diff --git a/libavcodec/h261.c b/libavcodec/h261.c
index 9836905d93..f33d1a12f9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h261.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h261.c
@@ -87,6 +87,6 @@ av_cold void ff_h261_common_init(void)
     if (done)
         return;
 
-    ff_init_rl(&ff_h261_rl_tcoeff, ff_h261_rl_table_store);
+    ff_rl_init(&ff_h261_rl_tcoeff, ff_h261_rl_table_store);
     done = 1;
 }
diff --git a/libavcodec/ituh263dec.c b/libavcodec/ituh263dec.c
index c41e600809..8c612c4c68 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ituh263dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ituh263dec.c
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ av_cold void ff_h263_decode_init_vlc(void)
         INIT_VLC_STATIC(&mv_vlc, MV_VLC_BITS, 33,
                  &ff_mvtab[0][1], 2, 1,
                  &ff_mvtab[0][0], 2, 1, 538);
-        ff_init_rl(&ff_h263_rl_inter, ff_h263_static_rl_table_store[0]);
-        ff_init_rl(&ff_rl_intra_aic, ff_h263_static_rl_table_store[1]);
+        ff_rl_init(&ff_h263_rl_inter, ff_h263_static_rl_table_store[0]);
+        ff_rl_init(&ff_rl_intra_aic, ff_h263_static_rl_table_store[1]);
         INIT_VLC_RL(ff_h263_rl_inter, 554);
         INIT_VLC_RL(ff_rl_intra_aic, 554);
         INIT_VLC_STATIC(&h263_mbtype_b_vlc, H263_MBTYPE_B_VLC_BITS, 15,
diff --git a/libavcodec/ituh263enc.c b/libavcodec/ituh263enc.c
index 15b2ef183d..8d5fb91812 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ituh263enc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ituh263enc.c
@@ -764,8 +764,8 @@ av_cold void ff_h263_encode_init(MpegEncContext *s)
     if (!done) {
         done = 1;
 
-        ff_init_rl(&ff_h263_rl_inter, ff_h263_static_rl_table_store[0]);
-        ff_init_rl(&ff_rl_intra_aic, ff_h263_static_rl_table_store[1]);
+        ff_rl_init(&ff_h263_rl_inter, ff_h263_static_rl_table_store[0]);
+        ff_rl_init(&ff_rl_intra_aic, ff_h263_static_rl_table_store[1]);
 
         init_uni_h263_rl_tab(&ff_rl_intra_aic, NULL, uni_h263_intra_aic_rl_len);
         init_uni_h263_rl_tab(&ff_h263_rl_inter    , NULL, uni_h263_inter_rl_len);
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12.c b/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
index 3128e8d1e3..0fedbbdc48 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ av_cold void ff_mpeg12_init_vlcs(void)
         INIT_VLC_STATIC(&ff_mb_btype_vlc, MB_BTYPE_VLC_BITS, 11,
                         &table_mb_btype[0][1], 2, 1,
                         &table_mb_btype[0][0], 2, 1, 64);
-        ff_init_rl(&ff_rl_mpeg1, ff_mpeg12_static_rl_table_store[0]);
-        ff_init_rl(&ff_rl_mpeg2, ff_mpeg12_static_rl_table_store[1]);
+        ff_rl_init(&ff_rl_mpeg1, ff_mpeg12_static_rl_table_store[0]);
+        ff_rl_init(&ff_rl_mpeg2, ff_mpeg12_static_rl_table_store[1]);
 
         INIT_2D_VLC_RL(ff_rl_mpeg1, 680);
         INIT_2D_VLC_RL(ff_rl_mpeg2, 674);
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12enc.c b/libavcodec/mpeg12enc.c
index 25e216703c..d131e48285 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12enc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12enc.c
@@ -1016,8 +1016,8 @@ av_cold void ff_mpeg1_encode_init(MpegEncContext *s)
         int i;
 
         done = 1;
-        ff_init_rl(&ff_rl_mpeg1, ff_mpeg12_static_rl_table_store[0]);
-        ff_init_rl(&ff_rl_mpeg2, ff_mpeg12_static_rl_table_store[1]);
+        ff_rl_init(&ff_rl_mpeg1, ff_mpeg12_static_rl_table_store[0]);
+        ff_rl_init(&ff_rl_mpeg2, ff_mpeg12_static_rl_table_store[1]);
 
         for (i = 0; i < 64; i++) {
             mpeg1_max_level[0][i] = ff_rl_mpeg1.max_level[0][i];
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c b/libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c
index cbae9a04ff..9ef65ffc84 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg4videodec.c
@@ -2612,9 +2612,9 @@ av_cold void ff_mpeg4videodec_static_init(void) {
     static int done = 0;
 
