diff --git a/libavdevice/libcdio.c b/libavdevice/libcdio.c
index bade74e5f0..6d0671a609 100644
--- a/libavdevice/libcdio.c
+++ b/libavdevice/libcdio.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static av_cold int read_header(AVFormatContext *ctx, AVFormatParameters *ap)
     for (i = 0; i < s->drive->tracks; i++) {
         char title[16];
         snprintf(title, sizeof(title), "track %02d", s->drive->disc_toc[i].bTrack);
-        ff_new_chapter(ctx, i, st->time_base, s->drive->disc_toc[i].dwStartSector,
+        avpriv_new_chapter(ctx, i, st->time_base, s->drive->disc_toc[i].dwStartSector,
                        s->drive->disc_toc[i+1].dwStartSector, title);
     }
 
diff --git a/libavformat/asfdec.c b/libavformat/asfdec.c
index 48ecec78b4..88091a5c9e 100644
--- a/libavformat/asfdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/asfdec.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ static int asf_read_marker(AVFormatContext *s, int64_t size)
         name_len = avio_rl32(pb);  // name length
         if ((ret = avio_get_str16le(pb, name_len * 2, name, sizeof(name))) < name_len)
             avio_skip(pb, name_len - ret);
-        ff_new_chapter(s, i, (AVRational){1, 10000000}, pres_time, AV_NOPTS_VALUE, name );
+        avpriv_new_chapter(s, i, (AVRational){1, 10000000}, pres_time, AV_NOPTS_VALUE, name );
     }
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/libavformat/ffmetadec.c b/libavformat/ffmetadec.c
index b2415155f1..21e5ee9da4 100644
--- a/libavformat/ffmetadec.c
+++ b/libavformat/ffmetadec.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static AVChapter *read_chapter(AVFormatContext *s)
         end = AV_NOPTS_VALUE;
     }
 
-    return ff_new_chapter(s, s->nb_chapters, tb, start, end, NULL);
+    return avpriv_new_chapter(s, s->nb_chapters, tb, start, end, NULL);
 }
 
 static uint8_t *unescape(uint8_t *buf, int size)
diff --git a/libavformat/internal.h b/libavformat/internal.h
index 8440e6bd0a..9ef9d64051 100644
--- a/libavformat/internal.h
+++ b/libavformat/internal.h
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ int ff_add_index_entry(AVIndexEntry **index_entries,
  *
  * @return AVChapter or NULL on error
  */
-AVChapter *ff_new_chapter(AVFormatContext *s, int id, AVRational time_base,
-                          int64_t start, int64_t end, const char *title);
+AVChapter *avpriv_new_chapter(AVFormatContext *s, int id, AVRational time_base,
+                              int64_t start, int64_t end, const char *title);
 
 /**
  * Ensure the index uses less memory than the maximum specified in
diff --git a/libavformat/matroskadec.c b/libavformat/matroskadec.c
index 78b27b6bd3..b3466db003 100644
--- a/libavformat/matroskadec.c
+++ b/libavformat/matroskadec.c
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@ static int matroska_read_header(AVFormatContext *s, AVFormatParameters *ap)
         if (chapters[i].start != AV_NOPTS_VALUE && chapters[i].uid
             && (max_start==0 || chapters[i].start > max_start)) {
             chapters[i].chapter =
-            ff_new_chapter(s, chapters[i].uid, (AVRational){1, 1000000000},
+            avpriv_new_chapter(s, chapters[i].uid, (AVRational){1, 1000000000},
                            chapters[i].start, chapters[i].end,
                            chapters[i].title);
             av_dict_set(&chapters[i].chapter->metadata,
diff --git a/libavformat/mov.c b/libavformat/mov.c
index d93969ce2a..62c3be36a2 100644
--- a/libavformat/mov.c
+++ b/libavformat/mov.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static int mov_read_chpl(MOVContext *c, AVIOContext *pb, MOVAtom atom)
 
         avio_read(pb, str, str_len);
         str[str_len] = 0;
-        ff_new_chapter(c->fc, i, (AVRational){1,10000000}, start, AV_NOPTS_VALUE, str);
+        avpriv_new_chapter(c->fc, i, (AVRational){1,10000000}, start, AV_NOPTS_VALUE, str);
     }
     return 0;
 }
@@ -2420,7 +2420,7 @@ static void mov_read_chapters(AVFormatContext *s)
             }
         }
 
-        ff_new_chapter(s, i, st->time_base, sample->timestamp, end, title);
+        avpriv_new_chapter(s, i, st->time_base, sample->timestamp, end, title);
         av_freep(&title);
     }
 finish:
diff --git a/libavformat/nutdec.c b/libavformat/nutdec.c
index 730d6884cf..fb5ccf7fa9 100644
--- a/libavformat/nutdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/nutdec.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ static int decode_info_header(NUTContext *nut){
 
     if(chapter_id && !stream_id_plus1){
         int64_t start= chapter_start / nut->time_base_count;
-        chapter= ff_new_chapter(s, chapter_id,
+        chapter= avpriv_new_chapter(s, chapter_id,
                                 nut->time_base[chapter_start % nut->time_base_count],
                                 start, start + chapter_len, NULL);
         metadata = &chapter->metadata;
diff --git a/libavformat/oggparsevorbis.c b/libavformat/oggparsevorbis.c
index 86951f3e2f..8a406976b5 100644
--- a/libavformat/oggparsevorbis.c
+++ b/libavformat/oggparsevorbis.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static int ogm_chapter(AVFormatContext *as, uint8_t *key, uint8_t *val)
         if (sscanf(val, "%02d:%02d:%02d.%03d", &h, &m, &s, &ms) < 4)
             return 0;
 
-        ff_new_chapter(as, cnum, (AVRational){1,1000},
+        avpriv_new_chapter(as, cnum, (AVRational){1,1000},
                        ms + 1000*(s + 60*(m + 60*h)),
                        AV_NOPTS_VALUE, NULL);
         av_free(val);
diff --git a/libavformat/utils.c b/libavformat/utils.c
index 5e3e60b198..1c1a7482e5 100644
--- a/libavformat/utils.c
+++ b/libavformat/utils.c
@@ -2739,7 +2739,7 @@ AVProgram *av_new_program(AVFormatContext *ac, int id)
     return program;
 }
 
-AVChapter *ff_new_chapter(AVFormatContext *s, int id, AVRational time_base, int64_t start, int64_t end, const char *title)
+AVChapter *avpriv_new_chapter(AVFormatContext *s, int id, AVRational time_base, int64_t start, int64_t end, const char *title)
 {
     AVChapter *chapter = NULL;
     int i;