diff --git a/player/command.c b/player/command.c
index b6d4f639a4..69cbecac10 100644
--- a/player/command.c
+++ b/player/command.c
@@ -5374,7 +5374,7 @@ done:
         new->num_parts = 0;
     }
 
-    osd_set_external2(mpctx->osd, new);
+    osd_set_bitmaps(mpctx->osd, OSDTYPE_EXTERNAL2, new);
     mp_wakeup_core(mpctx);
     cmd->overlay_osd_current = overlay_next;
 }
@@ -5523,7 +5523,7 @@ static void overlay_uninit(struct MPContext *mpctx)
         return;
     for (int id = 0; id < cmd->num_overlays; id++)
         replace_overlay(mpctx, id, &(struct overlay){0});
-    osd_set_external2(mpctx->osd, NULL);
+    osd_set_bitmaps(mpctx->osd, OSDTYPE_EXTERNAL2, NULL);
     for (int n = 0; n < 2; n++)
         mp_image_unrefp(&cmd->overlay_osd[n].packed);
 }
diff --git a/sub/osd.c b/sub/osd.c
index ef646b6775..f0509d87bc 100644
--- a/sub/osd.c
+++ b/sub/osd.c
@@ -274,10 +274,10 @@ void osd_set_progbar(struct osd_state *osd, struct osd_progbar_state *s)
     mp_mutex_unlock(&osd->lock);
 }
 
-void osd_set_external2(struct osd_state *osd, struct sub_bitmaps *imgs)
+void osd_set_bitmaps(struct osd_state *osd, int type, struct sub_bitmaps *imgs)
 {
     mp_mutex_lock(&osd->lock);
-    struct osd_object *obj = osd->objs[OSDTYPE_EXTERNAL2];
+    struct osd_object *obj = osd->objs[type];
     talloc_free(obj->external2);
     obj->external2 = sub_bitmaps_copy(NULL, imgs);
     obj->vo_change_id += 1;
diff --git a/sub/osd.h b/sub/osd.h
index 3602982efe..88317ef00e 100644
--- a/sub/osd.h
+++ b/sub/osd.h
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ struct osd_progbar_state {
 };
 void osd_set_progbar(struct osd_state *osd, struct osd_progbar_state *s);
 
-void osd_set_external2(struct osd_state *osd, struct sub_bitmaps *imgs);
+void osd_set_bitmaps(struct osd_state *osd, int type, struct sub_bitmaps *imgs);
 
 enum mp_osd_draw_flags {
     OSD_DRAW_SUB_FILTER = (1 << 0),