diff --git a/ext/hls/m3u8.c b/ext/hls/m3u8.c
index 679e288765..7f24226cec 100644
--- a/ext/hls/m3u8.c
+++ b/ext/hls/m3u8.c
@@ -1300,9 +1300,9 @@ gst_m3u8_get_hls_media_type_from_string (const gchar * type_name)
   return GST_HLS_MEDIA_TYPE_INVALID;
 }
 
-#define GST_HLS_MEDIA_TYPE_NAME(mtype) gst_m3u8_hls_media_type_get_nick(mtype)
-static inline const gchar *
-gst_m3u8_hls_media_type_get_nick (GstHLSMediaType mtype)
+#define GST_HLS_MEDIA_TYPE_NAME(mtype) gst_hls_media_type_get_name(mtype)
+const gchar *
+gst_hls_media_type_get_name (GstHLSMediaType mtype)
 {
   static const gchar *nicks[GST_HLS_N_MEDIA_TYPES] = { "audio", "video",
     "subtitle", "closed-captions"
diff --git a/ext/hls/m3u8.h b/ext/hls/m3u8.h
index a7af61f1f6..e7b4fe10c4 100644
--- a/ext/hls/m3u8.h
+++ b/ext/hls/m3u8.h
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ GstHLSMedia * gst_hls_media_ref   (GstHLSMedia * media);
 
 void          gst_hls_media_unref (GstHLSMedia * media);
 
+const gchar * gst_hls_media_type_get_name (GstHLSMediaType mtype);
+
 
 struct _GstHLSVariantStream {
   gchar *name;         /* This will be the "name" of the playlist, the original