diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/director_detect.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/director_detect.i
index d56091749..cd6584de5 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/director_detect.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/director_detect.i
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   class Bar : public Foo
   {
   public:    
-    Foo* base() 
+    Foo* baseclass() 
     {
       return this;
     }    
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_detect_runme.py b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_detect_runme.py
index b3951f4f1..e298c99a6 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_detect_runme.py
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_detect_runme.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class MyBar(director_detect.Bar):
 
 b = MyBar()
 
-f = b.base()
+f = b.baseclass()
 
 v = f.get_value()
 a = f.get_class()