diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 0282be27c..ad39b8f3e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ MIXER_SRC = \
 
 if HAVE_ALSA
 OUTPUT_SRC += src/output/alsa_plugin.c
-MIXER_SRC += src/mixer/alsa_mixer.c
+MIXER_SRC += src/mixer/alsa_mixer_plugin.c
 endif
 
 if HAVE_AO
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ endif
 
 if HAVE_OSS
 OUTPUT_SRC += src/output/oss_plugin.c
-MIXER_SRC += src/mixer/oss_mixer.c
+MIXER_SRC += src/mixer/oss_mixer_plugin.c
 endif
 
 if HAVE_OPENAL
diff --git a/src/mixer/alsa_mixer.c b/src/mixer/alsa_mixer_plugin.c
similarity index 97%
rename from src/mixer/alsa_mixer.c
rename to src/mixer/alsa_mixer_plugin.c
index 52e553cc5..1a32ea9e1 100644
--- a/src/mixer/alsa_mixer.c
+++ b/src/mixer/alsa_mixer_plugin.c
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
  * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  */
 
-#include "../output_api.h"
-#include "../mixer_api.h"
+#include "mixer_api.h"
+#include "output_api.h"
 
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ alsa_mixer_init(const struct config_param *param)
 {
 	struct alsa_mixer *am = g_new(struct alsa_mixer, 1);
 
-	mixer_init(&am->base, &alsa_mixer);
+	mixer_init(&am->base, &alsa_mixer_plugin);
 
 	am->device = config_get_block_string(param, "mixer_device",
 					     VOLUME_MIXER_ALSA_DEFAULT);
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ alsa_mixer_set_volume(struct mixer *mixer, unsigned volume)
 	return true;
 }
 
-const struct mixer_plugin alsa_mixer = {
+const struct mixer_plugin alsa_mixer_plugin = {
 	.init = alsa_mixer_init,
 	.finish = alsa_mixer_finish,
 	.open = alsa_mixer_open,
diff --git a/src/mixer/oss_mixer.c b/src/mixer/oss_mixer_plugin.c
similarity index 96%
rename from src/mixer/oss_mixer.c
rename to src/mixer/oss_mixer_plugin.c
index f2db01ff4..fb0fd787e 100644
--- a/src/mixer/oss_mixer.c
+++ b/src/mixer/oss_mixer_plugin.c
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
  * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  */
 
-#include "../output_api.h"
-#include "../mixer_api.h"
+#include "mixer_api.h"
+#include "output_api.h"
 
 #include <glib.h>
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ oss_mixer_init(const struct config_param *param)
 {
 	struct oss_mixer *om = g_new(struct oss_mixer, 1);
 
-	mixer_init(&om->base, &oss_mixer);
+	mixer_init(&om->base, &oss_mixer_plugin);
 
 	om->device = config_get_block_string(param, "mixer_device",
 					     VOLUME_MIXER_OSS_DEFAULT);
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ oss_mixer_set_volume(struct mixer *mixer, unsigned volume)
 	return true;
 }
 
-const struct mixer_plugin oss_mixer = {
+const struct mixer_plugin oss_mixer_plugin = {
 	.init = oss_mixer_init,
 	.finish = oss_mixer_finish,
 	.open = oss_mixer_open,
diff --git a/src/mixer_list.h b/src/mixer_list.h
index 916e3738c..2d9c773f6 100644
--- a/src/mixer_list.h
+++ b/src/mixer_list.h
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 #define MPD_MIXER_LIST_H
 
 extern const struct mixer_plugin software_mixer_plugin;
-extern const struct mixer_plugin alsa_mixer;
-extern const struct mixer_plugin oss_mixer;
+extern const struct mixer_plugin alsa_mixer_plugin;
+extern const struct mixer_plugin oss_mixer_plugin;
 extern const struct mixer_plugin pulse_mixer_plugin;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/output/alsa_plugin.c b/src/output/alsa_plugin.c
index f271668b1..6ec1f77f2 100644
--- a/src/output/alsa_plugin.c
+++ b/src/output/alsa_plugin.c
@@ -544,5 +544,6 @@ const struct audio_output_plugin alsaPlugin = {
 	.play = alsa_play,
 	.cancel = alsa_cancel,
 	.close = alsa_close,
-	.mixer_plugin = &alsa_mixer,
+
+	.mixer_plugin = &alsa_mixer_plugin,
 };
diff --git a/src/output/oss_plugin.c b/src/output/oss_plugin.c
index a66bc0598..258fbfa9d 100644
--- a/src/output/oss_plugin.c
+++ b/src/output/oss_plugin.c
@@ -601,5 +601,6 @@ const struct audio_output_plugin oss_output_plugin = {
 	.close = oss_output_close,
 	.play = oss_output_play,
 	.cancel = oss_output_cancel,
-	.mixer_plugin = &oss_mixer,
+
+	.mixer_plugin = &oss_mixer_plugin,
 };
diff --git a/test/read_mixer.c b/test/read_mixer.c
index bbfb23687..0e814f4ba 100644
--- a/test/read_mixer.c
+++ b/test/read_mixer.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ int main(int argc, G_GNUC_UNUSED char **argv)
 
 	g_thread_init(NULL);
 
-	mixer = mixer_new(&alsa_mixer, NULL);
+	mixer = mixer_new(&alsa_mixer_plugin, NULL);
 	if (mixer == NULL) {
 		g_printerr("mixer_new() failed\n");
 		return 2;