diff --git a/include/socks/btree.h b/include/socks/btree.h
index 4767e84..67f025f 100644
--- a/include/socks/btree.h
+++ b/include/socks/btree.h
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 
    Which would emit a function defined like:
 
-     static void my_tree_node_get(btree_t *tree, int key);
+     static struct my_tree_node *my_tree_node_get(btree_t *tree, int key);
 
    @param node_type your custom tree node type. usually a structure that contains a btree_node_t member.
    @param key_type the type name of the key embedded in your custom tree node type. this type must be
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
    @param function_name the name of the function to generate.
 */
 #define BTREE_DEFINE_SIMPLE_GET(node_type, key_type, container_node_member, container_key_member, function_name) \
-node_type *get(btree_t *tree, key_type key) \
+node_type *function_name(btree_t *tree, key_type key) \
 { \
 	btree_node_t *cur = tree->b_root; \
 	while (cur) { \