diff --git a/src/cocoa_window.m b/src/cocoa_window.m
index 09d2ca22..fab6f0a1 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_window.m
@@ -944,8 +944,8 @@ static GLFWbool initializeAppKit(void)
 
 // Create the Cocoa window
 //
-static GLFWbool createWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
-                             const _GLFWwndconfig* wndconfig)
+static GLFWbool createNativeWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
+                                   const _GLFWwndconfig* wndconfig)
 {
     window->ns.delegate = [[GLFWWindowDelegate alloc] initWithGlfwWindow:window];
     if (window->ns.delegate == nil)
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ int _glfwPlatformCreateWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
     if (!initializeAppKit())
         return GLFW_FALSE;
 
-    if (!createWindow(window, wndconfig))
+    if (!createNativeWindow(window, wndconfig))
         return GLFW_FALSE;
 
     if (ctxconfig->client != GLFW_NO_API)
diff --git a/src/win32_window.c b/src/win32_window.c
index edf759ce..6731b247 100644
--- a/src/win32_window.c
+++ b/src/win32_window.c
@@ -852,7 +852,8 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK windowProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg,
 
 // Creates the GLFW window
 //
-static int createWindow(_GLFWwindow* window, const _GLFWwndconfig* wndconfig)
+static int createNativeWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
+                              const _GLFWwndconfig* wndconfig)
 {
     int xpos, ypos, fullWidth, fullHeight;
     WCHAR* wideTitle;
@@ -986,7 +987,7 @@ int _glfwPlatformCreateWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
                               const _GLFWctxconfig* ctxconfig,
                               const _GLFWfbconfig* fbconfig)
 {
-    if (!createWindow(window, wndconfig))
+    if (!createNativeWindow(window, wndconfig))
         return GLFW_FALSE;
 
     if (ctxconfig->client != GLFW_NO_API)
diff --git a/src/x11_window.c b/src/x11_window.c
index c4f19aca..918473c8 100644
--- a/src/x11_window.c
+++ b/src/x11_window.c
@@ -428,9 +428,9 @@ static void updateCursorImage(_GLFWwindow* window)
 
 // Create the X11 window (and its colormap)
 //
-static GLFWbool createWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
-                             const _GLFWwndconfig* wndconfig,
-                             Visual* visual, int depth)
+static GLFWbool createNativeWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
+                                   const _GLFWwndconfig* wndconfig,
+                                   Visual* visual, int depth)
 {
     // Create a colormap based on the visual used by the current context
     window->x11.colormap = XCreateColormap(_glfw.x11.display,
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ int _glfwPlatformCreateWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
         }
     }
 
-    if (!createWindow(window, wndconfig, visual, depth))
+    if (!createNativeWindow(window, wndconfig, visual, depth))
         return GLFW_FALSE;
 
     if (ctxconfig->client != GLFW_NO_API)