diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5vlImp.c b/java/src/jni/h5vlImp.c
index 9284485d563..b2fc6a1aebf 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5vlImp.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5vlImp.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLunregister_1connector(JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong co
  * Signature: (JJ)Z
  */
 JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
-Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLcmp_connector_cls(JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong conn_id1, jlong conn_id2)
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLcmp_1connector_1cls(JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong conn_id1, jlong conn_id2)
 {
     int      cmp_value = 0;
     jboolean bval      = JNI_FALSE;
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5vlImp.h b/java/src/jni/h5vlImp.h
index e9f5821851d..d3248f53d13 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5vlImp.h
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5vlImp.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLunregister_1connector(JNIEnv *, j
  * Method:    H5VLcmp_connector_cls
  * Signature: (JJ)Z
  */
-JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLcmp_connector_cls(JNIEnv *, jclass, jlong, jlong);
+JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLcmp_1connector_1cls(JNIEnv *, jclass, jlong, jlong);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } /* end extern "C" */