diff --git a/libc/arch-mips/syscalls/close.S b/libc/arch-mips/syscalls/___close.S
similarity index 85%
rename from libc/arch-mips/syscalls/close.S
rename to libc/arch-mips/syscalls/___close.S
index 231f497..356cfd6 100644
--- a/libc/arch-mips/syscalls/close.S
+++ b/libc/arch-mips/syscalls/___close.S
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <private/bionic_asm.h>
 
-ENTRY(close)
+ENTRY(___close)
     .set noreorder
     .cpload t9
     li v0, __NR_close
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@
     j t9
     nop
     .set reorder
-END(close)
+END(___close)
+.hidden ___close