diff --git a/otk/display.cc b/otk/display.cc
index 87794f44..9817b81b 100644
--- a/otk/display.cc
+++ b/otk/display.cc
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ DISPLAY environment variable approriately.\n\n"));
   _rendercontrol_list = new RenderControl*[ScreenCount(_display)];
   for (int i = 0; i < ScreenCount(_display); ++i) {
     _screeninfo_list[i] = new ScreenInfo(i);
-    _rendercontrol_list[i] = RenderControl::getRenderControl(i);
+    _rendercontrol_list[i] = RenderControl::createRenderControl(i);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/otk/rendercontrol.cc b/otk/rendercontrol.cc
index bf48d58a..6aefb8d5 100644
--- a/otk/rendercontrol.cc
+++ b/otk/rendercontrol.cc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 namespace otk {
 
-RenderControl *RenderControl::getRenderControl(int screen)
+RenderControl *RenderControl::createRenderControl(int screen)
 {
   // get the visual on the screen and return the correct type of RenderControl
   int vclass = display->screenInfo(screen)->visual()->c_class;
diff --git a/otk/rendercontrol.hh b/otk/rendercontrol.hh
index ff9d313d..fa07cf51 100644
--- a/otk/rendercontrol.hh
+++ b/otk/rendercontrol.hh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ protected:
 public:
   virtual ~RenderControl();
 
-  static RenderControl *getRenderControl(int screen);
+  static RenderControl *createRenderControl(int screen);
 
   //! Draws a background onto a Surface, as specified by a RenderTexture
   /*!