diff --git a/bob/io/base/include/bob.io.base/blitz_array.h b/bob/io/base/include/bob.io.base/blitz_array.h
index 9927e0040e8f56f94ecf400327d8ff1648de3ef8..4625959840300a82bfe6e934bf952e1c8ed32910 100644
--- a/bob/io/base/include/bob.io.base/blitz_array.h
+++ b/bob/io/base/include/bob.io.base/blitz_array.h
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ namespace bob { namespace io { namespace base { namespace array {
           if (N > BOB_MAX_DIM)
             throw std::runtime_error("unsupported number of dimensions on blitz::Array<>");
 
-          if (!isCContiguous(*data.get()))
+          if (!bob::core::array::isCContiguous(*data.get()))
             throw std::runtime_error("cannot buffer'ize non-c contiguous array");
 
           m_type.set(data);