diff --git a/include/rocksdb/db.h b/include/rocksdb/db.h
index 89366d24f..acf1633ea 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/db.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/db.h
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ struct ColumnFamilyDescriptor {
   ColumnFamilyOptions options;
   ColumnFamilyDescriptor()
       : name(kDefaultColumnFamilyName), options(ColumnFamilyOptions()) {}
-  ColumnFamilyDescriptor(const std::string& name,
-                         const ColumnFamilyOptions& options)
-      : name(name), options(options) {}
+  ColumnFamilyDescriptor(const std::string& _name,
+                         const ColumnFamilyOptions& _options)
+      : name(_name), options(_options) {}
 };
 
 // Update Makefile if you change these