diff --git a/subsys/shell/shell.c b/subsys/shell/shell.c
index 737f443165e..c02e6f14da2 100644
--- a/subsys/shell/shell.c
+++ b/subsys/shell/shell.c
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ static void shell_internal_help_print(const struct shell *shell)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	shell_help_cmd_print(shell, &shell->ctx->active_cmd);
-	shell_help_subcmd_print(shell, &shell->ctx->active_cmd,
-				"Subcommands:\n");
+	z_shell_help_cmd_print(shell, &shell->ctx->active_cmd);
+	z_shell_help_subcmd_print(shell, &shell->ctx->active_cmd,
+				  "Subcommands:\n");
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1586,7 +1586,8 @@ static int cmd_help(const struct shell *shell, size_t argc, char **argv)
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SHELL_HELP)) {
 		/* For NULL argument function will print all root commands */
-		shell_help_subcmd_print(shell, NULL, "\nAvailable commands:\n");
+		z_shell_help_subcmd_print(shell, NULL,
+					 "\nAvailable commands:\n");
 	} else {
 		const struct shell_static_entry *entry;
 		size_t idx = 0;
diff --git a/subsys/shell/shell_help.c b/subsys/shell/shell_help.c
index 31f77708e8a..7ff3d7569ec 100644
--- a/subsys/shell/shell_help.c
+++ b/subsys/shell/shell_help.c
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ static void help_item_print(const struct shell *shell, const char *item_name,
 /* Function prints all subcommands of the parent command together with their
  * help string
  */
-void shell_help_subcmd_print(const struct shell *shell,
-			     const struct shell_static_entry *parent,
-			     const char *description)
+void z_shell_help_subcmd_print(const struct shell *shell,
+			       const struct shell_static_entry *parent,
+			       const char *description)
 {
 	const struct shell_static_entry *entry = NULL;
 	struct shell_static_entry dloc;
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ void shell_help_subcmd_print(const struct shell *shell,
 	}
 }
 
-void shell_help_cmd_print(const struct shell *shell,
-			  const struct shell_static_entry *cmd)
+void z_shell_help_cmd_print(const struct shell *shell,
+			    const struct shell_static_entry *cmd)
 {
 	static const char cmd_sep[] = " - "; /* commands separator */
 	uint16_t field_width;
diff --git a/subsys/shell/shell_help.h b/subsys/shell/shell_help.h
index a2dab909093..dc2484620b4 100644
--- a/subsys/shell/shell_help.h
+++ b/subsys/shell/shell_help.h
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /* Function is printing command help string. */
-void shell_help_cmd_print(const struct shell *shell,
-			  const struct shell_static_entry *cmd);
+void z_shell_help_cmd_print(const struct shell *shell,
+			    const struct shell_static_entry *cmd);
 
 /* Function is printing subcommands and help string. */
-void shell_help_subcmd_print(const struct shell *shell,
-			     const struct shell_static_entry *cmd,
-			     const char *description);
+void z_shell_help_subcmd_print(const struct shell *shell,
+			       const struct shell_static_entry *cmd,
+			       const char *description);
 
 /**
  * @}