diff --git a/src/ca/access.cpp b/src/ca/access.cpp
index e701c5b00..859cec774 100644
--- a/src/ca/access.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/access.cpp
@@ -765,6 +765,12 @@ void epicsShareAPI ca_detach_context ()
     }
 }
 
+// backward compatibility with 3.14.8
+extern "C" void _Z17ca_detach_contextv ()
+{
+    ca_detach_context();
+}
+
 int epicsShareAPI ca_preemtive_callback_is_enabled ()
 {
     ca_client_context *pcac = (ca_client_context *) epicsThreadPrivateGet ( caClientContextId );
diff --git a/src/libCom/ellLib/ellLib.c b/src/libCom/ellLib/ellLib.c
index d4800bd16..7bac2c356 100644
--- a/src/libCom/ellLib/ellLib.c
+++ b/src/libCom/ellLib/ellLib.c
@@ -281,6 +281,13 @@ void ellFree2 (ELLLIST *pList, FREEFUNC freeFunc)
     pList->count = 0;
 }
 
+/* for backward compatibility provide a function ellFree() in addition to macro */
+#undef ellFree
+void ellFree (ELLLIST *pList)
+{
+    ellFree2 (pList, free);
+}
+
 /****************************************************************************
  *
  * This function verifies that the list is consistent.