diff --git a/include/sys/mem_manage.h b/include/sys/mem_manage.h
index 197c3cd2ead..71d68122a88 100644
--- a/include/sys/mem_manage.h
+++ b/include/sys/mem_manage.h
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ size_t k_mem_region_align(uintptr_t *aligned_addr, size_t *aligned_size,
  * @retval -ENOMEM Insufficient space in backing store to satisfy request.
  *         The region may be partially paged out.
  */
-int k_mem_page_out(void *addr, size_t size);
+int z_mem_page_out(void *addr, size_t size);
 
 /**
  * Load a virtual data region into memory
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ int k_mem_page_out(void *addr, size_t size);
  * @param addr Base page-aligned virtual address
  * @param size Page-aligned data region size
  */
-void k_mem_page_in(void *addr, size_t size);
+void z_mem_page_in(void *addr, size_t size);
 
 /**
  * Pin an aligned virtual data region, paging in as necessary
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ void k_mem_page_in(void *addr, size_t size);
  * @param addr Base page-aligned virtual address
  * @param size Page-aligned data region size
  */
-void k_mem_pin(void *addr, size_t size);
+void z_mem_pin(void *addr, size_t size);
 
 /**
  * Un-pin an aligned virtual data region
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void k_mem_pin(void *addr, size_t size);
  * @param addr Base page-aligned virtual address
  * @param size Page-aligned data region size
  */
-void k_mem_unpin(void *addr, size_t size);
+void z_mem_unpin(void *addr, size_t size);
 #endif /* CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/kernel/mmu.c b/kernel/mmu.c
index 0c8c61fb719..404203e260c 100644
--- a/kernel/mmu.c
+++ b/kernel/mmu.c
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int k_mem_page_out(void *addr, size_t size)
+int z_mem_page_out(void *addr, size_t size)
 {
 	__ASSERT(page_frames_initialized, "%s called on %p too early", __func__,
 		 addr);
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ static void do_page_in(void *addr)
 	(void)ret;
 }
 
-void k_mem_page_in(void *addr, size_t size)
+void z_mem_page_in(void *addr, size_t size)
 {
 	__ASSERT(!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING_ALLOW_IRQ) || !k_is_in_isr(),
 		 "%s may not be called in ISRs if CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING_ALLOW_IRQ is enabled",
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ static void do_mem_pin(void *addr)
 	(void)ret;
 }
 
-void k_mem_pin(void *addr, size_t size)
+void z_mem_pin(void *addr, size_t size)
 {
 	__ASSERT(!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING_ALLOW_IRQ) || !k_is_in_isr(),
 		 "%s may not be called in ISRs if CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING_ALLOW_IRQ is enabled",
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ static void do_mem_unpin(void *addr)
 	irq_unlock(key);
 }
 
-void k_mem_unpin(void *addr, size_t size)
+void z_mem_unpin(void *addr, size_t size)
 {
 	__ASSERT(page_frames_initialized, "%s called on %p too early", __func__,
 		 addr);
diff --git a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/src/main.c
index 432b781ca92..547eff3452a 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/demand_paging/src/main.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void test_touch_anon_pages(void)
 	printk("Kernel handled %lu page faults\n", faults);
 }
 
-void test_k_mem_page_out(void)
+void test_z_mem_page_out(void)
 {
 	unsigned long faults;
 	int key, ret;
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ void test_k_mem_page_out(void)
 	 */
 	key = irq_lock();
 	faults = z_num_pagefaults_get();
-	ret = k_mem_page_out(arena, HALF_BYTES);
-	zassert_equal(ret, 0, "k_mem_page_out failed with %d", ret);
+	ret = z_mem_page_out(arena, HALF_BYTES);
+	zassert_equal(ret, 0, "z_mem_page_out failed with %d", ret);
 
 	/* Write to the supposedly evicted region */
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < HALF_BYTES; i++) {
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ void test_k_mem_page_out(void)
 		      "unexpected num pagefaults expected %lu got %d",
 		      HALF_PAGES, faults);
 
-	ret = k_mem_page_out(arena, arena_size);
-	zassert_equal(ret, -ENOMEM, "k_mem_page_out should have failed");
+	ret = z_mem_page_out(arena, arena_size);
+	zassert_equal(ret, -ENOMEM, "z_mem_page_out should have failed");
 
 }
 
-void test_k_mem_page_in(void)
+void test_z_mem_page_in(void)
 {
 	unsigned long faults;
 	int key, ret;
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ void test_k_mem_page_in(void)
 	 */
 	key = irq_lock();
 
-	ret = k_mem_page_out(arena, HALF_BYTES);
-	zassert_equal(ret, 0, "k_mem_page_out failed with %d", ret);
+	ret = z_mem_page_out(arena, HALF_BYTES);
+	zassert_equal(ret, 0, "z_mem_page_out failed with %d", ret);
 
-	k_mem_page_in(arena, HALF_BYTES);
+	z_mem_page_in(arena, HALF_BYTES);
 
 	faults = z_num_pagefaults_get();
 	/* Write to the supposedly evicted region */
@@ -142,12 +142,12 @@ void test_k_mem_page_in(void)
 		      faults);
 }
 
-void test_k_mem_pin(void)
+void test_z_mem_pin(void)
 {
 	unsigned long faults;
 	int key;
 
-	k_mem_pin(arena, HALF_BYTES);
+	z_mem_pin(arena, HALF_BYTES);
 
 	/* Write to the rest of the arena */
 	for (size_t i = HALF_BYTES; i < arena_size; i++) {
@@ -167,19 +167,19 @@ void test_k_mem_pin(void)
 		      faults);
 
 	/* Clean up */
-	k_mem_unpin(arena, HALF_BYTES);
+	z_mem_unpin(arena, HALF_BYTES);
 }
 
-void test_k_mem_unpin(void)
+void test_z_mem_unpin(void)
 {
 	/* Pin the memory (which we know works from prior test) */
-	k_mem_pin(arena, HALF_BYTES);
+	z_mem_pin(arena, HALF_BYTES);
 
 	/* Now un-pin it */
-	k_mem_unpin(arena, HALF_BYTES);
+	z_mem_unpin(arena, HALF_BYTES);
 
 	/* repeat the page_out scenario, which should work */
-	test_k_mem_page_out();
+	test_z_mem_page_out();
 }
 
 /* Show that even if we map enough anonymous memory to fill the backing
@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ void test_main(void)
 	ztest_test_suite(test_demand_paging,
 			ztest_unit_test(test_map_anon_pages),
 			ztest_unit_test(test_touch_anon_pages),
-			ztest_unit_test(test_k_mem_page_out),
-			ztest_unit_test(test_k_mem_page_in),
-			ztest_unit_test(test_k_mem_pin),
-			ztest_unit_test(test_k_mem_unpin),
+			ztest_unit_test(test_z_mem_page_out),
+			ztest_unit_test(test_z_mem_page_in),
+			ztest_unit_test(test_z_mem_pin),
+			ztest_unit_test(test_z_mem_unpin),
 			ztest_unit_test(test_backing_store_capacity));
 
 	ztest_run_test_suite(test_demand_paging);
diff --git a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/mem_map/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/mem_map/src/main.c
index 75881272304..d4d85178eca 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/mem_map/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/mem_map/src/main.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ void test_main(void)
 	/* This test sets up multiple mappings of RAM pages, which is only
 	 * allowed for pinned memory
 	 */
-	k_mem_pin(test_page, sizeof(test_page));
+	z_mem_pin(test_page, sizeof(test_page));
 #endif
 	ztest_test_suite(test_mem_map,
 			ztest_unit_test(test_z_phys_map_rw),