diff --git a/lib/api.c b/lib/api.c
index deb39c049..c748c2f9c 100644
--- a/lib/api.c
+++ b/lib/api.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "compat.h"
 
 /* Forward declarations */
-static void * worker(void *ctx);
+static void * api_worker(void *ctx);
 
 int api_ws_protocol_cb(struct lws *wsi, enum lws_callback_reasons reason, void *user, void *in, size_t len)
 {
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ int api_start(struct api *a)
 
 	info("Starting API sub-system");
 	
-	ret = pthread_create(&a->thread, NULL, worker, a);
+	ret = pthread_create(&a->thread, NULL, api_worker, a);
 	if (ret)
 		error("Failed to start API worker thread");
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ int api_stop(struct api *a)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void * worker(void *ctx)
+static void * api_worker(void *ctx)
 {
 	int pulled;
 
diff --git a/lib/web.c b/lib/web.c
index a92702a4f..0552ae4a1 100644
--- a/lib/web.c
+++ b/lib/web.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static void logger(int level, const char *msg) {
 	}
 }
 
-static void * worker(void *ctx)
+static void * web_worker(void *ctx)
 {
 	struct web *w = ctx;
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ int web_start(struct web *w)
 			error("WebSocket: failed to initialize server");
 	}
 
-	ret = pthread_create(&w->thread, NULL, worker, w);
+	ret = pthread_create(&w->thread, NULL, web_worker, w);
 	if (ret)
 		error("Failed to start Web worker thread");