diff --git a/scilab/modules/ast/src/cpp/ast/debugmanager.cpp b/scilab/modules/ast/src/cpp/ast/debugmanager.cpp

index ef476bf568a..d05b89b8f84 100644

--- a/scilab/modules/ast/src/cpp/ast/debugmanager.cpp

+++ b/scilab/modules/ast/src/cpp/ast/debugmanager.cpp

@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ void DebuggerManager::internal_stop()

     // wait inside pause

     try

     {

-        pause();

+        scilab_pause();

     }

     catch (const ast::InternalAbort& ia)

     {

diff --git a/scilab/modules/core/includes/pause.h b/scilab/modules/core/includes/pause.h

index 22020d45341..31be4667faa 100644

--- a/scilab/modules/core/includes/pause.h

+++ b/scilab/modules/core/includes/pause.h

@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@

 #define __PAUSE_H__

 #include "dynlib_core.h"

-CORE_IMPEXP void pause(void);

+CORE_IMPEXP void scilab_pause(void);

 #endif /* !__PAUSE_H__ */

diff --git a/scilab/modules/core/sci_gateway/cpp/sci_pause.cpp b/scilab/modules/core/sci_gateway/cpp/sci_pause.cpp

index 8b60291ef09..6903d65a3fd 100644

--- a/scilab/modules/core/sci_gateway/cpp/sci_pause.cpp

+++ b/scilab/modules/core/sci_gateway/cpp/sci_pause.cpp

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ types::Function::ReturnValue sci_pause(types::typed_list &in, int _iRetCount, ty

     ConfigVariable::macroFirstLine_begin(2);

     // do pause

-    pause();

+    scilab_pause();

     return types::Function::OK;

 }

diff --git a/scilab/modules/core/src/cpp/pause.cpp b/scilab/modules/core/src/cpp/pause.cpp

index c1be6653609..8f15a8567cc 100644

--- a/scilab/modules/core/src/cpp/pause.cpp

+++ b/scilab/modules/core/src/cpp/pause.cpp

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ extern "C" {

 #include "pause.h"

 }

-void pause(void)

+void scilab_pause(void)

 {

     ConfigVariable::IncreasePauseLevel();

@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ void pause(void)

     //return from console so change mode to initial

     ConfigVariable::setPromptMode(iOldMode);

-}

\ No newline at end of file

+}