diff --git a/src/lib/netlist/plib/pparser.cpp b/src/lib/netlist/plib/pparser.cpp
index f61a1677ced..4b5d7995658 100644
--- a/src/lib/netlist/plib/pparser.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/netlist/plib/pparser.cpp
@@ -21,22 +21,22 @@ pstring ptokenizer::currentline_str()
 
 void ptokenizer::skipeol()
 {
-	pstring::code_t c = getc();
+	pstring::code_t c = _getc();
 	while (c)
 	{
 		if (c == 10)
 		{
-			c = getc();
+			c = _getc();
 			if (c != 13)
-				ungetc();
+				_ungetc();
 			return;
 		}
-		c = getc();
+		c = _getc();
 	}
 }
 
 
-pstring::code_t ptokenizer::getc()
+pstring::code_t ptokenizer::_getc()
 {
 	if (m_px >= m_cur_line.len())
 	{
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pstring::code_t ptokenizer::getc()
 	return m_cur_line.code_at(m_px++);
 }
 
-void ptokenizer::ungetc()
+void ptokenizer::_ungetc()
 {
 	m_px--;
 }
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ ptokenizer::token_t ptokenizer::get_token()
 ptokenizer::token_t ptokenizer::get_token_internal()
 {
 	/* skip ws */
-	pstring::code_t c = getc();
+	pstring::code_t c = _getc();
 	while (m_whitespace.find(c)>=0)
 	{
-		c = getc();
+		c = _getc();
 		if (eof())
 		{
 			return token_t(ENDOFFILE);
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ ptokenizer::token_t ptokenizer::get_token_internal()
 			else if (m_number_chars.find(c)<0)
 				break;
 			tokstr += c;
-			c = getc();
+			c = _getc();
 		}
-		ungetc();
+		_ungetc();
 		return token_t(ret, tokstr);
 	}
 	else if (m_identifier_chars.find(c)>=0)
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ ptokenizer::token_t ptokenizer::get_token_internal()
 		pstring tokstr = "";
 		while (m_identifier_chars.find(c)>=0) {
 			tokstr += c;
-			c = getc();
+			c = _getc();
 		}
-		ungetc();
+		_ungetc();
 		token_id_t id = token_id_t(m_tokens.indexof(tokstr));
 		if (id.id() >= 0)
 			return token_t(id, tokstr);
@@ -207,11 +207,11 @@ ptokenizer::token_t ptokenizer::get_token_internal()
 	else if (c == m_string)
 	{
 		pstring tokstr = "";
-		c = getc();
+		c = _getc();
 		while (c != m_string)
 		{
 			tokstr += c;
-			c = getc();
+			c = _getc();
 		}
 		return token_t(STRING, tokstr);
 	}
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ ptokenizer::token_t ptokenizer::get_token_internal()
 				if (id.id() >= 0)
 					return token_t(id, tokstr);
 			}
-			c = getc();
+			c = _getc();
 		}
-		ungetc();
+		_ungetc();
 		token_id_t id = token_id_t(m_tokens.indexof(tokstr));
 		if (id.id() >= 0)
 			return token_t(id, tokstr);
diff --git a/src/lib/netlist/plib/pparser.h b/src/lib/netlist/plib/pparser.h
index 34dfdbfcff3..08294677328 100644
--- a/src/lib/netlist/plib/pparser.h
+++ b/src/lib/netlist/plib/pparser.h
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ protected:
 private:
 	void skipeol();
 
-	pstring::code_t getc();
-	void ungetc();
+	pstring::code_t _getc();
+	void _ungetc();
 
 	bool eof() { return m_strm.eof(); }