diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftp/cmds.c b/appl/ftp/ftp/cmds.c
index cf76c5a79..bdc463850 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftp/cmds.c
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftp/cmds.c
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ do_umask(int argc, char **argv)
 }
 
 void
-idle(int argc, char **argv)
+ftp_idle(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int oldverbose = verbose;
 
diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftp/cmdtab.c b/appl/ftp/ftp/cmdtab.c
index 21bc4001b..fbd6bebe2 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftp/cmdtab.c
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftp/cmdtab.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ struct cmd cmdtab[] = {
 	{ "glob",	globhelp,	0,	0,	0,	setglob },
 	{ "hash",	hashhelp,	0,	0,	0,	sethash },
 	{ "help",	helphelp,	0,	0,	1,	help },
-	{ "idle",	idlehelp,	0,	1,	1,	idle },
+	{ "idle",	idlehelp,	0,	1,	1,	ftp_idle },
 	{ "image",	binaryhelp,	0,	1,	1,	setbinary },
 	{ "lcd",	lcdhelp,	0,	0,	0,	lcd },
 	{ "ls",		lshelp,		1,	1,	1,	ls },
diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftp/extern.h b/appl/ftp/ftp/extern.h
index d906018d6..d0ae40fa5 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftp/extern.h
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftp/extern.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ int	globulize __P((char **));
 char   *gunique __P((char *));
 void	help __P((int, char **));
 char   *hookup __P((char *, int));
-void	idle __P((int, char **));
+void	ftp_idle __P((int, char **));
 int     initconn __P((void));
 void	intr __P((int));
 void	lcd __P((int, char **));