diff --git a/src/python/m5/stats.py b/src/python/m5/stats.py
index 907fad531..24072aeb0 100644
--- a/src/python/m5/stats.py
+++ b/src/python/m5/stats.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 import internal
 
-from internal.stats import StatEvent as event
+from internal.stats import schedStatEvent as schedEvent
 from objects import Root
 
 def initText(filename, desc=True):
diff --git a/src/python/swig/stats.i b/src/python/swig/stats.i
index eaa4c31c8..67ce72173 100644
--- a/src/python/swig/stats.i
+++ b/src/python/swig/stats.i
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ void initMySQL(std::string host, std::string database, std::string user,
     std::string passwd, std::string project, std::string name,
     std::string sample);
 
-void StatEvent(bool dump, bool reset, Tick when = curTick, Tick repeat = 0);
+void schedStatEvent(bool dump, bool reset,
+                    Tick when = curTick, Tick repeat = 0);
 
 void enable();
 void prepare();
diff --git a/src/sim/pseudo_inst.cc b/src/sim/pseudo_inst.cc
index 49298c6a9..df6ba1781 100644
--- a/src/sim/pseudo_inst.cc
+++ b/src/sim/pseudo_inst.cc
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ resetstats(ThreadContext *tc, Tick delay, Tick period)
     Tick when = curTick + delay * SimClock::Int::ns;
     Tick repeat = period * SimClock::Int::ns;
 
-    Stats::StatEvent(false, true, when, repeat);
+    Stats::schedStatEvent(false, true, when, repeat);
 }
 
 void
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ dumpstats(ThreadContext *tc, Tick delay, Tick period)
     Tick when = curTick + delay * SimClock::Int::ns;
     Tick repeat = period * SimClock::Int::ns;
 
-    Stats::StatEvent(true, false, when, repeat);
+    Stats::schedStatEvent(true, false, when, repeat);
 }
 
 void
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ dumpresetstats(ThreadContext *tc, Tick delay, Tick period)
     Tick when = curTick + delay * SimClock::Int::ns;
     Tick repeat = period * SimClock::Int::ns;
 
-    Stats::StatEvent(true, true, when, repeat);
+    Stats::schedStatEvent(true, true, when, repeat);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/sim/simulate.cc b/src/sim/simulate.cc
index 0cc603d3f..de33cce1c 100644
--- a/src/sim/simulate.cc
+++ b/src/sim/simulate.cc
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ simulate(Tick num_cycles)
         if (async_event) {
             async_event = false;
             if (async_statdump || async_statreset) {
-                Stats::StatEvent(async_statdump, async_statreset);
+                Stats::schedStatEvent(async_statdump, async_statreset);
                 async_statdump = false;
                 async_statreset = false;
             }
diff --git a/src/sim/stat_control.cc b/src/sim/stat_control.cc
index 83861c185..5985eb0a4 100644
--- a/src/sim/stat_control.cc
+++ b/src/sim/stat_control.cc
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "sim/eventq.hh"
+#include "sim/stat_control.hh"
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ initSimStats()
     static Global global;
 }
 
-class _StatEvent : public Event
+class StatEvent : public Event
 {
   private:
     bool dump;
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ class _StatEvent : public Event
     Tick repeat;
 
   public:
-    _StatEvent(bool _dump, bool _reset, Tick _repeat)
+    StatEvent(bool _dump, bool _reset, Tick _repeat)
         : Event(Stat_Event_Pri), dump(_dump), reset(_reset), repeat(_repeat)
     {
         setFlags(AutoDelete);
@@ -188,16 +189,15 @@ class _StatEvent : public Event
             Stats::reset();
 
         if (repeat) {
-            Event *event = new _StatEvent(dump, reset, repeat);
-            mainEventQueue.schedule(event, curTick + repeat);
+            Stats::schedStatEvent(dump, reset, curTick + repeat, repeat);
         }
     }
 };
 
 void
-StatEvent(bool dump, bool reset, Tick when, Tick repeat)
+schedStatEvent(bool dump, bool reset, Tick when, Tick repeat)
 {
-    Event *event = new _StatEvent(dump, reset, repeat);
+    Event *event = new StatEvent(dump, reset, repeat);
     mainEventQueue.schedule(event, when);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sim/stat_control.hh b/src/sim/stat_control.hh
index 78031b666..ac3c44960 100644
--- a/src/sim/stat_control.hh
+++ b/src/sim/stat_control.hh
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 namespace Stats {
 
 void initSimStats();
-void StatEvent(bool dump, bool reset, Tick when = curTick, Tick repeat = 0);
+void schedStatEvent(bool dump, bool reset, Tick when = curTick,
+                    Tick repeat = 0);
 
 } // namespace Stats