diff --git a/ggml/include/ggml-backend.h b/ggml/include/ggml-backend.h
index ce4fb4652..df6faa4b9 100644
--- a/ggml/include/ggml-backend.h
+++ b/ggml/include/ggml-backend.h
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ extern "C" {
     // Utils
     //
 
-    struct ggml_backend_graph_copy {
+    struct ggml_backend_graph_copy_state {
         ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer;
         struct ggml_context * ctx_allocated;
         struct ggml_context * ctx_unallocated;
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ extern "C" {
     };
 
     // Copy a graph to a different backend
-    GGML_API struct ggml_backend_graph_copy ggml_backend_graph_copy_init(ggml_backend_t backend, struct ggml_cgraph * graph);
-    GGML_API void                           ggml_backend_graph_copy_free(struct ggml_backend_graph_copy copy);
+    GGML_API struct ggml_backend_graph_copy_state ggml_backend_graph_copy(ggml_backend_t backend, struct ggml_cgraph * graph);
+    GGML_API void                                 ggml_backend_graph_copy_free(struct ggml_backend_graph_copy_state copy);
 
     typedef bool (*ggml_backend_eval_callback)(int node_index, struct ggml_tensor * t1, struct ggml_tensor * t2, void * user_data);
 
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-backend.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-backend.cpp
index cbc57a2d3..8f15805ba 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-backend.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-backend.cpp
@@ -1724,7 +1724,7 @@ static void graph_copy_init_tensor(struct ggml_hash_set * hash_set, struct ggml_
     }
 }
 
-struct ggml_backend_graph_copy ggml_backend_graph_copy_init(ggml_backend_t backend, struct ggml_cgraph * graph) {
+struct ggml_backend_graph_copy_state ggml_backend_graph_copy(ggml_backend_t backend, struct ggml_cgraph * graph) {
     struct ggml_hash_set hash_set = ggml_hash_set_new(graph->visited_hash_set.size);
     struct ggml_tensor ** node_copies = (ggml_tensor **) calloc(hash_set.size, sizeof(node_copies[0])); // NOLINT
     bool * node_init = (bool *) calloc(hash_set.size, sizeof(node_init[0]));
@@ -1805,14 +1805,14 @@ struct ggml_backend_graph_copy ggml_backend_graph_copy_init(ggml_backend_t backe
     };
 }
 
-void ggml_backend_graph_copy_free(struct ggml_backend_graph_copy copy) {
+void ggml_backend_graph_copy_free(struct ggml_backend_graph_copy_state copy) {
     ggml_backend_buffer_free(copy.buffer);
     ggml_free(copy.ctx_allocated);
     ggml_free(copy.ctx_unallocated);
 }
 
 bool ggml_backend_compare_graph_backend(ggml_backend_t backend1, ggml_backend_t backend2, struct ggml_cgraph * graph, ggml_backend_eval_callback callback, void * user_data) {
-    struct ggml_backend_graph_copy copy = ggml_backend_graph_copy_init(backend2, graph);
+    struct ggml_backend_graph_copy_state copy = ggml_backend_graph_copy(backend2, graph);
     if (copy.buffer == NULL) {
         return false;
     }