diff --git a/src/motion_loop.cpp b/src/motion_loop.cpp
index 615ae0da..276915bd 100644
--- a/src/motion_loop.cpp
+++ b/src/motion_loop.cpp
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ static void mlp_frametiming(ctx_dev *cam)
 }
 
 /** main processing loop for each camera */
-void *motion_loop(void *arg)
+void *mlp_main(void *arg)
 {
     ctx_dev *cam =(ctx_dev *) arg;
 
diff --git a/src/motion_loop.hpp b/src/motion_loop.hpp
index 270801a6..e6edd7fe 100644
--- a/src/motion_loop.hpp
+++ b/src/motion_loop.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #ifndef _INCLUDE_MOTION_LOOP_HPP_
 #define _INCLUDE_MOTION_LOOP_HPP_
 
-void *motion_loop(void *arg);
+void *mlp_main(void *arg);
 void mlp_cleanup(ctx_dev *cam);
 
 #endif /* _INCLUDE_MOTION_LOOP_HPP_ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/motionplus.cpp b/src/motionplus.cpp
index ecd21718..4a6fd9b8 100644
--- a/src/motionplus.cpp
+++ b/src/motionplus.cpp
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ static void motpls_start_thread_cam(ctx_dev *cam)
     pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&thread_attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
 
     cam->restart_dev = true;
-    retcd = pthread_create(&cam->thread_id, &thread_attr, &motion_loop, cam);
+    retcd = pthread_create(&cam->thread_id, &thread_attr, &mlp_main, cam);
     if (retcd != 0) {
         MOTION_LOG(WRN, TYPE_ALL, NO_ERRNO,_("Unable to start camera thread."));
     }