diff --git a/examples/README.txt b/examples/README.txt
index 7e7935e46..304dc53ce 100644
--- a/examples/README.txt
+++ b/examples/README.txt
@@ -1465,14 +1465,14 @@ examples/posix_spawn
 
   Requires:
 
-    CONFIG_BINFMT_DISABLE=n             - Don't disable the binary loader
-    CONFIG_ELF=y                        - Enable ELF binary loader
-    CONFIG_LIBC_EXECFUNCS=y             - Enable support for posix_spawn
-    CONFIG_EXECFUNCS_SYMTAB="g_exports" - The name of the symbol table
-                                          created by the test.
-    CONFIG_EXECFUNCS_NSYMBOLS=10        - Value does not matter, it will be
-                                          corrected at runtime.
-    CONFIG_POSIX_SPAWN_STACKSIZE=768    - This default setting.
+    CONFIG_BINFMT_DISABLE=n                   - Don't disable the binary loader
+    CONFIG_ELF=y                              - Enable ELF binary loader
+    CONFIG_LIBC_EXECFUNCS=y                   - Enable support for posix_spawn
+    CONFIG_EXECFUNCS_SYMTAB="g_spawn_exports" - The name of the symbol table
+                                                created by the test.
+    CONFIG_EXECFUNCS_NSYMBOLS=10              - Value does not matter, it will be
+                                                corrected at runtime.
+    CONFIG_POSIX_SPAWN_STACKSIZE=768          - This default setting.
 
   Test-specific configuration options:
 
diff --git a/examples/elf/elf_main.c b/examples/elf/elf_main.c
index 9c4c0b75f..f6f68a06f 100644
--- a/examples/elf/elf_main.c
+++ b/examples/elf/elf_main.c
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ static char fullpath[128];
  * Symbols from Auto-Generated Code
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-extern const struct symtab_s g_exports[];
-extern const int g_nexports;
+extern const struct symtab_s g_elf_exports[];
+extern const int g_elf_nexports;
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Functions
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ int elf_main(int argc, char *argv[])
        */
 
       args[0] = NULL;
-      ret = exec(filename, args, g_exports, g_nexports);
+      ret = exec(filename, args, g_elf_exports, g_elf_nexports);
 
       mm_update(&g_mmstep, "after exec");
 
diff --git a/examples/elf/tests/mksymtab.sh b/examples/elf/tests/mksymtab.sh
index b0c3ca133..20e090864 100755
--- a/examples/elf/tests/mksymtab.sh
+++ b/examples/elf/tests/mksymtab.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ for var in $varlist; do
 done
 
 echo ""
-echo "const struct symtab_s g_exports[] = "
+echo "const struct symtab_s g_elf_exports[] = "
 echo "{"
 
 for var in $varlist; do
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ done
 
 echo "};"
 echo ""
-echo "const int g_nexports = sizeof(g_exports) / sizeof(struct symtab_s);"
+echo "const int g_elf_nexports = sizeof(g_elf_exports) / sizeof(struct symtab_s);"
 
diff --git a/examples/nxflat/nxflat_main.c b/examples/nxflat/nxflat_main.c
index c559e82ef..d2fa4631a 100644
--- a/examples/nxflat/nxflat_main.c
+++ b/examples/nxflat/nxflat_main.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ int nxflat_main(int argc, char *argv[])
        */
 
       args[0] = NULL;
-      ret = exec(filename, args, g_exports, NEXPORTS);
+      ret = exec(filename, args, g_nxflat_exports, NEXPORTS);
       if (ret < 0)
         {
           errmsg("ERROR: exec(%s) failed: %d\n", dirlist[i], errno);
diff --git a/examples/nxflat/tests/mksymtab.sh b/examples/nxflat/tests/mksymtab.sh
index b539c0d29..3221e0283 100755
--- a/examples/nxflat/tests/mksymtab.sh
+++ b/examples/nxflat/tests/mksymtab.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ echo "#define __EXAMPLES_NXFLAT_TESTS_SYMTAB_H"
 echo ""
 echo "#include <nuttx/binfmt/symtab.h>"
 echo ""
-echo "static const struct symtab_s g_exports[] = "
+echo "static const struct symtab_s g_nxflat_exports[] = "
 echo "{"
 
 for string in $varlist; do
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ for string in $varlist; do
 done
 
 echo "};"
-echo "#define NEXPORTS (sizeof(g_exports)/sizeof(struct symtab_s))"
+echo "#define NEXPORTS (sizeof(g_nxflat_exports)/sizeof(struct symtab_s))"
 echo ""
 echo "#endif /* __EXAMPLES_NXFLAT_TESTS_SYMTAB_H */"
 
diff --git a/examples/posix_spawn/filesystem/mksymtab.sh b/examples/posix_spawn/filesystem/mksymtab.sh
index b0c3ca133..7382398bf 100755
--- a/examples/posix_spawn/filesystem/mksymtab.sh
+++ b/examples/posix_spawn/filesystem/mksymtab.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ for var in $varlist; do
 done
 
