diff --git a/cbits/cryptonite_aes.c b/cbits/cryptonite_aes.c
index c8cabc2..8f5027c 100644
--- a/cbits/cryptonite_aes.c
+++ b/cbits/cryptonite_aes.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void cryptonite_aes_initkey(aes_key *key, uint8_t *origkey, uint8_t size)
 	case 32: key->nbr = 14; key->strength = 2; break;
 	}
 #if defined(ARCH_X86) && defined(WITH_AESNI)
-	initialize_hw(initialize_table_ni);
+	cryptonite_aesni_initialize_hw(initialize_table_ni);
 #endif
 	init_f _init = GET_INIT(key->strength);
 	_init(key, origkey, size);
diff --git a/cbits/cryptonite_cpu.c b/cbits/cryptonite_cpu.c
index 011ae8f..6c39f20 100644
--- a/cbits/cryptonite_cpu.c
+++ b/cbits/cryptonite_cpu.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static void cpuid(uint32_t info, uint32_t *eax, uint32_t *ebx, uint32_t *ecx, ui
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_AESNI
-void initialize_hw(void (*init_table)(int, int))
+void cryptonite_aesni_initialize_hw(void (*init_table)(int, int))
 {
 	static int inited = 0;
 	if (inited == 0) {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void initialize_hw(void (*init_table)(int, int))
 	}
 }
 #else
-#define initialize_hw(init_table) 	(0)
+#define cryptonite_aesni_initialize_hw(init_table) 	(0)
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/cbits/cryptonite_cpu.h b/cbits/cryptonite_cpu.h
index 3e9dfeb..2a32617 100644
--- a/cbits/cryptonite_cpu.h
+++ b/cbits/cryptonite_cpu.h
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_AESNI
-void initialize_hw(void (*init_table)(int, int));
+void cryptonite_aesni_initialize_hw(void (*init_table)(int, int));
 #else
-#define initialize_hw(init_table) 	(0)
+#define cryptonite_aesni_initialize_hw(init_table) 	(0)
 #endif
 
 #endif