diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 2917a2ff8e..b632e686d5 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@ enum AVCodecID {
     AV_CODEC_ID_SNOW       = MKBETAG('S','N','O','W'),
     AV_CODEC_ID_WEBP       = MKBETAG('W','E','B','P'),
     AV_CODEC_ID_SMVJPEG    = MKBETAG('S','M','V','J'),
-    AV_CODEC_ID_H265       = MKBETAG('H','2','6','5'),
+    AV_CODEC_ID_HEVC       = MKBETAG('H','2','6','5'),
+#define AV_CODEC_ID_H265 AV_CODEC_ID_HEVC
 
     /* various PCM "codecs" */
     AV_CODEC_ID_FIRST_AUDIO = 0x10000,     ///< A dummy id pointing at the start of audio codecs
diff --git a/libavcodec/codec_desc.c b/libavcodec/codec_desc.c
index 935df11995..bb5f92a985 100644
--- a/libavcodec/codec_desc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/codec_desc.c
@@ -226,9 +226,9 @@ static const AVCodecDescriptor codec_descriptors[] = {
         .props     = AV_CODEC_PROP_LOSSY | AV_CODEC_PROP_LOSSLESS,
     },
     {
-        .id        = AV_CODEC_ID_H265,
+        .id        = AV_CODEC_ID_HEVC,
         .type      = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
-        .name      = "h265",
+        .name      = "hevc",
         .long_name = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("H.265 / HEVC"),
         .props     = AV_CODEC_PROP_LOSSY | AV_CODEC_PROP_LOSSLESS,
     },
diff --git a/libavformat/h265dec.c b/libavformat/h265dec.c
index 1eb8402d86..ee209f3473 100644
--- a/libavformat/h265dec.c
+++ b/libavformat/h265dec.c
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ static int h265_probe(AVProbeData *p)
     return 0;
 }
 
-FF_DEF_RAWVIDEO_DEMUXER(h265 , "raw H.265 video", h265_probe, "h265,265,hevc", AV_CODEC_ID_H265)
+FF_DEF_RAWVIDEO_DEMUXER(h265 , "raw H.265 video", h265_probe, "h265,265,hevc", AV_CODEC_ID_HEVC)