diff --git a/lib/com_err/com_right.h b/lib/com_err/com_right.h
index db4742a0c..1fe7c0f9c 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/com_right.h
+++ b/lib/com_err/com_right.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct error_table {
 };
 
 const char *com_right(struct error_table *list, long code);
-void initialize_error_table(struct error_table**, const char**, int, long);
+void initialize_error_table_r(struct error_table**, const char**, int, long);
 void free_error_table(struct error_table*);
 
 #endif /* __ERROR_H__ */
diff --git a/lib/com_err/error.c b/lib/com_err/error.c
index 1a9288801..992fdcd5c 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/error.c
+++ b/lib/com_err/error.c
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ com_right(struct error_table *list, long code)
 }
 
 void
-initialize_error_table(struct error_table **list, 
-		       const char **messages, 
-		       int num_errors,
-		       long base)
+initialize_error_table_r(struct error_table **list, 
+			 const char **messages, 
+			 int num_errors,
+			 long base)
 {
     struct error_table *et;
     for(et = *list; et; et = et->next)
diff --git a/lib/com_err/error.h b/lib/com_err/error.h
index db4742a0c..1fe7c0f9c 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/error.h
+++ b/lib/com_err/error.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct error_table {
 };
 
 const char *com_right(struct error_table *list, long code);
-void initialize_error_table(struct error_table**, const char**, int, long);
+void initialize_error_table_r(struct error_table**, const char**, int, long);
 void free_error_table(struct error_table*);
 
 #endif /* __ERROR_H__ */
diff --git a/lib/error/error.c b/lib/error/error.c
index 1a9288801..992fdcd5c 100644
--- a/lib/error/error.c
+++ b/lib/error/error.c
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ com_right(struct error_table *list, long code)
 }
 
 void
-initialize_error_table(struct error_table **list, 
-		       const char **messages, 
-		       int num_errors,
-		       long base)
+initialize_error_table_r(struct error_table **list, 
+			 const char **messages, 
+			 int num_errors,
+			 long base)
 {
     struct error_table *et;
     for(et = *list; et; et = et->next)
diff --git a/lib/error/error.h b/lib/error/error.h
index db4742a0c..1fe7c0f9c 100644
--- a/lib/error/error.h
+++ b/lib/error/error.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct error_table {
 };
 
 const char *com_right(struct error_table *list, long code);
-void initialize_error_table(struct error_table**, const char**, int, long);
+void initialize_error_table_r(struct error_table**, const char**, int, long);
 void free_error_table(struct error_table*);
 
 #endif /* __ERROR_H__ */