diff --git a/libmysql/client_settings.h b/libmysql/client_settings.h
index 375e75919a4..e0f093aa7c9 100644
--- a/libmysql/client_settings.h
+++ b/libmysql/client_settings.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ extern my_string	mysql_unix_port;
                              CLIENT_TRANSACTIONS | \
 			     CLIENT_PROTOCOL_41 | CLIENT_SECURE_CONNECTION)
 
-sig_handler pipe_sig_handler(int sig);
+sig_handler my_pipe_sig_handler(int sig);
 void read_user_name(char *name);
 my_bool handle_local_infile(MYSQL *mysql, const char *net_filename);
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ my_bool handle_local_infile(MYSQL *mysql, const char *net_filename);
 
 #if !defined(__WIN__) && defined(SIGPIPE) && !defined(THREAD)
 #define init_sigpipe_variables  sig_return old_signal_handler=(sig_return) 0;
-#define set_sigpipe(mysql)     if ((mysql)->client_flag & CLIENT_IGNORE_SIGPIPE) old_signal_handler=signal(SIGPIPE,pipe_sig_handler)
+#define set_sigpipe(mysql)     if ((mysql)->client_flag & CLIENT_IGNORE_SIGPIPE) old_signal_handler=signal(SIGPIPE, my_pipe_sig_handler)
 #define reset_sigpipe(mysql) if ((mysql)->client_flag & CLIENT_IGNORE_SIGPIPE) signal(SIGPIPE,old_signal_handler);
 #else
 #define init_sigpipe_variables
diff --git a/libmysql/libmysql.c b/libmysql/libmysql.c
index 6baec95e633..1ef29210c0b 100644
--- a/libmysql/libmysql.c
+++ b/libmysql/libmysql.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ my_bool	net_flush(NET *net);
 #define unsigned_field(A) ((A)->flags & UNSIGNED_FLAG)
 
 static void append_wild(char *to,char *end,const char *wild);
-sig_handler pipe_sig_handler(int sig);
+sig_handler my_pipe_sig_handler(int sig);
 
 static my_bool mysql_client_init= 0;
 static my_bool org_my_init_done= 0;
@@ -294,11 +294,11 @@ mysql_debug(const char *debug __attribute__((unused)))
 **************************************************************************/
 
 sig_handler
-pipe_sig_handler(int sig __attribute__((unused)))
+my_pipe_sig_handler(int sig __attribute__((unused)))
 {
   DBUG_PRINT("info",("Hit by signal %d",sig));
 #ifdef DONT_REMEMBER_SIGNAL
-  (void) signal(SIGPIPE,pipe_sig_handler);
+  (void) signal(SIGPIPE, my_pipe_sig_handler);
 #endif
 }