--- a/daemons/dmeventd/libdevmapper-event.c
+++ b/daemons/dmeventd/libdevmapper-event.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
 	return bytes == size;
 }
 
-int daemon_talk(struct dm_event_fifos *fifos,
+int dm_event_daemon_talk(struct dm_event_fifos *fifos,
 		struct dm_event_daemon_message *msg, int cmd,
 		const char *dso_name, const char *dev_name,
 		enum dm_event_mask evmask, uint32_t timeout)
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int init_fifos(struct dm_event_fifos *fifos)
+int dm_event_daemon_init_fifos(struct dm_event_fifos *fifos)
 {
 	/* FIXME? Is fifo the most suitable method? Why not share
 	   comms/daemon code with something else e.g. multipath? */
@@ -494,10 +494,10 @@
 	if (!_start_daemon(dmeventd_path, fifos))
 		return_0;
 
-	return init_fifos(fifos);
+	return dm_event_daemon_init_fifos(fifos);
 }
 
-void fini_fifos(struct dm_event_fifos *fifos)
+void dm_event_daemon_fini_fifos(struct dm_event_fifos *fifos)
 {
 	if (fifos->client >= 0 && close(fifos->client))
 		log_sys_debug("close", fifos->client_path);
@@ -584,16 +584,16 @@
 		return -ESRCH;
 	}
 
-	ret = daemon_talk(&fifos, msg, DM_EVENT_CMD_HELLO, NULL, NULL, 0, 0);
+	ret = dm_event_daemon_talk(&fifos, msg, DM_EVENT_CMD_HELLO, NULL, NULL, 0, 0);
 
 	dm_free(msg->data);
 	msg->data = 0;
 
 	if (!ret)
-		ret = daemon_talk(&fifos, msg, cmd, dso_name, dev_name, evmask, timeout);
+		ret = dm_event_daemon_talk(&fifos, msg, cmd, dso_name, dev_name, evmask, timeout);
 
 	/* what is the opposite of init? */
-	fini_fifos(&fifos);
+	dm_event_daemon_fini_fifos(&fifos);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@
 	char *p;
 	struct dm_event_daemon_message msg = { 0 };
 
-	if (daemon_talk(fifos, &msg, DM_EVENT_CMD_HELLO, NULL, NULL, 0, 0))
+	if (dm_event_daemon_talk(fifos, &msg, DM_EVENT_CMD_HELLO, NULL, NULL, 0, 0))
 		return 0;
 	p = msg.data;
 	*version = 0;
--- a/daemons/dmeventd/.exported_symbols
+++ b/daemons/dmeventd/.exported_symbols
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-init_fifos
-fini_fifos
-daemon_talk
+dm_event_daemon_init_fifos
+dm_event_daemon_fini_fifos
+dm_event_daemon_talk
 dm_event_get_version
--- a/daemons/dmeventd/dmeventd.c
+++ b/daemons/dmeventd/dmeventd.c
@@ -1871,7 +1871,7 @@
 	unsigned long mask_value, timeout_value;
 	int i, ret;
 
-	ret = daemon_talk(fifos, &msg, DM_EVENT_CMD_HELLO, NULL, NULL, 0, 0);
+	ret = dm_event_daemon_talk(fifos, &msg, DM_EVENT_CMD_HELLO, NULL, NULL, 0, 0);
 	dm_free(msg.data);
 	msg.data = NULL;
 
@@ -1904,7 +1904,7 @@
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (daemon_talk(fifos, &msg, DM_EVENT_CMD_REGISTER_FOR_EVENT,
+		if (dm_event_daemon_talk(fifos, &msg, DM_EVENT_CMD_REGISTER_FOR_EVENT,
 				dso_name,
 				dev_name,
 				(enum dm_event_mask) mask_value,
@@ -1931,7 +1931,7 @@
 	const char *e;
 
 	/* Get the list of registrations from the running daemon. */
-	if (!init_fifos(&fifos)) {
+	if (!dm_event_daemon_init_fifos(&fifos)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: Could not initiate communication with existing dmeventd.\n");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
@@ -1948,7 +1948,7 @@
 		goto bad;
 	}
 
-	if (daemon_talk(&fifos, &msg, DM_EVENT_CMD_GET_STATUS, "-", "-", 0, 0))
+	if (dm_event_daemon_talk(&fifos, &msg, DM_EVENT_CMD_GET_STATUS, "-", "-", 0, 0))
 		goto bad;
 
 	message = strchr(msg.data, ' ') + 1;
@@ -1973,7 +1973,7 @@
 	_initial_registrations[count] = NULL;
 
 	if (version >= 2) {
-		if (daemon_talk(&fifos, &msg, DM_EVENT_CMD_GET_PARAMETERS, "-", "-", 0, 0)) {
+		if (dm_event_daemon_talk(&fifos, &msg, DM_EVENT_CMD_GET_PARAMETERS, "-", "-", 0, 0)) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Failed to acquire parameters from old dmeventd.\n");
 			goto bad;
 		}
@@ -1993,7 +1993,7 @@
 	}
 #endif
 
-	if (daemon_talk(&fifos, &msg, DM_EVENT_CMD_DIE, "-", "-", 0, 0)) {
+	if (dm_event_daemon_talk(&fifos, &msg, DM_EVENT_CMD_DIE, "-", "-", 0, 0)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Old dmeventd refused to die.\n");
 		goto bad;
 	}
@@ -2009,13 +2009,13 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!_systemd_activation) {
-		fini_fifos(&fifos);
+		dm_event_daemon_fini_fifos(&fifos);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	/* Reopen fifos. */
-	fini_fifos(&fifos);
-	if (!init_fifos(&fifos)) {
+	dm_event_daemon_fini_fifos(&fifos);
+	if (!dm_event_daemon_init_fifos(&fifos)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Could not initiate communication with new instance of dmeventd.\n");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
@@ -2025,10 +2025,10 @@
 		goto bad;
 	}
 
-	fini_fifos(&fifos);
+	dm_event_daemon_fini_fifos(&fifos);
 	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 bad:
-	fini_fifos(&fifos);
+	dm_event_daemon_fini_fifos(&fifos);
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }