diff --git a/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c b/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
index c28dfa08491..8c100effa31 100644
--- a/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ loop:
 		vp->v_type = VCHR;
 		VI_LOCK(vp);
 		dev_lock();
-		dev_ref(dev);
+		dev_refl(dev);
 		vp->v_rdev = dev;
 		LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&dev->si_alist, de, de_alias);
 		dev->si_usecount += vp->v_usecount;
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_conf.c b/sys/kern/kern_conf.c
index 3852c1c44e1..c7d33ea3491 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_conf.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_conf.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ dev_unlock(void)
 }
 
 void
-dev_ref(struct cdev *dev)
+dev_refl(struct cdev *dev)
 {
 
 	mtx_assert(&devmtx, MA_OWNED);
diff --git a/sys/sys/conf.h b/sys/sys/conf.h
index 3f9d9003c05..9b67dce5f1b 100644
--- a/sys/sys/conf.h
+++ b/sys/sys/conf.h
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ struct cdevsw *dev_refthread(struct cdev *_dev);
 void	dev_relthread(struct cdev *_dev);
 int	dev_named(struct cdev *_pdev, const char *_name);
 void	dev_depends(struct cdev *_pdev, struct cdev *_cdev);
-void	dev_ref(struct cdev *dev);
+void	dev_refl(struct cdev *dev);
 void	dev_rel(struct cdev *dev);
 void	dev_strategy(struct cdev *dev, struct buf *bp);
 struct cdev *make_dev(struct cdevsw *_devsw, int _minor, uid_t _uid, gid_t _gid,