diff --git a/player/lua/defaults.lua b/player/lua/defaults.lua
index 9684f19bc4..bb9a5fe8f2 100644
--- a/player/lua/defaults.lua
+++ b/player/lua/defaults.lua
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ function overlay_mt.update(ov)
     for k, v in pairs(ov) do
         cmd[k] = v
     end
-    cmd.name = "osd-overlay"
+    cmd._name = "osd-overlay"
     cmd.res_x = math.floor(cmd.res_x)
     cmd.res_y = math.floor(cmd.res_y)
     return mp.command_native(cmd)
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ end
 
 function overlay_mt.remove(ov)
     mp.command_native {
-        name = "osd-overlay",
+        _name = "osd-overlay",
         id = ov.id,
         format = "none",
         data = "",
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ end
 
 function mp_utils.subprocess(t)
     local cmd = {}
-    cmd.name = "subprocess"
+    cmd._name = "subprocess"
     cmd.capture_stdout = true
     for k, v in pairs(t) do
         if k == "cancellable" then