diff --git a/kernel/errno.c b/kernel/errno.c
index 249a31ff74c..00fba34a980 100644
--- a/kernel/errno.c
+++ b/kernel/errno.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 const int _k_neg_eagain = -EAGAIN;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ERRNO
-int *_get_errno(void)
+int *__errno(void)
 {
 	return &_current->errno_var;
 }
diff --git a/lib/libc/minimal/include/errno.h b/lib/libc/minimal/include/errno.h
index 4c15b490fcc..6acf9bdd3d4 100644
--- a/lib/libc/minimal/include/errno.h
+++ b/lib/libc/minimal/include/errno.h
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 
-extern int *_get_errno(void);
-#define errno (*_get_errno())
+extern int *__errno(void);
+#define errno (*__errno())
 
 /*
  * POSIX Error codes