diff --git a/include/net/cfg802154.h b/include/net/cfg802154.h
index ac8dd3b8669d..72c4723a1206 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg802154.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg802154.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ struct wpan_dev {
 #define to_phy(_dev)	container_of(_dev, struct wpan_phy, dev)
 
 struct wpan_phy *
-wpan_phy_alloc(const struct cfg802154_ops *ops, size_t priv_size);
+wpan_phy_new(const struct cfg802154_ops *ops, size_t priv_size);
 static inline void wpan_phy_set_dev(struct wpan_phy *phy, struct device *dev)
 {
 	phy->dev.parent = dev;
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/core.c b/net/ieee802154/core.c
index d1cd0edfb149..a3aa23f8c36c 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/core.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/core.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int wpan_phy_for_each(int (*fn)(struct wpan_phy *phy, void *data),
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(wpan_phy_for_each);
 
 struct wpan_phy *
-wpan_phy_alloc(const struct cfg802154_ops *ops, size_t priv_size)
+wpan_phy_new(const struct cfg802154_ops *ops, size_t priv_size)
 {
 	static atomic_t wpan_phy_counter = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 	struct cfg802154_registered_device *rdev;
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ wpan_phy_alloc(const struct cfg802154_ops *ops, size_t priv_size)
 
 	return &rdev->wpan_phy;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(wpan_phy_alloc);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(wpan_phy_new);
 
 int wpan_phy_register(struct wpan_phy *phy)
 {
diff --git a/net/mac802154/main.c b/net/mac802154/main.c
index 7d0ff7fd2cd4..234084d26906 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/main.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/main.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ ieee802154_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len, const struct ieee802154_ops *ops)
 
 	priv_size = ALIGN(sizeof(*local), NETDEV_ALIGN) + priv_data_len;
 
-	phy = wpan_phy_alloc(&mac802154_config_ops, priv_size);
+	phy = wpan_phy_new(&mac802154_config_ops, priv_size);
 	if (!phy) {
 		pr_err("failure to allocate master IEEE802.15.4 device\n");
 		return NULL;