diff --git a/contrib/epee/include/file_io_utils.h b/contrib/epee/include/file_io_utils.h
index 746b6420..b6fedbc1 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/include/file_io_utils.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/file_io_utils.h
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@
 
 #if __has_include(<filesystem>)
 #include <filesystem>
-namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+namespace stdfs = std::filesystem;
 #elif __has_include(<experimental/filesystem>)
 #include <experimental/filesystem>
-namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
+namespace stdfs = std::experimental::filesystem;
 #else
 	#error "Neither <filesystem> nor <experimental/filesystem> are available."
 #endif
@@ -574,10 +574,10 @@ namespace file_io_utils
 		try
 		{
 
-			fs::directory_iterator end_itr; // default construction yields past-the-end
-			for ( fs::directory_iterator itr( epee::string_encoding::utf8_to_wstring(path) ); itr != end_itr; ++itr )
+			stdfs::directory_iterator end_itr; // default construction yields past-the-end
+			for (stdfs::directory_iterator itr( epee::string_encoding::utf8_to_wstring(path) ); itr != end_itr; ++itr )
 			{
-				if ( only_files && fs::is_directory(itr->status()) )
+				if ( only_files && stdfs::is_directory(itr->status()) )
 				{
 					continue;
 				}