diff --git a/include/zephyr/sys/internal/kobject_internal.h b/include/zephyr/sys/internal/kobject_internal.h
index 4bb4efbae6f..8d70b88dca2 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/sys/internal/kobject_internal.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/sys/internal/kobject_internal.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ struct z_object *z_dynamic_object_aligned_create(size_t align, size_t size);
  * @return A pointer to the associated z_object that is installed in the
  *	kernel object tables
  */
-static inline struct z_object *z_dynamic_object_create(size_t size)
+static inline struct z_object *k_object_create_dynamic(size_t size)
 {
 	return z_dynamic_object_aligned_create(0, size);
 }
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static inline struct z_object *z_dynamic_object_aligned_create(size_t align,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static inline struct z_object *z_dynamic_object_create(size_t size)
+static inline struct z_object *k_object_create_dynamic(size_t size)
 {
 	ARG_UNUSED(size);
 
diff --git a/subsys/net/lib/sockets/socketpair.c b/subsys/net/lib/sockets/socketpair.c
index 9207f4b659e..0ec4c4c1474 100644
--- a/subsys/net/lib/sockets/socketpair.c
+++ b/subsys/net/lib/sockets/socketpair.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static struct spair *spair_new(void)
 	}
 
 #elif CONFIG_USERSPACE
-	struct z_object *zo = z_dynamic_object_create(sizeof(*spair));
+	struct z_object *zo = k_object_create_dynamic(sizeof(*spair));
 
 	if (zo == NULL) {
 		spair = NULL;