diff --git a/conan.cmake b/conan.cmake
index ca0b426a..5e5c4711 100644
--- a/conan.cmake
+++ b/conan.cmake
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 include(CMakeParseArguments)
 
-function(_get_msvc_version result)
+function(conan_cmake_detect_msvc_version result)
     set(${result} "" PARENT_SCOPE)
     if(NOT MSVC_VERSION VERSION_LESS 1400 AND MSVC_VERSION VERSION_LESS 1500)
         # VS2005
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ macro(_conan_detect_compiler)
 
         # Detect 'compiler' and 'compiler.version'
         set(_MSVC "msvc")
-        _get_msvc_version(_MSVC_VERSION)
+        conan_cmake_detect_msvc_version(_MSVC_VERSION)
         if("${_MSVC_VERSION}" STREQUAL "")
             message(FATAL_ERROR "Conan: MSVC not recognized")
         else()