diff --git a/vvp/array.cc b/vvp/array.cc
index 7c68ce821..2ce2728d0 100644
--- a/vvp/array.cc
+++ b/vvp/array.cc
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ struct __vpiArray : public __vpiArrayBase, public __vpiHandle {
       int vpi_get(int code);
       char* vpi_get_str(int code);
       vpiHandle vpi_handle(int code);
+      inline vpiHandle vpi_iterate(int code) { return vpi_array_base_iterate(code); }
       vpiHandle vpi_index(int idx);
 
       const char*name; /* Permanently allocated string */
diff --git a/vvp/array_common.cc b/vvp/array_common.cc
index 08bb11ab9..668a61542 100644
--- a/vvp/array_common.cc
+++ b/vvp/array_common.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "array_common.h"
 
-vpiHandle __vpiArrayBase::vpi_iterate(int code)
+vpiHandle __vpiArrayBase::vpi_array_base_iterate(int code)
 {
     switch (code) {
         case vpiMemoryWord: {
diff --git a/vvp/vpi_priv.h b/vvp/vpi_priv.h
index 15efe0db8..ecf2f0c22 100644
--- a/vvp/vpi_priv.h
+++ b/vvp/vpi_priv.h
@@ -548,8 +548,10 @@ struct __vpiArrayBase {
       virtual void get_word_value(struct __vpiArrayWord*word, p_vpi_value vp) = 0;
       virtual void put_word_value(struct __vpiArrayWord*word, p_vpi_value vp,
                                     int flags) = 0;
-
-      virtual vpiHandle vpi_iterate(int code);
+    // vpi_iterate is already defined by vpiHandle, so to avoid problems with
+    // classes inheriting from vpiHandle and vpiArrayBase just share the common
+    // code in the following function
+      vpiHandle vpi_array_base_iterate(int code);
       virtual void make_vals_words();
 
       struct __vpiArrayWord*vals_words;