diff --git a/config/ompi_fortran_check.m4 b/config/ompi_fortran_check.m4
index 6ab0a59506..66658c3822 100644
--- a/config/ompi_fortran_check.m4
+++ b/config/ompi_fortran_check.m4
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([OMPI_FORTRAN_CHECK], [
             # Look for a corresponding C type (will abort by itself if the
             # type isn't found and we need it)
             ofc_c_type=
-            m4_ifval([$3], [OMPI_FIND_TYPE([$1], [$3], [$2], [$ofc_type_size], [ofc_c_type])
+            m4_ifval([$3], [OPAL_FIND_TYPE([$1], [$3], [$2], [$ofc_type_size], [ofc_c_type])
             if test -z "$ofc_c_type" ; then
                 ofc_have_type=0
             fi])
diff --git a/config/opal_find_type.m4 b/config/opal_find_type.m4
index 3fefc84c45..7428cb5cc7 100644
--- a/config/opal_find_type.m4
+++ b/config/opal_find_type.m4
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ dnl
 dnl $HEADER$
 dnl
 
-# OMPI_FIND_TYPE(type, [list of c types], abort if not found,
+# OPAL_FIND_TYPE(type, [list of c types], abort if not found,
 #                target size, variable to set)
 # -----------------------------------------------------------
-AC_DEFUN([OMPI_FIND_TYPE],[
+AC_DEFUN([OPAL_FIND_TYPE],[
     AS_VAR_PUSHDEF([type_var], [ompi_cv_find_type_$1])
 
     oft_abort_on_fail="$3"