diff --git a/plugins/fishlim/base64.c b/plugins/fishlim/base64.c
index e01a3853..0988ecc3 100644
--- a/plugins/fishlim/base64.c
+++ b/plugins/fishlim/base64.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ size_t calcDecodeLength(const char *b64input) { //Calculates the length of a dec
     return (len * 3) / 4 - padding;
 }
 
-int base64_encode(const unsigned char *buffer, size_t length, char **b64text) { //Encodes a binary safe base 64 string
+int openssl_base64_encode(const unsigned char *buffer, size_t length, char **b64text) { //Encodes a binary safe base 64 string
     BIO *bio, *b64;
     BUF_MEM *bufferPtr;
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int base64_encode(const unsigned char *buffer, size_t length, char **b64text) {
     return (0); //success
 }
 
-int base64_decode(const char *b64message, unsigned char **buffer, size_t *length) { //Decodes a base64 encoded string
+int openssl_base64_decode(const char *b64message, unsigned char **buffer, size_t *length) { //Decodes a base64 encoded string
     BIO *bio = NULL, *b64 = NULL;
     int decodeLen = 0;
 
diff --git a/plugins/fishlim/base64.h b/plugins/fishlim/base64.h
index 2e813311..e0d83844 100644
--- a/plugins/fishlim/base64.h
+++ b/plugins/fishlim/base64.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 #include <glib.h>
 
-int base64_encode(const unsigned char *buffer, size_t length, char **b64text);
-int base64_decode(const char *b64message, unsigned char **buffer, size_t *length);
+int openssl_base64_encode(const unsigned char *buffer, size_t length, char **b64text);
+int openssl_base64_decode(const char *b64message, unsigned char **buffer, size_t *length);
 
 #endif //BASE64_H
diff --git a/plugins/fishlim/fish.c b/plugins/fishlim/fish.c
index 8f7a5f84..20049e01 100644
--- a/plugins/fishlim/fish.c
+++ b/plugins/fishlim/fish.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ char *fish_encrypt(const char *key, size_t keylen, const char *message, size_t m
 
     switch (mode) {
         case FISH_CBC_MODE:
-            base64_encode((const unsigned char *) ciphertext, ciphertext_len, &b64);
+            openssl_base64_encode((const unsigned char *) ciphertext, ciphertext_len, &b64);
             break;
 
         case FISH_ECB_MODE:
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ char *fish_decrypt(const char *key, size_t keylen, const char *data, int mode) {
 
     switch (mode) {
         case FISH_CBC_MODE:
-            if (base64_decode(data, (unsigned char **) &ciphertext, &ciphertext_len) != 0)
+            if (openssl_base64_decode(data, (unsigned char **) &ciphertext, &ciphertext_len) != 0)
                 return NULL;
             break;