diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/chmod.c b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/chmod.c
index ff7bff33e772cd..ab65493187e035 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/chmod.c
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/chmod.c
@@ -367,10 +367,10 @@ static BOOL ParseCommandLineArguments(
       // Check if the given path name is a file or directory
       // Only set recursive flag if the given path is a directory
       //
-      dwRtnCode = GetFileInformationByName(*path, FALSE, &fileInfo);
+      dwRtnCode = GetFileInformationByPathName(*path, FALSE, &fileInfo);
       if (dwRtnCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
       {
-        ReportErrorCode(L"GetFileInformationByName", dwRtnCode);
+        ReportErrorCode(L"GetFileInformationByPathName", dwRtnCode);
         return FALSE;
       }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/hardlink.c b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/hardlink.c
index 76422a8772db6d..e661c0f4bf603f 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/hardlink.c
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/hardlink.c
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ static DWORD HardlinkStat(__in LPCWSTR fileName, __out DWORD *puHardLinkCount)
 
   // Get file information which contains the hard link count
   //
-  dwErrorCode = GetFileInformationByName(longFileName, FALSE, &fileInformation);
+  dwErrorCode = GetFileInformationByPathName(
+    longFileName, FALSE, &fileInformation);
   if (dwErrorCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
   {
     goto HardlinkStatExit;
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/include/winutils.h b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/include/winutils.h
index 6c33b5ae79e6fe..f61cda908f99de 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/include/winutils.h
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/include/winutils.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void ReadlinkUsage();
 int SystemInfo();
 void SystemInfoUsage();
 
-DWORD GetFileInformationByName(__in LPCWSTR pathName,  __in BOOL followLink,
+DWORD GetFileInformationByPathName(__in LPCWSTR pathName,  __in BOOL followLink,
   __out LPBY_HANDLE_FILE_INFORMATION lpFileInformation);
 
 DWORD CheckAccessForCurrentUser(
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/libwinutils.c b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/libwinutils.c
index 676f1b2dad7dda..725c15e4da3d3d 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/libwinutils.c
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/libwinutils.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const ACCESS_MASK WinMasks[WIN_MASKS_TOTAL] =
 };
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function: GetFileInformationByName
+// Function: GetFileInformationByPathName
 //
 // Description:
 //  To retrieve the by handle file information given the file name
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ const ACCESS_MASK WinMasks[WIN_MASKS_TOTAL] =
 //  or junction point to get the target file information. Otherwise, the
 //  information for the symbolic link or junction point is retrieved.
 //
-DWORD GetFileInformationByName(
+DWORD GetFileInformationByPathName(
   __in LPCWSTR pathName,
   __in BOOL followLink,
   __out LPBY_HANDLE_FILE_INFORMATION lpFileInformation)
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ DWORD FindFileOwnerAndPermission(
 
   if (pMask == NULL) goto FindFileOwnerAndPermissionEnd;
 
-  dwRtnCode = GetFileInformationByName(pathName,
+  dwRtnCode = GetFileInformationByPathName(pathName,
     followLink, &fileInformation);
   if (dwRtnCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
   {
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/ls.c b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/ls.c
index 8e71226f03ffe9..bdc50c9cbb77c5 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/ls.c
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/winutils/ls.c
@@ -280,11 +280,11 @@ int Ls(__in int argc, __in_ecount(argc) wchar_t *argv[])
     goto LsEnd;
   }
 
-  dwErrorCode = GetFileInformationByName(
+  dwErrorCode = GetFileInformationByPathName(
     longPathName, optionsMask & CmdLineOptionFollowSymlink, &fileInformation);
   if (dwErrorCode != ERROR_SUCCESS)
   {
-    ReportErrorCode(L"GetFileInformationByName", dwErrorCode);
+    ReportErrorCode(L"GetFileInformationByPathName", dwErrorCode);
     goto LsEnd;
   }