diff --git a/target/arm/translate.c b/target/arm/translate.c
index fc5eafaeeb..edb7d3f394 100644
--- a/target/arm/translate.c
+++ b/target/arm/translate.c
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ static void gen_exception_internal_insn(DisasContext *s, uint32_t pc, int excp)
     s->base.is_jmp = DISAS_NORETURN;
 }
 
-static void gen_exception(int excp, uint32_t syndrome, uint32_t target_el)
+static void gen_exception_el(int excp, uint32_t syndrome, uint32_t target_el)
 {
     gen_helper_exception_with_syndrome_el(cpu_env, tcg_constant_i32(excp),
                                           tcg_constant_i32(syndrome),
@@ -9758,16 +9758,16 @@ static void arm_tr_tb_stop(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cpu)
         switch (dc->base.is_jmp) {
         case DISAS_SWI:
             gen_ss_advance(dc);
-            gen_exception(EXCP_SWI, syn_aa32_svc(dc->svc_imm, dc->thumb),
-                          default_exception_el(dc));
+            gen_exception_el(EXCP_SWI, syn_aa32_svc(dc->svc_imm, dc->thumb),
+                             default_exception_el(dc));
             break;
         case DISAS_HVC:
             gen_ss_advance(dc);
-            gen_exception(EXCP_HVC, syn_aa32_hvc(dc->svc_imm), 2);
+            gen_exception_el(EXCP_HVC, syn_aa32_hvc(dc->svc_imm), 2);
             break;
         case DISAS_SMC:
             gen_ss_advance(dc);
-            gen_exception(EXCP_SMC, syn_aa32_smc(), 3);
+            gen_exception_el(EXCP_SMC, syn_aa32_smc(), 3);
             break;
         case DISAS_NEXT:
         case DISAS_TOO_MANY:
@@ -9828,14 +9828,14 @@ static void arm_tr_tb_stop(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cpu)
             gen_helper_yield(cpu_env);
             break;
         case DISAS_SWI:
-            gen_exception(EXCP_SWI, syn_aa32_svc(dc->svc_imm, dc->thumb),
-                          default_exception_el(dc));
+            gen_exception_el(EXCP_SWI, syn_aa32_svc(dc->svc_imm, dc->thumb),
+                             default_exception_el(dc));
             break;
         case DISAS_HVC:
-            gen_exception(EXCP_HVC, syn_aa32_hvc(dc->svc_imm), 2);
+            gen_exception_el(EXCP_HVC, syn_aa32_hvc(dc->svc_imm), 2);
             break;
         case DISAS_SMC:
-            gen_exception(EXCP_SMC, syn_aa32_smc(), 3);
+            gen_exception_el(EXCP_SMC, syn_aa32_smc(), 3);
             break;
         }
     }