diff --git a/src/bin/overrides/gnucash-make-guids b/src/bin/overrides/gnucash-make-guids
index a983334b4b..df501ce8aa 100755
--- a/src/bin/overrides/gnucash-make-guids
+++ b/src/bin/overrides/gnucash-make-guids
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ exec gnucash-env guile -s "$0" "$@"
 (gnc:module-load "gnucash/engine" 0)
 
 (let loop ((remaining num-to-make))
-  (display (gnc:guid-new)) (newline)
+  (display (guid-new-return)) (newline)
   (if (> remaining 1)
       (loop (- remaining 1))))
 
diff --git a/src/engine/engine.i b/src/engine/engine.i
index ede8548a67..94b5110bf0 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.i
+++ b/src/engine/engine.i
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ const char *qof_session_get_url (QofSession *session);
 
 const char *gnc_print_date (Timespec ts);
 
+GUID guid_new_return(void);
+
 %inline {
 static QofQuery * qof_query_create_for_splits(void) {
   return qof_query_create_for(GNC_ID_SPLIT);