diff --git a/ndn-cpp/c/encoding/binary-xml-key.c b/ndn-cpp/c/encoding/binary-xml-key.c
index 1f61e51..769ea16 100644
--- a/ndn-cpp/c/encoding/binary-xml-key.c
+++ b/ndn-cpp/c/encoding/binary-xml-key.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
       return error;
   }
   else
-    ndn_KeyLocator_init(keyLocator, keyLocator->keyName.components, keyLocator->keyName.maxComponents);
+    ndn_KeyLocator_initialize(keyLocator, keyLocator->keyName.components, keyLocator->keyName.maxComponents);
   
   return NDN_ERROR_success;
 }