diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/table_base.h b/include/sqlpp11/table_base.h
index 3bf2d2c8..6897d92e 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/table_base.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/table_base.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace sqlpp
 		template<typename Db>
 			void serialize(std::ostream& os, Db& db) const
 			{
-				static_cast<const Table*>(this)->serialize(os, db);
+				static_cast<const Table*>(this)->serialize_impl(os, db);
 			}
 
 	};
diff --git a/tests/TabSample.h b/tests/TabSample.h
index de775026..f887cb30 100644
--- a/tests/TabSample.h
+++ b/tests/TabSample.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct TabFoo: sqlpp::table_base_t<
 			T tabFoo;
 		};
 	template<typename Db>
-		void serialize(std::ostream& os, Db& db) const
+		void serialize_impl(std::ostream& os, Db& db) const
 		{
 			os << _name_t::_get_name();
 		}
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ struct TabSample: sqlpp::table_base_t<
 			};
 	};
 	template<typename Db>
-		void serialize(std::ostream& os, Db& db) const
+		void serialize_impl(std::ostream& os, Db& db) const
 		{
 			os << _name_t::_get_name();
 		}