diff --git a/sbin/iscontrol/config.c b/sbin/iscontrol/config.c
index e8fd309071ee..639a702513e0 100644
--- a/sbin/iscontrol/config.c
+++ b/sbin/iscontrol/config.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ setOption(isc_opt_t *op, int which, void *rval)
 }
 
 static char *
-getline(FILE *fd)
+get_line(FILE *fd)
 {
      static char	*sp, line[BUFSIZ];
      char		*lp, *p;
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ getConfig(FILE *fd, char *key, char **Ar, int *nargs)
      else
 	  len = 0;
      state = 0;
-     while((lp = getline(fd)) != NULL) {
+     while((lp = get_line(fd)) != NULL) {
 	  for(; isspace((unsigned char)*lp); lp++)
 	       ;
 	  switch(state) {