diff --git a/include/picojson.h b/include/picojson.h
index 24a60c5b..bb554d7f 100644
--- a/include/picojson.h
+++ b/include/picojson.h
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ class value {
 private:
   template <typename T> value(const T *); // intentionally defined to block implicit conversion of pointer to bool
   template <typename Iter> static void _indent(Iter os, int indent);
-  template <typename Iter> void _serialize(Iter os, int indent) const;
-  std::string _serialize(int indent) const;
+  template <typename Iter> void serialize_(Iter os, int indent) const;
+  std::string serialize_(int indent) const;
   void clear();
 };
 
@@ -557,11 +557,11 @@ template <typename Iter> void serialize_str(const std::string &s, Iter oi) {
 }
 
 template <typename Iter> void value::serialize(Iter oi, bool prettify) const {
-  return _serialize(oi, prettify ? 0 : -1);
+  return serialize_(oi, prettify ? 0 : -1);
 }
 
 inline std::string value::serialize(bool prettify) const {
-  return _serialize(prettify ? 0 : -1);
+  return serialize_(prettify ? 0 : -1);
 }
 
 template <typename Iter> void value::_indent(Iter oi, int indent) {
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ template <typename Iter> void value::_indent(Iter oi, int indent) {
   }
 }
 
-template <typename Iter> void value::_serialize(Iter oi, int indent) const {
+template <typename Iter> void value::serialize_(Iter oi, int indent) const {
   switch (type_) {
   case string_type:
     serialize_str(*u_.string_, oi);
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ template <typename Iter> void value::_serialize(Iter oi, int indent) const {
       if (indent != -1) {
         _indent(oi, indent);
       }
-      i->_serialize(oi, indent);
+      i->serialize_(oi, indent);
     }
     if (indent != -1) {
       --indent;
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ template <typename Iter> void value::_serialize(Iter oi, int indent) const {
       if (indent != -1) {
         *oi++ = ' ';
       }
-      i->second._serialize(oi, indent);
+      i->second.serialize_(oi, indent);
     }
     if (indent != -1) {
       --indent;
@@ -636,9 +636,9 @@ template <typename Iter> void value::_serialize(Iter oi, int indent) const {
   }
 }
 
-inline std::string value::_serialize(int indent) const {
+inline std::string value::serialize_(int indent) const {
   std::string s;
-  _serialize(std::back_inserter(s), indent);
+  serialize_(std::back_inserter(s), indent);
   return s;
 }