diff --git a/src/parallel/decompose/decompositionMethods/randomDecomp/randomDecomp.C b/src/parallel/decompose/decompositionMethods/randomDecomp/randomDecomp.C
index aa55e77e92..e1b583cdd8 100644
--- a/src/parallel/decompose/decompositionMethods/randomDecomp/randomDecomp.C
+++ b/src/parallel/decompose/decompositionMethods/randomDecomp/randomDecomp.C
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Foam
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * Private Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-Foam::labelList Foam::randomDecomp::decompose(const label nCells) const
+Foam::labelList Foam::randomDecomp::randomMap(const label nCells) const
 {
     Random rndGen(0);
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::randomDecomp::decompose
     const scalarField&
 ) const
 {
-    return decompose(mesh.nCells());  // or cc.size()
+    return randomMap(mesh.nCells());  // or cc.size()
 }
 
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::randomDecomp::decompose
     const scalarField&
 ) const
 {
-    return decompose(globalCellCells.size());  // or cc.size()
+    return randomMap(globalCellCells.size());  // or cc.size()
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/parallel/decompose/decompositionMethods/randomDecomp/randomDecomp.H b/src/parallel/decompose/decompositionMethods/randomDecomp/randomDecomp.H
index 69da66ba33..5eea76c9f0 100644
--- a/src/parallel/decompose/decompositionMethods/randomDecomp/randomDecomp.H
+++ b/src/parallel/decompose/decompositionMethods/randomDecomp/randomDecomp.H
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class randomDecomp
     // Private Member Functions
 
         //- Random distribution on the 0-nCells interval
-        labelList decompose(const label nCells) const;
+        labelList randomMap(const label nCells) const;
 
         //- No copy construct
         void operator=(const randomDecomp&) = delete;