diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index 7ad92a1b32..c93f4544e3 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -2140,15 +2140,7 @@ bool generic_menu_init_list(struct menu_state *menu_st,
    return true;
 }
 
-/**
- * menu_init:
- * @data                     : Menu context handle.
- *
- * Create and initialize menu handle.
- *
- * Returns: menu handle on success, otherwise NULL.
- **/
-bool menu_init(
+bool rarch_menu_init(
       struct menu_state *menu_st,
       menu_dialog_t        *p_dialog,
       const menu_ctx_driver_t *menu_driver_ctx,
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.h b/menu/menu_driver.h
index 761feaabaf..e8b6425de5 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.h
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.h
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ void menu_driver_get_last_shader_path_int(
 bool generic_menu_init_list(struct menu_state *menu_st,
       settings_t *settings);
 
-bool menu_init(
+bool rarch_menu_init(
       struct menu_state *menu_st,
       menu_dialog_t        *p_dialog,
       const menu_ctx_driver_t *menu_driver_ctx,
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index f10bb3e0e4..b3040f3299 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -3451,7 +3451,7 @@ static bool menu_driver_init_internal(
       }
    }
 
-   if (!p_rarch->menu_driver_data || !menu_init(
+   if (!p_rarch->menu_driver_data || !rarch_menu_init(
             menu_st,
             &p_rarch->dialog_st,
             p_rarch->menu_driver_ctx,