diff --git a/pyuno/source/loader/pythonloader.component b/pyuno/source/loader/pythonloader.component
index 0abab7fc4fd1..1dc51f44722d 100644
--- a/pyuno/source/loader/pythonloader.component
+++ b/pyuno/source/loader/pythonloader.component
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
  -->
 
-<component loader="com.sun.star.loader.SharedLibrary"
+<component loader="com.sun.star.loader.SharedLibrary" prefix="pythonloader"
     xmlns="http://openoffice.org/2010/uno-components">
   <implementation name="org.openoffice.comp.pyuno.Loader">
     <service name="com.sun.star.loader.Python"/>
diff --git a/pyuno/source/loader/pyuno_loader.cxx b/pyuno/source/loader/pyuno_loader.cxx
index 34176ebadab2..3e7a250d687a 100644
--- a/pyuno/source/loader/pyuno_loader.cxx
+++ b/pyuno/source/loader/pyuno_loader.cxx
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static struct cppu::ImplementationEntry g_entries[] =
 extern "C"
 {
 
-SAL_DLLPUBLIC_EXPORT void * SAL_CALL component_getFactory(
+SAL_DLLPUBLIC_EXPORT void * SAL_CALL pythonloader_component_getFactory(
     const sal_Char * pImplName, void * pServiceManager, void * pRegistryKey )
 {
     return cppu::component_getFactoryHelper( pImplName, pServiceManager, pRegistryKey , g_entries );