diff --git a/configs/same70-xplained/src/sam_boot.c b/configs/same70-xplained/src/sam_boot.c
index 2c0ef267612..ba38da70052 100644
--- a/configs/same70-xplained/src/sam_boot.c
+++ b/configs/same70-xplained/src/sam_boot.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void sam_boardinitialize(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SAMV7_SPI
   /* Configure SPI chip selects if SPI has been enabled */
 
-  sam_spi_initialize();
+  sam_spidev_initialize();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_USB
diff --git a/configs/same70-xplained/src/same70-xplained.h b/configs/same70-xplained/src/same70-xplained.h
index 8a21b522844..db003b48ce5 100644
--- a/configs/same70-xplained/src/same70-xplained.h
+++ b/configs/same70-xplained/src/same70-xplained.h
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ int sam_bringup(void);
 #endif
 
 /************************************************************************************
- * Name: sam_spi_initialize
+ * Name: sam_spidev_initialize
  *
  * Description:
  *   Called to configure SPI chip select GPIO pins for the SAME70-XPLD board.
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ int sam_bringup(void);
  ************************************************************************************/
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SAMV7_SPI
-void sam_spi_initialize(void);
+void sam_spidev_initialize(void);
 #endif
 
 /************************************************************************************
diff --git a/configs/samv71-xult/src/sam_boot.c b/configs/samv71-xult/src/sam_boot.c
index 1384f435a71..92f07ddc6e5 100644
--- a/configs/samv71-xult/src/sam_boot.c
+++ b/configs/samv71-xult/src/sam_boot.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void sam_boardinitialize(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SAMV7_SPI
   /* Configure SPI chip selects if SPI has been enabled */
 
-  sam_spi_initialize();
+  sam_spidev_initialize();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_USB
diff --git a/configs/samv71-xult/src/samv71-xult.h b/configs/samv71-xult/src/samv71-xult.h
index d59c928d33e..08394c5c814 100644
--- a/configs/samv71-xult/src/samv71-xult.h
+++ b/configs/samv71-xult/src/samv71-xult.h
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ int sam_bringup(void);
 #endif
 
 /************************************************************************************
- * Name: sam_spi_initialize
+ * Name: sam_spidev_initialize
  *
  * Description:
  *   Called to configure SPI chip select GPIO pins for the SAMV71-XULT board.
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ int sam_bringup(void);
  ************************************************************************************/
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SAMV7_SPI
-void sam_spi_initialize(void);
+void sam_spidev_initialize(void);
 #endif
 
 /************************************************************************************