diff --git a/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.c b/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.c
index 643f3283..a47876bf 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.c
+++ b/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.c
@@ -284,13 +284,13 @@ static int ifoper(sr_session_ctx_t *session, uint32_t sub_id, const char *module
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(iface, &iface_list, link) {
 		snprintf(xpath, sizeof(xpath), INTERFACE_XPATH, iface->ifname);
 
-		if ((rc = srx_set_item(ctx, parent, &first, xpath, "if-index", "%d", iface->ifindex)))
+		if ((rc = lydx_new_path(ctx, parent, &first, xpath, "if-index", "%d", iface->ifindex)))
 			goto fail;
 
-		if ((rc = srx_set_item(ctx, parent, &first, xpath, "admin-status", "up")))
+		if ((rc = lydx_new_path(ctx, parent, &first, xpath, "admin-status", "up")))
 			goto fail;
 
-		if ((rc = srx_set_item(ctx, parent, &first, xpath, "oper-status", "up")))
+		if ((rc = lydx_new_path(ctx, parent, &first, xpath, "oper-status", "up")))
 			goto fail;
 
 		if (rc) {
diff --git a/src/confd/src/ietf-system.c b/src/confd/src/ietf-system.c
index fa302a83..fad0ddc9 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/ietf-system.c
+++ b/src/confd/src/ietf-system.c
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ static int clock_cb(sr_session_ctx_t *session, uint32_t sub_id, const char *modu
 	}
 	fmtime(now, curtime, sizeof(curtime));
 
-	if ((rc = srx_set_item(ctx, parent, &first, CLOCK_PATH_, "boot-datetime", boottime)))
+	if ((rc = lydx_new_path(ctx, parent, &first, CLOCK_PATH_, "boot-datetime", boottime)))
 		goto fail;
-	if ((rc = srx_set_item(ctx, parent, &first, CLOCK_PATH_, "current-datetime", curtime)))
+	if ((rc = lydx_new_path(ctx, parent, &first, CLOCK_PATH_, "current-datetime", curtime)))
 		goto fail;
 
 	if (rc) {
@@ -141,13 +141,13 @@ static int platform_cb(sr_session_ctx_t *session, uint32_t sub_id, const char *m
 
 	ctx = sr_acquire_context(sr_session_get_connection(session));
 
-	if ((rc = srx_set_item(ctx, parent, &first, PLATFORM_PATH_, "os-name", os)))
+	if ((rc = lydx_new_path(ctx, parent, &first, PLATFORM_PATH_, "os-name", os)))
 		goto fail;
-	if ((rc = srx_set_item(ctx, parent, &first, PLATFORM_PATH_, "os-release", rel)))
+	if ((rc = lydx_new_path(ctx, parent, &first, PLATFORM_PATH_, "os-release", rel)))
 		goto fail;
-	if ((rc = srx_set_item(ctx, parent, &first, PLATFORM_PATH_, "os-version", ver)))
+	if ((rc = lydx_new_path(ctx, parent, &first, PLATFORM_PATH_, "os-version", ver)))
 		goto fail;
-	if ((rc = srx_set_item(ctx, parent, &first, PLATFORM_PATH_, "machine", sys)))
+	if ((rc = lydx_new_path(ctx, parent, &first, PLATFORM_PATH_, "machine", sys)))
 		goto fail;
 
 	if (rc) {
diff --git a/src/confd/src/srx_val.c b/src/confd/src/srx_val.c
index a74d494e..a1556753 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/srx_val.c
+++ b/src/confd/src/srx_val.c
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include "core.h"
 
-int srx_set_item(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node **parent, int *first,
-		 char *xpath_base, char *node, const char *fmt, ...)
+int lydx_new_path(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node **parent, int *first,
+		  char *xpath_base, char *node, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	char xpath[strlen(xpath_base) + strlen(node) + 2];
 	va_list ap;
diff --git a/src/confd/src/srx_val.h b/src/confd/src/srx_val.h
index 669644e2..4c8941b5 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/srx_val.h
+++ b/src/confd/src/srx_val.h
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 #define SRX_GET_UINT8(s,v,fmt,...)  srx_get_int(s, &v, SR_UINT8_T, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define SRX_GET_UINT32(s,v,fmt,...) srx_get_int(s, &v, SR_UINT32_T, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
-int srx_set_item(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node **parent, int *first, char *xpath_base,
-		 char *node, const char *fmt, ...);
+int lydx_new_path(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node **parent, int *first, char *xpath_base,
+		  char *node, const char *fmt, ...);
 
 char *srx_get_str  (sr_session_ctx_t *session, const char *fmt, ...);
 int   srx_get_int  (sr_session_ctx_t *session, int *result, sr_val_type_t type, const char *fmt, ...);