diff --git a/lib/core-net/adopt.c b/lib/core-net/adopt.c
index 23b97527d..216b37027 100644
--- a/lib/core-net/adopt.c
+++ b/lib/core-net/adopt.c
@@ -236,11 +236,9 @@ lws_adopt_descriptor_vhost2(struct lws *new_wsi, lws_adoption_type type,
 	if (new_wsi->role_ops->adoption_cb[lwsi_role_server(new_wsi)])
 		n = new_wsi->role_ops->adoption_cb[lwsi_role_server(new_wsi)];
 
-#if !defined(LWS_AMAZON_RTOS)
-	if (new_wsi->context->event_loop_ops->accept)
-		if (new_wsi->context->event_loop_ops->accept(new_wsi))
+	if (new_wsi->context->event_loop_ops->sock_accept)
+		if (new_wsi->context->event_loop_ops->sock_accept(new_wsi))
 			goto fail;
-#endif
 
 #if LWS_MAX_SMP > 1
 	/*
diff --git a/lib/core-net/vhost.c b/lib/core-net/vhost.c
index 685a1640a..ede8e0e2c 100644
--- a/lib/core-net/vhost.c
+++ b/lib/core-net/vhost.c
@@ -914,11 +914,9 @@ lws_create_event_pipes(struct lws_context *context)
 		wsi->desc.sockfd = context->pt[n].dummy_pipe_fds[0];
 		lwsl_debug("event pipe fd %d\n", wsi->desc.sockfd);
 
-#if !defined(LWS_AMAZON_RTOS)
-		if (context->event_loop_ops->accept)
-			if (context->event_loop_ops->accept(wsi))
+		if (context->event_loop_ops->sock_accept)
+			if (context->event_loop_ops->sock_accept(wsi))
 				return 1;
-#endif
 
 		if (__insert_wsi_socket_into_fds(context, wsi))
 			return 1;
diff --git a/lib/event-libs/private-lib-event-libs.h b/lib/event-libs/private-lib-event-libs.h
index d756699fa..119e84ea2 100644
--- a/lib/event-libs/private-lib-event-libs.h
+++ b/lib/event-libs/private-lib-event-libs.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct lws_event_loop_ops {
 	/* close handle manually  */
 	void (*close_handle_manually)(struct lws *wsi);
 	/* event loop accept processing  */
-	int (*accept)(struct lws *wsi);
+	int (*sock_accept)(struct lws *wsi);
 	/* control wsi active events  */
 	void (*io)(struct lws *wsi, int flags);
 	/* run the event loop for a pt */
diff --git a/lib/roles/cgi/cgi-server.c b/lib/roles/cgi/cgi-server.c
index 075cf1f4a..ccfe2d487 100644
--- a/lib/roles/cgi/cgi-server.c
+++ b/lib/roles/cgi/cgi-server.c
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ lws_cgi(struct lws *wsi, const char * const *exec_array,
 	}
 
 	for (n = 0; n < 3; n++) {
-		if (wsi->context->event_loop_ops->accept)
-			if (wsi->context->event_loop_ops->accept(cgi->stdwsi[n]))
+		if (wsi->context->event_loop_ops->sock_accept)
+			if (wsi->context->event_loop_ops->sock_accept(cgi->stdwsi[n]))
 				goto bail3;
 
 		if (__insert_wsi_socket_into_fds(wsi->context, cgi->stdwsi[n]))
diff --git a/lib/roles/http/client/client-handshake.c b/lib/roles/http/client/client-handshake.c
index fb38ee81c..3ccbfa198 100644
--- a/lib/roles/http/client/client-handshake.c
+++ b/lib/roles/http/client/client-handshake.c
@@ -539,11 +539,9 @@ ads_known:
 		lwsl_debug("%s: %p: WAITING_CONNECT\n", __func__, wsi);
 		lwsi_set_state(wsi, LRS_WAITING_CONNECT);
 
-#if !defined(LWS_AMAZON_RTOS)
-		if (wsi->context->event_loop_ops->accept)
-			if (wsi->context->event_loop_ops->accept(wsi))
+		if (wsi->context->event_loop_ops->sock_accept)
+			if (wsi->context->event_loop_ops->sock_accept(wsi))
 				goto try_next_result_closesock;
-#endif
 
 		if (__insert_wsi_socket_into_fds(wsi->context, wsi))
 			goto try_next_result_closesock;