured, this field will be filled in.
  *
- * Saves the @target to the provided location.
+ * Saves the @target to the provided file location.
  *
  * Since: 0.10.32
  *
@@ -867,17 +867,17 @@ invalid_category:
  **/
 
 gboolean
-gst_encoding_target_save_to (GstEncodingTarget * target, const gchar * path,
-    GError ** error)
+gst_encoding_target_save_to_file (GstEncodingTarget * target,
+    const gchar * filepath, GError ** error)
 {
   GKeyFile *out;
   gchar *data;
   gsize data_size;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ENCODING_TARGET (target), FALSE);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (path != NULL, FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (filepath != NULL, FALSE);
 
-  /* FIXME : Check path is valid and writable
+  /* FIXME : Check filepath is valid and writable
    * FIXME : Strip out profiles already present in system target */
 
   /* Get unique name... */
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ gst_encoding_target_save_to (GstEncodingTarget * target, const gchar * path,
   if (!(data = g_key_file_to_data (out, &data_size, error)))
     goto convert_failed;
 
-  if (!g_file_set_contents (path, data, data_size, error))
+  if (!g_file_set_contents (filepath, data, data_size, error))
     goto write_failed;
 
   g_key_file_free (out);
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ convert_failed:
 
 write_failed:
   {
-    GST_ERROR ("Unable to write file %s: %s", path, (*error)->message);
+    GST_ERROR ("Unable to write file %s: %s", filepath, (*error)->message);
     g_key_file_free (out);
     g_free (data);
     return FALSE;
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ gst_encoding_target_save (GstEncodingTarget * target, GError ** error)
       GST_ENCODING_TARGET_DIRECTORY, target->category, lfilename, NULL);
   g_free (lfilename);
 
-  res = gst_encoding_target_save_to (target, filename, error);
+  res = gst_encoding_target_save_to_file (target, filename, error);
   g_free (filename);
 
   return TRUE;
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ sub_get_all_targets (gchar * subdir)
       continue;
 
     fullname = g_build_filename (subdir, filename, NULL);
-    target = gst_encoding_target_load_from (fullname, NULL);
+    target = gst_encoding_target_load_from_file (fullname, NULL);
     if (target) {
       res = g_list_append (res, target);
     } else
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/encoding-target.h b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/encoding-target.h
index db42c9d76a..70c049db3a 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/encoding-target.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/encoding-target.h
@@ -130,14 +130,14 @@ gst_encoding_target_add_profile (GstEncodingTarget *target, GstEncodingProfile *
 
 gboolean gst_encoding_target_save (GstEncodingTarget *target,
 				   GError **error);
-gboolean gst_encoding_target_save_to (GstEncodingTarget *target,
-				      const gchar *path,
-				      GError **error);
+gboolean gst_encoding_target_save_to_file (GstEncodingTarget *target,
+					   const gchar *filepath,
+					   GError **error);
 GstEncodingTarget *gst_encoding_target_load (const gchar *name,
 					     const gchar *category,
 					     GError **error);
-GstEncodingTarget *gst_encoding_target_load_from (const gchar *path,
-						  GError **error);
+GstEncodingTarget *gst_encoding_target_load_from_file (const gchar *filepath,
+						       GError **error);
 
 GList *gst_encoding_list_available_categories (void);
 GList *gst_encoding_list_all_targets (const gchar * categoryname);
diff --git a/tests/check/libs/profile.c b/tests/check/libs/profile.c
index 08ccac2c6c..127b8a3f8b 100644
--- a/tests/check/libs/profile.c
+++ b/tests/check/libs/profile.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_saving_profile)
   profile_file_name = g_build_filename (g_get_home_dir (), ".gstreamer-0.10",
       "encoding-profiles", "herding", "myponytarget2.gep", NULL);
   GST_DEBUG ("Loading target from '%s'", profile_file_name);
-  loaded = gst_encoding_target_load_from (profile_file_name, NULL);
+  loaded = gst_encoding_target_load_from_file (profile_file_name, NULL);
   fail_unless (loaded != NULL);
   g_free (profile_file_name);
 
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_loading_profile)
       "encoding-profiles", "herding", "myponytarget.gep", NULL);
 
   GST_DEBUG ("Loading target from '%s'", profile_file_name);
-  target = gst_encoding_target_load_from (profile_file_name, NULL);
+  target = gst_encoding_target_load_from_file (profile_file_name, NULL);
   g_free (profile_file_name);
   fail_unless (target != NULL);
   test_individual_target (target);
diff --git a/win32/common/libgstpbutils.def b/win32/common/libgstpbutils.def
index 63c125d8a8..e30e8355c6 100644
--- a/win32/common/libgstpbutils.def
+++ b/win32/common/libgstpbutils.def
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_encoding_target_get_profiles
 	gst_encoding_target_get_type
 	gst_encoding_target_load
-	gst_encoding_target_load_from
+	gst_encoding_target_load_from_file
 	gst_encoding_target_new
 	gst_encoding_target_save
-	gst_encoding_target_save_to
+	gst_encoding_target_save_to_file
 	gst_encoding_video_profile_get_pass
 	gst_encoding_video_profile_get_type
 	gst_encoding_video_profile_get_variableframerate