diff --git a/client/src/ui.c b/client/src/ui.c
index 3e6a68cf3..227fec7fe 100644
--- a/client/src/ui.c
+++ b/client/src/ui.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ double g_GridOffset = 0;
 bool g_GridLocked = false;
 bool showDemod = true;
 
-pthread_mutex_t print_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+pthread_mutex_t g_print_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 
 static void fPrintAndLog(FILE *stream, const char *fmt, ...);
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static void fPrintAndLog(FILE *stream, const char *fmt, ...) {
     char buffer2[MAX_PRINT_BUFFER] = {0};
     char buffer3[MAX_PRINT_BUFFER] = {0};
     // lock this section to avoid interlacing prints from different threads
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&print_lock);
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&g_print_lock);
     bool linefeed = true;
 
     if (logging && session.incognito) {
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ static void fPrintAndLog(FILE *stream, const char *fmt, ...) {
         fflush(stdout);
 
     //release lock
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&print_lock);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_print_lock);
 }
 
 void SetFlushAfterWrite(bool value) {
diff --git a/client/src/ui.h b/client/src/ui.h
index 21ad74be7..e4f0d6dbd 100644
--- a/client/src/ui.h
+++ b/client/src/ui.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void memcpy_filter_emoji(void *dest, const void *src, size_t n, emojiMode_t mode
 
 int searchHomeFilePath(char **foundpath, const char *subdir, const char *filename, bool create_home);
 
-extern pthread_mutex_t print_lock;
+extern pthread_mutex_t g_print_lock;
 
 void print_progress(size_t count, uint64_t max, barMode_t style);