diff --git a/eeschema/sch_text.cpp b/eeschema/sch_text.cpp
index cf0f524576..d3115dbb84 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_text.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/sch_text.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void SCH_TEXT::MirrorY( int aYaxis_position )
     // Text is NOT really mirrored; it is moved to a suitable horizontal position
     SetLabelSpinStyle( GetLabelSpinStyle().MirrorY() );
 
-    SetTextX( Mirror( GetTextPos().x, aYaxis_position ) );
+    SetTextX( MIRRORVAL( GetTextPos().x, aYaxis_position ) );
 }
 
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ void SCH_TEXT::MirrorX( int aXaxis_position )
     // Text is NOT really mirrored; it is moved to a suitable vertical position
     SetLabelSpinStyle( GetLabelSpinStyle().MirrorX() );
 
-    SetTextY( Mirror( GetTextPos().y, aXaxis_position ) );
+    SetTextY( MIRRORVAL( GetTextPos().y, aXaxis_position ) );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/include/macros.h b/include/macros.h
index 09f202474a..86b8425a78 100644
--- a/include/macros.h
+++ b/include/macros.h
@@ -128,14 +128,14 @@ constexpr std::size_t arrayDim(T const (&)[N]) noexcept
  * Mirror @a aPoint in @a aMirrorRef.
  */
 template<typename T>
-T Mirror( T aPoint, T aMirrorRef )
+T MIRRORVAL( T aPoint, T aMirrorRef )
 {
     return -( aPoint - aMirrorRef ) + aMirrorRef;
 }
 template<typename T>
 void MIRROR( T& aPoint, const T& aMirrorRef )
 {
-    aPoint = Mirror( aPoint, aMirrorRef );
+    aPoint = MIRRORVAL( aPoint, aMirrorRef );
 }
 
 #endif // MACROS_H
diff --git a/pcbnew/fp_text.cpp b/pcbnew/fp_text.cpp
index 02c70bcadf..c2a0ba90e7 100644
--- a/pcbnew/fp_text.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/fp_text.cpp
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ void FP_TEXT::Flip( const wxPoint& aCentre, bool aFlipLeftRight )
 {
     // flipping the footprint is relative to the X axis
     if( aFlipLeftRight )
-        SetTextX( ::Mirror( GetTextPos().x, aCentre.x ) );
+        SetTextX( ::MIRRORVAL( GetTextPos().x, aCentre.x ) );
     else
-        SetTextY( ::Mirror( GetTextPos().y, aCentre.y ) );
+        SetTextY( ::MIRRORVAL( GetTextPos().y, aCentre.y ) );
 
     SetTextAngle( -GetTextAngle() );
 
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ void FP_TEXT::Mirror( const wxPoint& aCentre, bool aMirrorAroundXAxis )
     // the mirror is around the Y axis or X axis if aMirrorAroundXAxis = true
     // the position is mirrored, but the text itself is not mirrored
     if( aMirrorAroundXAxis )
-        SetTextY( ::Mirror( GetTextPos().y, aCentre.y ) );
+        SetTextY( ::MIRRORVAL( GetTextPos().y, aCentre.y ) );
     else
-        SetTextX( ::Mirror( GetTextPos().x, aCentre.x ) );
+        SetTextX( ::MIRRORVAL( GetTextPos().x, aCentre.x ) );
 
     SetLocalCoord();
 }