diff --git a/src/str_error.c b/src/str_error.c
index 8743049..9a54176 100644
--- a/src/str_error.c
+++ b/src/str_error.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ char *libbpf_strerror_r(int err, char *dst, int len)
 	return dst;
 }
 
-const char *errstr(int err)
+const char *libbpf_errstr(int err)
 {
 	static __thread char buf[12];
 
diff --git a/src/str_error.h b/src/str_error.h
index 66ffebd..53e7fbf 100644
--- a/src/str_error.h
+++ b/src/str_error.h
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@
 char *libbpf_strerror_r(int err, char *dst, int len);
 
 /**
- * @brief **errstr()** returns string corresponding to numeric errno
+ * @brief **libbpf_errstr()** returns string corresponding to numeric errno
  * @param err negative numeric errno
  * @return pointer to string representation of the errno, that is invalidated
  * upon the next call.
  */
-const char *errstr(int err);
+const char *libbpf_errstr(int err);
+
+#define errstr(err) libbpf_errstr(err)
+
 #endif /* __LIBBPF_STR_ERROR_H */