diff --git a/api/mraa/gpio.h b/api/mraa/gpio.h
index 5973632..ce48f82 100644
--- a/api/mraa/gpio.h
+++ b/api/mraa/gpio.h
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ mraa_result_t mraa_gpio_owner(mraa_gpio_context dev, mraa_boolean_t owner);
  */
 DEPRECATED mraa_result_t mraa_gpio_use_mmaped(mraa_gpio_context dev, mraa_boolean_t mmap);
 
+/* remaining internal use only */
+mraa_result_t mraa_gpio_use_mmaped_internal(mraa_gpio_context dev, mraa_boolean_t mmap);
+
 /**
  * Get a pin number of the gpio, invalid will return -1
  *
diff --git a/api/mraa/gpio.hpp b/api/mraa/gpio.hpp
index fad439e..c0b546c 100644
--- a/api/mraa/gpio.hpp
+++ b/api/mraa/gpio.hpp
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class Gpio
     Result
     useMmap(bool enable)
     {
-        return (Result) mraa_gpio_use_mmaped(m_gpio, (mraa_boolean_t) enable);
+        return (Result) mraa_gpio_use_mmaped_internal(m_gpio, (mraa_boolean_t) enable);
     }
     /**
      * Get pin number of Gpio. If raw param is True will return the
diff --git a/src/gpio/gpio.c b/src/gpio/gpio.c
index 0f0b82b..62ffe9a 100644
--- a/src/gpio/gpio.c
+++ b/src/gpio/gpio.c
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ mraa_gpio_owner(mraa_gpio_context dev, mraa_boolean_t own)
 }
 
 mraa_result_t
-mraa_gpio_use_mmaped(mraa_gpio_context dev, mraa_boolean_t mmap_en)
+mraa_gpio_use_mmaped_internal(mraa_gpio_context dev, mraa_boolean_t mmap_en)
 {
     if (dev == NULL) {
         syslog(LOG_ERR, "gpio: use_mmaped: context is invalid");
@@ -1756,6 +1756,12 @@ mraa_gpio_use_mmaped(mraa_gpio_context dev, mraa_boolean_t mmap_en)
     return MRAA_ERROR_FEATURE_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
 }
 
+mraa_result_t
+mraa_gpio_use_mmaped(mraa_gpio_context dev, mraa_boolean_t mmap_en)
+{
+    return mraa_gpio_use_mmaped_internal(dev, mmap_en);
+}
+
 int
 mraa_gpio_get_pin(mraa_gpio_context dev)
 {
diff --git a/tools/mraa-gpio.c b/tools/mraa-gpio.c
index 4e0f081..05b9316 100644
--- a/tools/mraa-gpio.c
+++ b/tools/mraa-gpio.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ gpio_set(int pin, int level, mraa_boolean_t raw)
     if (gpio != NULL) {
         mraa_gpio_dir(gpio, MRAA_GPIO_OUT);
         if (raw != 0) {
-            if (mraa_gpio_use_mmaped(gpio, 1) != MRAA_SUCCESS) {
+            if (mraa_gpio_use_mmaped_internal(gpio, 1) != MRAA_SUCCESS) {
                 fprintf(stdout,
                         "mmapped access to gpio %d not supported, falling back to normal mode\n", pin);
             }
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ gpio_get(int pin, int* level, mraa_boolean_t raw)
     if (gpio != NULL) {
         mraa_gpio_dir(gpio, MRAA_GPIO_IN);
         if (raw != 0) {
-            if (mraa_gpio_use_mmaped(gpio, 1) != MRAA_SUCCESS) {
+            if (mraa_gpio_use_mmaped_internal(gpio, 1) != MRAA_SUCCESS) {
                 fprintf(stdout,
                         "mmapped access to gpio %d not supported, falling back to normal mode\n", pin);
             }