diff --git a/appl/popper/pop_pass.c b/appl/popper/pop_pass.c
index cfab5d2ad..9cfc396e1 100644
--- a/appl/popper/pop_pass.c
+++ b/appl/popper/pop_pass.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pop_pass (POP *p)
 	 sprintf (tkt, TKT_ROOT "_popper.%d", (int)getpid());
 	 krb_set_tkt_string (tkt);
 	 if (krb_verify_user(p->user, "", lrealm, p->pop_parm[1], 1, "pop") &&
-	     verify_unix_user(p->user, p->pop_parm[1])) {
+	     unix_verify_user(p->user, p->pop_parm[1])) {
 	      dest_tkt ();
 	      return (pop_msg(p,POP_FAILURE,
 			      "Password supplied for \"%s\" is incorrect.",
diff --git a/appl/xnlock/xnlock.c b/appl/xnlock/xnlock.c
index f371f7853..7b5236da7 100644
--- a/appl/xnlock/xnlock.c
+++ b/appl/xnlock/xnlock.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ verify(char *password)
      * First try with root password, if allowed.
      */
     
-    if(appres.accept_root && verify_unix_user("root", password) == 0)
+    if(appres.accept_root && unix_verify_user("root", password) == 0)
 	return 0;
     /*
      * Password that log out user
diff --git a/lib/roken/roken.h b/lib/roken/roken.h
index 26daaeda1..733fcfcbd 100644
--- a/lib/roken/roken.h
+++ b/lib/roken/roken.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct passwd *k_getpwnam (char *user);
 #include <sys/time.h>
 time_t tm2time (struct tm tm, int local);
 
-int verify_unix_user(char *user, char *password);
+int unix_verify_user(char *user, char *password);
 
 void inaddr2str(struct in_addr addr, char *s, size_t len);
 
diff --git a/lib/roken/roken.h.in b/lib/roken/roken.h.in
index 26daaeda1..733fcfcbd 100644
--- a/lib/roken/roken.h.in
+++ b/lib/roken/roken.h.in
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct passwd *k_getpwnam (char *user);
 #include <sys/time.h>
 time_t tm2time (struct tm tm, int local);
 
-int verify_unix_user(char *user, char *password);
+int unix_verify_user(char *user, char *password);
 
 void inaddr2str(struct in_addr addr, char *s, size_t len);
 
diff --git a/lib/roken/verify.c b/lib/roken/verify.c
index eaf754d4d..a14c93a9d 100644
--- a/lib/roken/verify.c
+++ b/lib/roken/verify.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ RCSID("$Id$");
 #include "roken.h"
 
 int
-verify_unix_user(char *user, char *password)
+unix_verify_user(char *user, char *password)
 {
     struct passwd *pw;