diff --git a/doc/forwarding.dox b/doc/forwarding.dox
index 63008a6c..2b202b4d 100644
--- a/doc/forwarding.dox
+++ b/doc/forwarding.dox
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ int web_server(ssh_session session)
     return rc;
   }
 
-  channel = ssh_channel_open_forward_port(session, 60000, &port, 
+  channel = ssh_channel_open_forward_port(session, 60000, &port,
                                         &peer_address, &peer_port);
   if (channel == NULL)
   {
diff --git a/include/libssh/libsshpp.hpp b/include/libssh/libsshpp.hpp
index f792465c..a523af18 100644
--- a/include/libssh/libsshpp.hpp
+++ b/include/libssh/libsshpp.hpp
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ private:
 
 inline Channel *Session::acceptForward(int timeout_ms){
     ssh_channel forward =
-        ssh_channel_accept_forward(c_session, timeout_ms, NULL);
+        ssh_channel_open_forward_port(c_session, timeout_ms, NULL, NULL, NULL);
     ssh_throw_null(c_session,forward);
     Channel *newchan = new Channel(*this,forward);
     return newchan;
diff --git a/src/legacy.c b/src/legacy.c
index 3d53fd9f..de523403 100644
--- a/src/legacy.c
+++ b/src/legacy.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ int channel_change_pty_size(ssh_channel channel,int cols,int rows){
 }
 
 ssh_channel channel_forward_accept(ssh_session session, int timeout_ms){
-  return ssh_channel_accept_forward(session, timeout_ms, NULL);
+  return ssh_channel_open_forward_port(session, timeout_ms, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 int channel_close(ssh_channel channel){