diff --git a/lib/hdb/hdb-mitdb.c b/lib/hdb/hdb-mitdb.c
index 6a6f06be8..ef4d94778 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/hdb-mitdb.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/hdb-mitdb.c
@@ -1061,8 +1061,8 @@ mdb_open(krb5_context context, HDB *db, int flags, mode_t mode)
 }
 
 krb5_error_code
-hdb_mdb_create(krb5_context context, HDB **db,
-	       const char *filename)
+hdb_mitdb_create(krb5_context context, HDB **db,
+		 const char *filename)
 {
     *db = calloc(1, sizeof(**db));
     if (*db == NULL) {
diff --git a/lib/hdb/hdb.c b/lib/hdb/hdb.c
index 6486840e0..237a29773 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/hdb.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/hdb.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static struct hdb_method methods[] = {
     { HDB_INTERFACE_VERSION, "db:",	hdb_db_create},
 #endif
 #if HAVE_DB1
-    { HDB_INTERFACE_VERSION, "mit-db:",	hdb_mdb_create},
+    { HDB_INTERFACE_VERSION, "mit-db:",	hdb_mitdb_create},
 #endif
 #if HAVE_NDBM
     { HDB_INTERFACE_VERSION, "ndbm:",	hdb_ndbm_create},