diff --git a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_error.cpp b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_error.cpp
index 2c0f72eda9..ae995f2007 100644
--- a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_error.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_error.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ hipError_t hipPeekAtLastError()
   HIP_RETURN(err);
 }
 
-const char *hipGetErrorName(hipError_t hip_error)
+const char *ihipGetErrorName(hipError_t hip_error)
 {
   switch (hip_error) {
     case hipSuccess:
@@ -169,8 +169,13 @@ const char *hipGetErrorName(hipError_t hip_error)
     };
 }
 
-const char *hipGetErrorString(hipError_t hip_error)
-{
-  return hipGetErrorName(hip_error);
+const char* hipGetErrorName(hipError_t hip_error) 
+{ 
+  return ihipGetErrorName(hip_error); 
+}
+
+const char *hipGetErrorString(hipError_t hip_error)
+{
+  return ihipGetErrorName(hip_error);
 }
 
diff --git a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_internal.hpp b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_internal.hpp
index 63cbee6d3a..c2f6d57562 100644
--- a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_internal.hpp
+++ b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hip_internal.hpp
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ typedef struct ihipIpcEventHandle_st {
   inline int getpid() { return _getpid(); }
 #endif
 
+const char* ihipGetErrorName(hipError_t hip_error);
+
 static  amd::Monitor g_hipInitlock{"hipInit lock"};
 #define HIP_INIT() {\
     amd::ScopedLock lock(g_hipInitlock);                     \
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ static  amd::Monitor g_hipInitlock{"hipInit lock"};
 
 #define HIP_ERROR_PRINT(err, ...)                                                  \
   ClPrint(amd::LOG_INFO, amd::LOG_API, "%s: Returned %s : %s",                     \
-          __func__, hipGetErrorName(err), ToString( __VA_ARGS__ ).c_str());
+          __func__, ihipGetErrorName(err), ToString( __VA_ARGS__ ).c_str());
 
 // This macro should be called at the beginning of every HIP API.
 #define HIP_INIT_API(cid, ...)                               \
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ static  amd::Monitor g_hipInitlock{"hipInit lock"};
   hip::g_lastError = ret;                                    \
   HIPPrintDuration(amd::LOG_INFO, amd::LOG_API, &startTimeUs,                      \
                    "%s: Returned %s : %s",                                         \
-                   __func__, hipGetErrorName(hip::g_lastError),                    \
+                   __func__, ihipGetErrorName(hip::g_lastError),                    \
                    ToString( __VA_ARGS__ ).c_str());                               \
   return hip::g_lastError;