diff --git a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-client.c b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-client.c
index bcf8b89dfd..38fffb894c 100644
--- a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-client.c
+++ b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-client.c
@@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ no_address:
 }
 
 /**
- * gst_rtsp_client_create_from_socket:
+ * gst_rtsp_client_use_socket:
  * @client: a #GstRTSPClient
  * @socket: a #GSocket
  * @ip: the IP address of the remote client
diff --git a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-client.h b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-client.h
index 80c6dc8a0c..71a28adc9c 100644
--- a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-client.h
+++ b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-client.h
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ gboolean              gst_rtsp_client_accept            (GstRTSPClient *client,
                                                          GCancellable *cancellable,
                                                          GError **error);
 
-gboolean              gst_rtsp_client_create_from_socket(GstRTSPClient * client,
+gboolean              gst_rtsp_client_use_socket        (GstRTSPClient * client,
                                                          GSocket *socket,
                                                          const gchar * ip,
                                                          gint port,