diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/FloatTraits.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/FloatTraits.hpp
index 9bac8d50..8b9f80eb 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/FloatTraits.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/FloatTraits.hpp
@@ -192,8 +192,9 @@ struct FloatTraits<T, 4 /*32bits*/> {
   }
 };
 
+// Returns m*10^e
 template <typename TFloat, typename TExponent>
-inline TFloat make_float(TFloat m, TExponent e) {
+inline TFloat multiplyByPowerOfTen(TFloat m, TExponent e) {
   using traits = FloatTraits<TFloat>;
 
   auto powersOfTen = e > 0 ? traits::positiveBinaryPowersOfTen()
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseNumber.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseNumber.hpp
index ab345289..21d5e880 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseNumber.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/parseNumber.hpp
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@ inline Number parseNumber(const char* s) {
                   exponent > FloatTraits<float>::exponent_max ||
                   mantissa > FloatTraits<float>::mantissa_max;
   if (isDouble) {
-    auto final_result = make_float(double(mantissa), exponent);
+    auto final_result = multiplyByPowerOfTen(double(mantissa), exponent);
     return Number(is_negative ? -final_result : final_result);
   } else
 #endif
   {
-    auto final_result = make_float(float(mantissa), exponent);
+    auto final_result = multiplyByPowerOfTen(float(mantissa), exponent);
     return Number(is_negative ? -final_result : final_result);
   }
 }