diff --git a/kernel/microkernel/include/kevent.h b/kernel/microkernel/include/kevent.h
index 5c86a3dde2e..2fd40258670 100644
--- a/kernel/microkernel/include/kevent.h
+++ b/kernel/microkernel/include/kevent.h
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ extern void K_event_signal(struct k_args *A);
 extern void _k_event_handler_set(struct k_args *A);
 extern void _k_event_test(struct k_args *A);
 extern void _k_event_test_timeout(struct k_args *A);
-extern void K_sigevent(kevent_t event);
+extern void _k_do_event_signal(kevent_t event);
 
 #endif /* _KEVENT_H */
diff --git a/kernel/microkernel/k_event.c b/kernel/microkernel/k_event.c
index b745f8e1b57..cb7d8c461f6 100644
--- a/kernel/microkernel/k_event.c
+++ b/kernel/microkernel/k_event.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ int _task_event_recv(
 
 /*******************************************************************************
 *
-* K_sigevent - signal an event
+* _k_do_event_signal - signal an event
 *
 * Lowest level event signalling routine, which is invoked directly when the
 * signal is issued by a task and indirectly when the signal is issued by a
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ int _task_event_recv(
 * RETURNS: N/A
 */
 
-void K_sigevent(kevent_t event)
+void _k_do_event_signal(kevent_t event)
 {
 	struct evstr *E = EVENTS + event;
 	struct k_args *A = E->waiter;
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ void K_event_signal(struct k_args *A)
 	kevent_t event = A->Args.e1.event;
 
 	if (likely(event < _k_num_events)) {
-		K_sigevent(event);
+		_k_do_event_signal(event);
 		A->Time.rcode = RC_OK;
 	} else {
 		A->Time.rcode = RC_FAIL;
diff --git a/kernel/nanokernel/core/microk.c b/kernel/nanokernel/core/microk.c
index 141de131f2e..09d90d3affe 100644
--- a/kernel/nanokernel/core/microk.c
+++ b/kernel/nanokernel/core/microk.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ This module provides the microkernel context implementation.
 #include <sections.h>
 #include <minik.h>
 #include <nanok.h>
-#include <kevent.h> /* K_sigevent */
+#include <kevent.h>
 #include <microkernel.h>
 #include <microkernel/entries.h> /* kernelfunc */
 #include <nanokernel.h>
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ FUNC_NORETURN void K_swapper(int parameter1, /* not used */
 					_k_task_monitor_args(pArgs);
 				}
 #endif
-				K_sigevent(event);
+				_k_do_event_signal(event);
 			} else {
 #ifdef CONFIG_TASK_MONITOR
 				if (_k_monitor_mask & MON_KSERV) {