diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index b1ff0fe..09f0698 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 };
 
 extern THREAD_LOCAL enum int_log_opts log_opt;
-extern volatile LY_LOG_LEVEL ly_log_level;
+extern volatile LY_LOG_LEVEL ly_ll;
 extern volatile uint32_t ly_log_opts;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index d6032c4..dd456d3 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "tree_data.h"
 #include "tree_schema.h"
 
-volatile LY_LOG_LEVEL ly_log_level = LY_LLWRN;
+volatile LY_LOG_LEVEL ly_ll = LY_LLWRN;
 volatile uint32_t ly_log_opts = LY_LOLOG | LY_LOSTORE_LAST;
 static ly_log_clb log_clb;
 static volatile ly_bool path_flag = 1;
@@ -193,11 +193,11 @@
 }
 
 API LY_LOG_LEVEL
-ly_verb(LY_LOG_LEVEL level)
+ly_log_level(LY_LOG_LEVEL level)
 {
-    LY_LOG_LEVEL prev = ly_log_level;
+    LY_LOG_LEVEL prev = ly_ll;
 
-    ly_log_level = level;
+    ly_ll = level;
     return prev;
 }
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
     char *msg = NULL;
     ly_bool free_strs;
 
-    if (level > ly_log_level) {
+    if (level > ly_ll) {
         /* do not print or store the message */
         free(path);
         return;
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@
     char *plugin_msg;
     int ret;
 
-    if (ly_log_level < level) {
+    if (ly_ll < level) {
         return;
     }
     ret = asprintf(&plugin_msg, "Extension plugin \"%s\": %s)", ext->def->plugin->id, format);
diff --git a/src/log.h b/src/log.h
index 733f102..1b95e0c 100644
--- a/src/log.h
+++ b/src/log.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
  * @param[in] level Verbosity level.
  * @return Previous verbosity level.
  */
-LY_LOG_LEVEL ly_verb(LY_LOG_LEVEL level);
+LY_LOG_LEVEL ly_log_level(LY_LOG_LEVEL level);
 
 /**
  * @defgroup logopts Logging options
diff --git a/src/xpath.c b/src/xpath.c
index ba16ede..19ec938 100644
--- a/src/xpath.c
+++ b/src/xpath.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
     uint16_t i, j;
     char tmp[128];
 
-    if (!exp || (ly_log_level < LY_LLDBG)) {
+    if (!exp || (ly_ll < LY_LLDBG)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
     struct lyxp_set_node *item;
     struct lyxp_set_scnode *sitem;
 
-    if (ly_log_level < LY_LLDBG) {
+    if (ly_ll < LY_LLDBG) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/tools/lint/commands.c b/tools/lint/commands.c
index 233b935..f487583 100644
--- a/tools/lint/commands.c
+++ b/tools/lint/commands.c
@@ -1397,22 +1397,22 @@
 
     verb = arg + 5;
     if (!strcmp(verb, "error") || !strcmp(verb, "0")) {
-        ly_verb(LY_LLERR);
+        ly_log_level(LY_LLERR);
 #ifndef NDEBUG
         ly_verb_dbg(0);
 #endif
     } else if (!strcmp(verb, "warning") || !strcmp(verb, "1")) {
-        ly_verb(LY_LLWRN);
+        ly_log_level(LY_LLWRN);
 #ifndef NDEBUG
         ly_verb_dbg(0);
 #endif
     } else if (!strcmp(verb, "verbose")  || !strcmp(verb, "2")) {
-        ly_verb(LY_LLVRB);
+        ly_log_level(LY_LLVRB);
 #ifndef NDEBUG
         ly_verb_dbg(0);
 #endif
     } else if (!strcmp(verb, "debug")  || !strcmp(verb, "3")) {
-        ly_verb(LY_LLDBG);
+        ly_log_level(LY_LLDBG);
 #ifndef NDEBUG
         ly_verb_dbg(LY_LDGDICT | LY_LDGYANG | LY_LDGYIN | LY_LDGXPATH | LY_LDGDIFF);
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/lint/main_ni.c b/tools/lint/main_ni.c
index a276030..8a94ee0 100644
--- a/tools/lint/main_ni.c
+++ b/tools/lint/main_ni.c
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@
     }
 
     /* derefered setting of verbosity in libyang after context initiation */
-    ly_verb(verbose);
+    ly_log_level(verbose);
 
     if (ly_set_new(&mods)) {
         fprintf(stderr, "yanglint error: Preparing storage for the parsed modules failed.\n");