 echo ""
-echo "const struct symtab_s g_exports[] = "
+echo "const struct symtab_s g_spawn_exports[] = "
 echo "{"
 
 for var in $varlist; do
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ done
 
 echo "};"
 echo ""
-echo "const int g_nexports = sizeof(g_exports) / sizeof(struct symtab_s);"
+echo "const int g_spawn_nexports = sizeof(g_spawn_exports) / sizeof(struct symtab_s);"
 
diff --git a/examples/posix_spawn/spawn_main.c b/examples/posix_spawn/spawn_main.c
index 48a88d1dd..91c60a057 100644
--- a/examples/posix_spawn/spawn_main.c
+++ b/examples/posix_spawn/spawn_main.c
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ static char * const g_argv[4] =
  * Symbols from Auto-Generated Code
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-extern const struct symtab_s g_exports[];
-extern const int g_nexports;
+extern const struct symtab_s g_spawn_exports[];
+extern const int g_spawn_nexports;
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Functions
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ int spawn_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   /* Make sure that we are using our symbol tablee */
 
-  symdesc.symtab   = (FAR struct symtab_s *)g_exports; /* Discard 'const' */
-  symdesc.nsymbols = g_nexports;
+  symdesc.symtab   = (FAR struct symtab_s *)g_spawn_exports; /* Discard 'const' */
+  symdesc.nsymbols = g_spawn_nexports;
   (void)boardctl(BOARDIOC_APP_SYMTAB, (uintptr_t)&symdesc);
 
   /*************************************************************************
diff --git a/examples/sotest/lib/modprint/modprint.c b/examples/sotest/lib/modprint/modprint.c
index 92447c709..0b375638d 100644
--- a/examples/sotest/lib/modprint/modprint.c
+++ b/examples/sotest/lib/modprint/modprint.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void modprint(FAR const char *fmt, ...);
  * Private Data
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-static const struct symtab_s g_exports[1] =
+static const struct symtab_s g_modprint_exports[1] =
 {
   {
     (FAR const char *)"modprint", (FAR const void *)modprint,
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ int module_initialize(FAR struct mod_info_s *modinfo)
 
   modinfo->uninitializer = module_uninitialize;
   modinfo->arg           = NULL;
-  modinfo->exports       = g_exports;
+  modinfo->exports       = g_modprint_exports;
   modinfo->nexports      = 1;
 
   return OK;
diff --git a/examples/sotest/lib/sotest/sotest.c b/examples/sotest/lib/sotest/sotest.c
index 6172b5129..308bab13e 100644
--- a/examples/sotest/lib/sotest/sotest.c
+++ b/examples/sotest/lib/sotest/sotest.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static const char g_msg1[] = "Hello to you too!";
 static const char g_msg2[] = "Not so bad so far.";
 static const char g_msg3[] = "Yes, don't be a stranger!";
 
-static const struct symtab_s g_exports[6] =
+static const struct symtab_s g_sotest_exports[6] =
 {
   {
     (FAR const char *)"testfunc1", (FAR const void *)testfunc1,
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ int module_initialize(FAR struct mod_info_s *modinfo)
 
   modinfo->uninitializer = module_uninitialize;
   modinfo->arg           = NULL;
-  modinfo->exports       = g_exports;
+  modinfo->exports       = g_sotest_exports;
   modinfo->nexports      = 6;
 
   return OK;
diff --git a/examples/thttpd/content/mksymtab.sh b/examples/thttpd/content/mksymtab.sh
index fc5af268e..91074e28e 100755
--- a/examples/thttpd/content/mksymtab.sh
+++ b/examples/thttpd/content/mksymtab.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ echo "#define __EXAMPLES_NXFLAT_TESTS_SYMTAB_H"
 echo ""
 echo "#include <nuttx/binfmt/symtab.h>"
 echo ""
-echo "static const struct symtab_s g_exports[] = "
+echo "static const struct symtab_s g_thttpd_exports[] = "
 echo "{"
 
 for string in $varlist; do
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ for string in $varlist; do
 done
 
 echo "};"
-echo "#define NEXPORTS (sizeof(g_exports)/sizeof(struct symtab_s))"
+echo "#define NEXPORTS (sizeof(g_thttpd_exports)/sizeof(struct symtab_s))"
 echo ""
 echo "#endif /* __EXAMPLES_NXFLAT_TESTS_SYMTAB_H */"
 
diff --git a/examples/thttpd/thttpd_main.c b/examples/thttpd/thttpd_main.c
index 8b2ede52e..01c6c7344 100644
--- a/examples/thttpd/thttpd_main.c
+++ b/examples/thttpd/thttpd_main.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ int thttp_main(int argc, char *argv[])
   /* Start THTTPD.  At present, symbol table info is passed via global variables */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_THTTPD_NXFLAT
-  g_thttpdsymtab   = g_exports;
+  g_thttpdsymtab   = g_thttpd_exports;
   g_thttpdnsymbols = NEXPORTS;
 #endif