diff --git a/include/types/wlr_buffer.h b/include/types/wlr_buffer.h
index 6f8d3b1c..bdb6e5b7 100644
--- a/include/types/wlr_buffer.h
+++ b/include/types/wlr_buffer.h
@@ -69,31 +69,4 @@ struct wlr_dmabuf_buffer *dmabuf_buffer_create(
  */
 bool dmabuf_buffer_drop(struct wlr_dmabuf_buffer *buffer);
 
-/**
- * Buffer data pointer access flags.
- */
-enum wlr_buffer_data_ptr_access_flag {
-	/**
-	 * The buffer contents can be read back.
-	 */
-	WLR_BUFFER_DATA_PTR_ACCESS_READ = 1 << 0,
-	/**
-	 * The buffer contents can be written to.
-	 */
-	WLR_BUFFER_DATA_PTR_ACCESS_WRITE = 1 << 1,
-};
-
-/**
- * Get a pointer to a region of memory referring to the buffer's underlying
- * storage. The format and stride can be used to interpret the memory region
- * contents.
- *
- * The returned pointer should be pointing to a valid memory region for the
- * operations specified in the flags. The returned pointer is only valid up to
- * the next buffer_end_data_ptr_access call.
- */
-bool buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(struct wlr_buffer *buffer, uint32_t flags,
-	void **data, uint32_t *format, size_t *stride);
-void buffer_end_data_ptr_access(struct wlr_buffer *buffer);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_buffer.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_buffer.h
index 6bf3c97b..60dbb5c3 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_buffer.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_buffer.h
@@ -137,6 +137,33 @@ void wlr_buffer_register_resource_interface(
  */
 struct wlr_buffer *wlr_buffer_from_resource(struct wl_resource *resource);
 
+/**
+ * Buffer data pointer access flags.
+ */
+enum wlr_buffer_data_ptr_access_flag {
+	/**
+	 * The buffer contents can be read back.
+	 */
+	WLR_BUFFER_DATA_PTR_ACCESS_READ = 1 << 0,
+	/**
+	 * The buffer contents can be written to.
+	 */
+	WLR_BUFFER_DATA_PTR_ACCESS_WRITE = 1 << 1,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Get a pointer to a region of memory referring to the buffer's underlying
+ * storage. The format and stride can be used to interpret the memory region
+ * contents.
+ *
+ * The returned pointer should be pointing to a valid memory region for the
+ * operations specified in the flags. The returned pointer is only valid up to
+ * the next buffer_end_data_ptr_access call.
+ */
+bool wlr_buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(struct wlr_buffer *buffer, uint32_t flags,
+	void **data, uint32_t *format, size_t *stride);
+void wlr_buffer_end_data_ptr_access(struct wlr_buffer *buffer);
+
 /**
  * A client buffer.
  */
diff --git a/render/gles2/texture.c b/render/gles2/texture.c
index 64ac05ac..293b7a19 100644
--- a/render/gles2/texture.c
+++ b/render/gles2/texture.c
@@ -346,11 +346,11 @@ struct wlr_texture *gles2_texture_from_buffer(struct wlr_renderer *wlr_renderer,
 	struct wlr_dmabuf_attributes dmabuf;
 	if (wlr_buffer_get_dmabuf(buffer, &dmabuf)) {
 		return gles2_texture_from_dmabuf_buffer(renderer, buffer, &dmabuf);
-	} else if (buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(buffer,
+	} else if (wlr_buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(buffer,
 			WLR_BUFFER_DATA_PTR_ACCESS_READ, &data, &format, &stride)) {
 		struct wlr_texture *tex = gles2_texture_from_pixels(wlr_renderer,
 			format, stride, buffer->width, buffer->height, data);
-		buffer_end_data_ptr_access(buffer);
+		wlr_buffer_end_data_ptr_access(buffer);
 		return tex;
 	} else {
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/render/pixman/renderer.c b/render/pixman/renderer.c
index 4eb1bd3f..2ae05d00 100644
--- a/render/pixman/renderer.c
+++ b/render/pixman/renderer.c
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ static struct wlr_pixman_buffer *create_buffer(
 	void *data = NULL;
 	uint32_t drm_format;
 	size_t stride;
-	if (!buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(wlr_buffer,
+	if (!wlr_buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(wlr_buffer,
 			WLR_BUFFER_DATA_PTR_ACCESS_READ | WLR_BUFFER_DATA_PTR_ACCESS_WRITE,
 			&data, &drm_format, &stride)) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to get buffer data");
 		goto error_buffer;
 	}
-	buffer_end_data_ptr_access(wlr_buffer);
+	wlr_buffer_end_data_ptr_access(wlr_buffer);
 
