diff --git a/src/libeis-socket.c b/src/libeis-socket.c
index 6186077..b95cbe8 100644
--- a/src/libeis-socket.c
+++ b/src/libeis-socket.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ listener_dispatch(struct source *source, void *data)
 }
 
 _public_ int
-eis_socket_init(struct eis *eis, const char *socketpath)
+eis_setup_backend_socket(struct eis *eis, const char *socketpath)
 {
 	assert(eis);
 	assert(!eis->backend);
diff --git a/src/libeis.h b/src/libeis.h
index 7635048..3f8fdd2 100644
--- a/src/libeis.h
+++ b/src/libeis.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ eis_dbus_init(struct eis *ctx);
  * If the path does not start with / it is relative to $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR.
  */
 int
-eis_socket_init(struct eis *ctx, const char *path);
+eis_setup_backend_socket(struct eis *ctx, const char *path);
 
 int
 eis_get_fd(struct eis *eis);
diff --git a/tools/eis-socket-server.c b/tools/eis-socket-server.c
index 00ed864..4bfa26c 100644
--- a/tools/eis-socket-server.c
+++ b/tools/eis-socket-server.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	signal(SIGINT, sighandler);
 
-	int rc = eis_socket_init(eis, socketpath);
+	int rc = eis_setup_backend_socket(eis, socketpath);
 	if (rc != 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "init failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 		return 1;