     if (!done) {
-        ff_init_rl(&ff_mpeg4_rl_intra, ff_mpeg4_static_rl_table_store[0]);
-        ff_init_rl(&ff_rvlc_rl_inter, ff_mpeg4_static_rl_table_store[1]);
-        ff_init_rl(&ff_rvlc_rl_intra, ff_mpeg4_static_rl_table_store[2]);
+        ff_rl_init(&ff_mpeg4_rl_intra, ff_mpeg4_static_rl_table_store[0]);
+        ff_rl_init(&ff_rvlc_rl_inter, ff_mpeg4_static_rl_table_store[1]);
+        ff_rl_init(&ff_rvlc_rl_intra, ff_mpeg4_static_rl_table_store[2]);
         INIT_VLC_RL(ff_mpeg4_rl_intra, 554);
         INIT_VLC_RL(ff_rvlc_rl_inter, 1072);
         INIT_VLC_RL(ff_rvlc_rl_intra, 1072);
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg4videoenc.c b/libavcodec/mpeg4videoenc.c
index 4b602f0a79..bca294ebd8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg4videoenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg4videoenc.c
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ static av_cold int encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 
         init_uni_dc_tab();
 
-        ff_init_rl(&ff_mpeg4_rl_intra, ff_mpeg4_static_rl_table_store[0]);
+        ff_rl_init(&ff_mpeg4_rl_intra, ff_mpeg4_static_rl_table_store[0]);
 
         init_uni_mpeg4_rl_tab(&ff_mpeg4_rl_intra, uni_mpeg4_intra_rl_bits, uni_mpeg4_intra_rl_len);
         init_uni_mpeg4_rl_tab(&ff_h263_rl_inter, uni_mpeg4_inter_rl_bits, uni_mpeg4_inter_rl_len);
diff --git a/libavcodec/msmpeg4dec.c b/libavcodec/msmpeg4dec.c
index c492fdbe48..cd88ec0f6a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/msmpeg4dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/msmpeg4dec.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ av_cold int ff_msmpeg4_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 
     if (!done) {
         for(i=0;i<NB_RL_TABLES;i++) {
-            ff_init_rl(&ff_rl_table[i], ff_static_rl_table_store[i]);
+            ff_rl_init(&ff_rl_table[i], ff_static_rl_table_store[i]);
         }
         INIT_VLC_RL(ff_rl_table[0], 642);
         INIT_VLC_RL(ff_rl_table[1], 1104);
diff --git a/libavcodec/msmpeg4enc.c b/libavcodec/msmpeg4enc.c
index cd81c9486c..e138f087a2 100644
--- a/libavcodec/msmpeg4enc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/msmpeg4enc.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ av_cold int ff_msmpeg4_encode_init(MpegEncContext *s)
         if ((ret = init_mv_table(&ff_mv_tables[1])) < 0)
             return ret;
         for(i=0;i<NB_RL_TABLES;i++)
-            ff_init_rl(&ff_rl_table[i], ff_static_rl_table_store[i]);
+            ff_rl_init(&ff_rl_table[i], ff_static_rl_table_store[i]);
 
         for(i=0; i<NB_RL_TABLES; i++){
             int level;
diff --git a/libavcodec/rl.c b/libavcodec/rl.c
index 3dc8a541af..68122b7381 100644
--- a/libavcodec/rl.c
+++ b/libavcodec/rl.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "rl.h"
 
-av_cold void ff_init_rl(RLTable *rl,
+av_cold void ff_rl_init(RLTable *rl,
                         uint8_t static_store[2][2 * MAX_RUN + MAX_LEVEL + 3])
 {
     int8_t  max_level[MAX_RUN + 1], max_run[MAX_LEVEL + 1];
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ av_cold void ff_init_rl(RLTable *rl,
     }
 }
 
-av_cold void ff_init_vlc_rl(RLTable *rl, unsigned static_size)
+av_cold void ff_rl_init_vlc(RLTable *rl, unsigned static_size)
 {
     int i, q;
     VLC_TYPE table[1500][2] = {{0}};
diff --git a/libavcodec/rl.h b/libavcodec/rl.h
index 2897ec5aa1..086266e7f8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/rl.h
+++ b/libavcodec/rl.h
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ typedef struct RLTable {
  * @param static_store static uint8_t array[2][2*MAX_RUN + MAX_LEVEL + 3] which will hold
  *                     the level and run tables, if this is NULL av_malloc() will be used
  */
-void ff_init_rl(RLTable *rl, uint8_t static_store[2][2*MAX_RUN + MAX_LEVEL + 3]);
-void ff_init_vlc_rl(RLTable *rl, unsigned static_size);
+void ff_rl_init(RLTable *rl, uint8_t static_store[2][2*MAX_RUN + MAX_LEVEL + 3]);
+void ff_rl_init_vlc(RLTable *rl, unsigned static_size);
 
 #define INIT_VLC_RL(rl, static_size)\
 {\
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void ff_init_vlc_rl(RLTable *rl, unsigned static_size);
         for(q=0; q<32; q++)\
             rl.rl_vlc[q]= rl_vlc_table[q];\
 \
-        ff_init_vlc_rl(&rl, static_size);\
+        ff_rl_init_vlc(&rl, static_size);\
     }\
 }