diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_math_bits.h b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_math_bits.h
index 1ac98a682d1..1d0ee77feed 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_math_bits.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_math_bits.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include "BLI_math_inline.h"
 
-MINLINE unsigned int highest_order_bit_i(unsigned int n);
+MINLINE unsigned int highest_order_bit_uint(unsigned int n);
 MINLINE unsigned short highest_order_bit_s(unsigned short n);
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/math_bits_inline.c b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/math_bits_inline.c
index 82d7e2114c2..9f502d367cb 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/math_bits_inline.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/math_bits_inline.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "BLI_math_bits.h"
 
-MINLINE unsigned int highest_order_bit_i(unsigned int n)
+MINLINE unsigned int highest_order_bit_uint(unsigned int n)
 {
 	n |= (n >>  1);
 	n |= (n >>  2);