diff --git a/include/microkernel/entries.h b/include/microkernel/entries.h
index 9904fc10710..a9821597b19 100644
--- a/include/microkernel/entries.h
+++ b/include/microkernel/entries.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ typedef void (*kernelfunc)(struct k_args *);
 extern void K_nop(struct k_args *);
 extern void K_offload(struct k_args *);
 extern void K_workload(struct k_args *);
-extern void K_signals(struct k_args *);
+extern void _k_sem_signal(struct k_args *);
 extern void _k_sem_group_signal(struct k_args *);
 extern void K_resets(struct k_args *);
 extern void K_resetm(struct k_args *);
diff --git a/kernel/microkernel/channel/K_ChPAck.c b/kernel/microkernel/channel/K_ChPAck.c
index e1975afdc5a..54e613931f7 100644
--- a/kernel/microkernel/channel/K_ChPAck.c
+++ b/kernel/microkernel/channel/K_ChPAck.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void K_ChSendAck(struct k_args *Request)
 			struct k_args A;
 			A.Comm = SIGNALS;
 			A.Args.s1.sema = pChAck->ReqType.Async.sema;
-			K_signals(&A); /* will return immediately */
+			_k_sem_signal(&A); /* will return immediately */
 		}
 	} else {
 		/* Reschedule the sender task: */
diff --git a/kernel/microkernel/include/ksema.h b/kernel/microkernel/include/ksema.h
index 093ed6ed762..2c0622342ff 100644
--- a/kernel/microkernel/include/ksema.h
+++ b/kernel/microkernel/include/ksema.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #ifndef KSEMA_H
 #define KSEMA_H
 
-extern void K_signals(struct k_args *A);
+extern void _k_sem_signal(struct k_args *A);
 extern void K_resets(struct k_args *A);
 extern void _k_sem_group_signal(struct k_args *A);
 extern void K_resetm(struct k_args *A);
diff --git a/kernel/microkernel/k_mbox.c b/kernel/microkernel/k_mbox.c
index 078ba748470..a9afef1d13f 100644
--- a/kernel/microkernel/k_mbox.c
+++ b/kernel/microkernel/k_mbox.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void _k_mbox_send_ack(struct k_args *pCopyWriter)
 #endif
 			A.Comm = SIGNALS;
 			A.Args.s1.sema = pCopyWriter->Args.m1.mess.extra.sema;
-			K_signals(&A);
+			_k_sem_signal(&A);
 		}
 
 		/*
diff --git a/kernel/microkernel/k_sema.c b/kernel/microkernel/k_sema.c
index bc1568c4f28..e4cce4c2784 100644
--- a/kernel/microkernel/k_sema.c
+++ b/kernel/microkernel/k_sema.c
@@ -466,12 +466,12 @@ ksem_t _task_sem_group_take(ksemg_t group, /* group of semaphores to test */
 
 /*******************************************************************************
 *
-* K_signals - handle semaphore signal request
+* _k_sem_signal - handle semaphore signal request
 *
 * RETURNS: N/A
 */
 
-void K_signals(struct k_args *A)
+void _k_sem_signal(struct k_args *A)
 {
 	uint32_t Sid = A->Args.s1.sema;
 
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ void _k_sem_group_signal(struct k_args *A)
 	ksem_t *L = A->Args.s1.list;
 
 	while ((A->Args.s1.sema = *L++) != ENDLIST)
-		K_signals(A);
+		_k_sem_signal(A);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
diff --git a/scripts/sysgen.py b/scripts/sysgen.py
index 3ead74df2bf..8b7e858b9fb 100755
--- a/scripts/sysgen.py
+++ b/scripts/sysgen.py
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ def kernel_main_c_kernel_services():
 "/*  3 */ (kernelfunc) NULL,",      # unused
 "/*  4 */ K_offload,",              # required
 "/*  5 */ K_workload,",             # required
-"/*  6 */ K_signals,",              # depends on semaphores
+"/*  6 */ _k_sem_signal,",                    # depends on semaphores
 "/*  7 */ _k_sem_group_signal,",              # depends on semaphores
 "/*  8 */ K_resets,",               # depends on semaphores
 "/*  9 */ K_resetm,",               # depends on semaphores