diff --git a/isolate.go b/isolate.go
index 661fbec05..e22759702 100644
--- a/isolate.go
+++ b/isolate.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ type HeapStatistics struct {
 // Context, rather than creating a new default Isolate.
 func NewIsolate() *Isolate {
 	v8once.Do(func() {
-		C.Init()
+		C.V8goInit()
 	})
 	iso := &Isolate{
 		ptr: C.NewIsolate(),
diff --git a/v8go.cc b/v8go.cc
index 97390883e..2bc8061c2 100644
--- a/v8go.cc
+++ b/v8go.cc
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ extern "C" {
   ISOLATE_SCOPE(iso);                       \
   m_ctx* ctx = isolateInternalContext(iso);
 
-void Init() {
+void V8goInit() {
 #ifdef _WIN32
   V8::InitializeExternalStartupData(".");
 #endif
diff --git a/v8go.h b/v8go.h
index 7acaf0425..afe39e105 100644
--- a/v8go.h
+++ b/v8go.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ typedef struct {
   int sign_bit;
 } ValueBigInt;
 
-extern void Init();
+extern void V8goInit();
 extern IsolatePtr NewIsolate();
 extern void IsolatePerformMicrotaskCheckpoint(IsolatePtr ptr);
 extern void IsolateDispose(IsolatePtr ptr);