diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/plugin.h b/userspace/libsinsp/plugin.h
index b5324a886b..b4f4a672ce 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/plugin.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/plugin.h
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ class sinsp_table {
 		}
 	}
 
-	void clear_entries() { m_table->clear(m_owner_plugin); }
+	void clear_entries() { m_table->clear_entries(m_owner_plugin); }
 
 private:
 	libsinsp::state::sinsp_table_owner* m_owner_plugin = nullptr;
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/plugin_table_api.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/plugin_table_api.cpp
index 4378ca5dbe..a10a9ca622 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/plugin_table_api.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/plugin_table_api.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ struct plugin_table_wrapper : public libsinsp::state::table<KeyType> {
 	                               ss_plugin_table_iterator_func_t it,
 	                               ss_plugin_table_iterator_state_t* s) override;
 
-	ss_plugin_rc clear(libsinsp::state::sinsp_table_owner* owner) override;
+	ss_plugin_rc clear_entries(libsinsp::state::sinsp_table_owner* owner) override;
 
 	ss_plugin_rc erase_entry(libsinsp::state::sinsp_table_owner* owner,
 	                         const ss_plugin_state_data* key) override;
@@ -376,7 +376,8 @@ ss_plugin_bool plugin_table_wrapper<KeyType>::iterate_entries(
 }
 
 template<typename KeyType>
-ss_plugin_rc plugin_table_wrapper<KeyType>::clear(libsinsp::state::sinsp_table_owner* owner) {
+ss_plugin_rc plugin_table_wrapper<KeyType>::clear_entries(
+        libsinsp::state::sinsp_table_owner* owner) {
 	auto ret = m_input->writer_ext->clear_table(m_input->table);
 	if(ret == SS_PLUGIN_FAILURE) {
 		owner->m_last_owner_err = m_owner->get_last_error();
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/state/table.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/state/table.cpp
index e0cf069ced..48cd8d371f 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/state/table.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/state/table.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ ss_plugin_bool libsinsp::state::table_accessor::iterate_entries(
 
 ss_plugin_rc libsinsp::state::table_accessor::clear(ss_plugin_table_t* _t) {
 	auto t = static_cast<table_accessor*>(_t);
-	return t->m_table->clear(t->m_owner_plugin);
+	return t->m_table->clear_entries(t->m_owner_plugin);
 }
 
 ss_plugin_rc libsinsp::state::table_accessor::erase_entry(ss_plugin_table_t* _t,
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ ss_plugin_bool libsinsp::state::built_in_table<KeyType>::iterate_entries(
 }
 
 template<typename KeyType>
-ss_plugin_rc libsinsp::state::built_in_table<KeyType>::clear(sinsp_table_owner* owner) {
+ss_plugin_rc libsinsp::state::built_in_table<KeyType>::clear_entries(sinsp_table_owner* owner) {
 	__CATCH_ERR_MSG(owner->m_last_owner_err, {
 		this->clear_entries();
 		return SS_PLUGIN_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/state/table.h b/userspace/libsinsp/state/table.h
index 8c65b27afc..7a65990d07 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/state/table.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/state/table.h
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class base_table {
 	                                       ss_plugin_table_iterator_func_t it,
 	                                       ss_plugin_table_iterator_state_t* s) = 0;
 
-	virtual ss_plugin_rc clear(sinsp_table_owner* owner) = 0;
+	virtual ss_plugin_rc clear_entries(sinsp_table_owner* owner) = 0;
 
 	virtual ss_plugin_rc erase_entry(sinsp_table_owner* owner, const ss_plugin_state_data* key) = 0;
 
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ class built_in_table : public table<KeyType> {
 	                               ss_plugin_table_iterator_func_t it,
 	                               ss_plugin_table_iterator_state_t* s) override;
 
-	ss_plugin_rc clear(sinsp_table_owner* owner) override;
+	ss_plugin_rc clear_entries(sinsp_table_owner* owner) override;
 
 	ss_plugin_rc erase_entry(sinsp_table_owner* owner, const ss_plugin_state_data* key) override;