diff --git a/Lib/python/director.swg b/Lib/python/director.swg
index fcd174711..aa9a10d72 100644
--- a/Lib/python/director.swg
+++ b/Lib/python/director.swg
@@ -404,11 +404,11 @@ namespace Swig {
     }
 
     /* methods to implement pseudo protected director members */
-    virtual bool swig_get_inner(const char* /* protected_method_name */) const {
+    virtual bool swig_get_inner(const char* /* swig_protected_method_name */) const {
       return true;
     }
     
-    virtual void swig_set_inner(const char* /* protected_method_name */, bool /* val */) const {
+    virtual void swig_set_inner(const char* /* swig_protected_method_name */, bool /* swig_val */) const {
     }
 
   /* ownership management */
diff --git a/Source/Modules/python.cxx b/Source/Modules/python.cxx
index 6d5f500a4..59f6c6bb2 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/python.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/python.cxx
@@ -2721,13 +2721,13 @@ public:
       Printf(f_directors_h, "\n\n");
       Printf(f_directors_h, "/* Internal Director utilities */\n");
       Printf(f_directors_h, "public:\n");
-      Printf(f_directors_h, "    bool swig_get_inner(const char* protected_method_name) const {\n");
-      Printf(f_directors_h, "      std::map<std::string, bool>::const_iterator iv = swig_inner.find(protected_method_name);\n");
+      Printf(f_directors_h, "    bool swig_get_inner(const char* swig_protected_method_name) const {\n");
+      Printf(f_directors_h, "      std::map<std::string, bool>::const_iterator iv = swig_inner.find(swig_protected_method_name);\n");
       Printf(f_directors_h, "      return (iv != swig_inner.end() ? iv->second : false);\n");
       Printf(f_directors_h, "    }\n\n");
 
-      Printf(f_directors_h, "    void swig_set_inner(const char* protected_method_name, bool val) const\n");
-      Printf(f_directors_h, "    { swig_inner[protected_method_name] = val;}\n\n");
+      Printf(f_directors_h, "    void swig_set_inner(const char* swig_protected_method_name, bool swig_val) const\n");
+      Printf(f_directors_h, "    { swig_inner[swig_protected_method_name] = swig_val;}\n\n");
       Printf(f_directors_h, "private:\n");
       Printf(f_directors_h, "    mutable std::map<std::string, bool> swig_inner;\n");