diff --git a/src/api/tcpip.c b/src/api/tcpip.c
index 5394cf06..95a97064 100644
--- a/src/api/tcpip.c
+++ b/src/api/tcpip.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ tcpip_thread(void *arg)
  * @param input_fn input function to call
  */
 err_t
-tcpip_inpkt(struct pbuf *p, struct netif *inp, tcpip_inpkt_fn input_fn)
+tcpip_inpkt(struct pbuf *p, struct netif *inp, netif_input_fn input_fn)
 {
 #if LWIP_TCPIP_CORE_LOCKING_INPUT
   err_t ret;
diff --git a/src/include/lwip/priv/tcpip_priv.h b/src/include/lwip/priv/tcpip_priv.h
index 2208b3a2..3d716f2c 100644
--- a/src/include/lwip/priv/tcpip_priv.h
+++ b/src/include/lwip/priv/tcpip_priv.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ struct tcpip_msg {
     struct {
       struct pbuf *p;
       struct netif *netif;
-      tcpip_inpkt_fn input_fn;
+      netif_input_fn input_fn;
     } inp;
     struct {
       tcpip_callback_fn function;
diff --git a/src/include/lwip/tcpip.h b/src/include/lwip/tcpip.h
index 3c854574..c1235865 100644
--- a/src/include/lwip/tcpip.h
+++ b/src/include/lwip/tcpip.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 #include "lwip/err.h"
 #include "lwip/timers.h"
+#include "lwip/netif.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -50,19 +51,13 @@ struct netif;
 typedef void (*tcpip_init_done_fn)(void *arg);
 /** Function prototype for functions passed to tcpip_callback() */
 typedef void (*tcpip_callback_fn)(void *ctx);
-/** Function prototype for input functions functions.
- * 
- * @param p The received packet, copied into a pbuf
- * @param inp The netif which received the packet
- */
-typedef err_t (*tcpip_inpkt_fn)(struct pbuf *p, struct netif *inp);
 
 /* Forward declarations */
 struct tcpip_callback_msg;
 
 void   tcpip_init(tcpip_init_done_fn tcpip_init_done, void *arg);
 
-err_t  tcpip_inpkt(struct pbuf *p, struct netif *inp, tcpip_inpkt_fn input_fn);
+err_t  tcpip_inpkt(struct pbuf *p, struct netif *inp, netif_input_fn input_fn);
 err_t  tcpip_input(struct pbuf *p, struct netif *inp);
 
 err_t  tcpip_callback_with_block(tcpip_callback_fn function, void *ctx, u8_t block);