diff --git a/network/netplay_common.c b/network/netplay_common.c
index f6bc3deb0b..764846b7af 100644
--- a/network/netplay_common.c
+++ b/network/netplay_common.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ bool np_get_info(netplay_t *netplay)
    return true;
 }
 
-bool np_is_server(netplay_t* netplay)
+bool netplay_is_server(netplay_t* netplay)
 {
    if (!netplay)
       return false;
diff --git a/network/netplay_net.c b/network/netplay_net.c
index 42a224f77a..5a2fd1c911 100644
--- a/network/netplay_net.c
+++ b/network/netplay_net.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static bool netplay_net_init_buffers(netplay_t *netplay)
 
 static bool netplay_net_info_cb(netplay_t* netplay, unsigned frames)
 {
-   if (np_is_server(netplay))
+   if (netplay_is_server(netplay))
    {
       if (!np_send_info(netplay))
          return false;
diff --git a/network/netplay_private.h b/network/netplay_private.h
index d1d7e8b489..49158ca859 100644
--- a/network/netplay_private.h
+++ b/network/netplay_private.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #ifndef __RARCH_NETPLAY_PRIVATE_H
 #define __RARCH_NETPLAY_PRIVATE_H
+
 #include "netplay.h"
 
 #include <net/net_compat.h>
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ bool np_bsv_parse_header(const uint32_t *header, uint32_t magic);
 uint32_t np_impl_magic(void);
 bool np_send_info(netplay_t *netplay);
 bool np_get_info(netplay_t *netplay);
-bool np_is_server(netplay_t* netplay);
+bool netplay_is_server(netplay_t* netplay);
 bool np_is_spectate(netplay_t* netplay);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/network/netplay_spectate.c b/network/netplay_spectate.c
index d257c61212..fea0576625 100644
--- a/network/netplay_spectate.c
+++ b/network/netplay_spectate.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static void netplay_spectate_pre_frame(netplay_t *netplay)
    fd_set fds;
    struct timeval tmp_tv = {0};
 
-   if (!np_is_server(netplay))
+   if (!netplay_is_server(netplay))
       return;
 
    FD_ZERO(&fds);
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void netplay_spectate_post_frame(netplay_t *netplay)
 {
    unsigned i;
 
-   if (!np_is_server(netplay))
+   if (!netplay_is_server(netplay))
       return;
 
    for (i = 0; i < MAX_SPECTATORS; i++)
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static void netplay_spectate_post_frame(netplay_t *netplay)
 static bool netplay_spectate_info_cb(netplay_t *netplay, unsigned frames)
 {
    unsigned i;
-   if(np_is_server(netplay))
+   if(netplay_is_server(netplay))
    {
       if(!np_get_info(netplay))
          return false;