 	pixman_format_code_t format = get_pixman_format_from_drm(drm_format);
 	if (format == 0) {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static void pixman_begin(struct wlr_renderer *wlr_renderer, uint32_t width,
 	void *data = NULL;
 	uint32_t drm_format;
 	size_t stride;
-	buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(buffer->buffer,
+	wlr_buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(buffer->buffer,
 		WLR_BUFFER_DATA_PTR_ACCESS_READ | WLR_BUFFER_DATA_PTR_ACCESS_WRITE,
 		&data, &drm_format, &stride);
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static void pixman_end(struct wlr_renderer *wlr_renderer) {
 
 	assert(renderer->current_buffer != NULL);
 
-	buffer_end_data_ptr_access(renderer->current_buffer->buffer);
+	wlr_buffer_end_data_ptr_access(renderer->current_buffer->buffer);
 }
 
 static void pixman_clear(struct wlr_renderer *wlr_renderer,
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static bool pixman_render_subtexture_with_matrix(
 		void *data;
 		uint32_t drm_format;
 		size_t stride;
-		if (!buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(texture->buffer,
+		if (!wlr_buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(texture->buffer,
 				WLR_BUFFER_DATA_PTR_ACCESS_READ, &data, &drm_format, &stride)) {
 			return false;
 		}
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static bool pixman_render_subtexture_with_matrix(
 			renderer->height);
 
 	if (texture->buffer != NULL) {
-		buffer_end_data_ptr_access(texture->buffer);
+		wlr_buffer_end_data_ptr_access(texture->buffer);
 	}
 
 	pixman_image_unref(mask);
@@ -380,11 +380,11 @@ static struct wlr_texture *pixman_texture_from_buffer(
 	void *data = NULL;
 	uint32_t drm_format;
 	size_t stride;
-	if (!buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(buffer, WLR_BUFFER_DATA_PTR_ACCESS_READ,
+	if (!wlr_buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(buffer, WLR_BUFFER_DATA_PTR_ACCESS_READ,
 			&data, &drm_format, &stride)) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	buffer_end_data_ptr_access(buffer);
+	wlr_buffer_end_data_ptr_access(buffer);
 
 	struct wlr_pixman_texture *texture = pixman_texture_create(renderer,
 		drm_format, buffer->width, buffer->height);
diff --git a/types/wlr_buffer.c b/types/wlr_buffer.c
index fa4a784f..fa281c68 100644
--- a/types/wlr_buffer.c
+++ b/types/wlr_buffer.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ bool wlr_buffer_get_dmabuf(struct wlr_buffer *buffer,
 	return buffer->impl->get_dmabuf(buffer, attribs);
 }
 
-bool buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(struct wlr_buffer *buffer, uint32_t flags,
+bool wlr_buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(struct wlr_buffer *buffer, uint32_t flags,
 		void **data, uint32_t *format, size_t *stride) {
 	assert(!buffer->accessing_data_ptr);
 	if (!buffer->impl->begin_data_ptr_access) {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ bool buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(struct wlr_buffer *buffer, uint32_t flags,
 	return true;
 }
 
-void buffer_end_data_ptr_access(struct wlr_buffer *buffer) {
+void wlr_buffer_end_data_ptr_access(struct wlr_buffer *buffer) {
 	assert(buffer->accessing_data_ptr);
 	buffer->impl->end_data_ptr_access(buffer);
 	buffer->accessing_data_ptr = false;
@@ -292,14 +292,14 @@ bool wlr_client_buffer_apply_damage(struct wlr_client_buffer *client_buffer,
 	void *data;
 	uint32_t format;
 	size_t stride;
-	if (!buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(next, WLR_BUFFER_DATA_PTR_ACCESS_READ,
+	if (!wlr_buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(next, WLR_BUFFER_DATA_PTR_ACCESS_READ,
 			&data, &format, &stride)) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	if (format != client_buffer->shm_source_format) {
 		// Uploading to textures can't change the format
-		buffer_end_data_ptr_access(next);
+		wlr_buffer_end_data_ptr_access(next);
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -310,12 +310,12 @@ bool wlr_client_buffer_apply_damage(struct wlr_client_buffer *client_buffer,
 		if (!wlr_texture_write_pixels(client_buffer->texture, stride,
 				r->x2 - r->x1, r->y2 - r->y1, r->x1, r->y1,
 				r->x1, r->y1, data)) {
-			buffer_end_data_ptr_access(next);
+			wlr_buffer_end_data_ptr_access(next);
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
 
-	buffer_end_data_ptr_access(next);
+	wlr_buffer_end_data_ptr_access(next);
 
 	return true;
 }