diff --git a/examples/gguf-hash/deps/xxhash/xxhash.h b/examples/gguf-hash/deps/xxhash/xxhash.h
index a5a955f54..323fbc906 100644
--- a/examples/gguf-hash/deps/xxhash/xxhash.h
+++ b/examples/gguf-hash/deps/xxhash/xxhash.h
@@ -3740,7 +3740,7 @@ XXH_PUBLIC_API XXH64_hash_t XXH64_hashFromCanonical(XXH_NOESCAPE const XXH64_can
 #  if defined(__ARM_FEATURE_SVE)
 #    include <arm_sve.h>
 #    include <sys/prctl.h>
-int sve_cnt_b = 0;
+int ggml_sve_cnt_b = 0;
 #  endif
 #  if defined(__ARM_NEON__) || defined(__ARM_NEON) \
    || (defined(_M_ARM) && _M_ARM >= 7) \
@@ -5497,9 +5497,9 @@ XXH3_accumulate_512_sve( void* XXH_RESTRICT acc,
     const uint64_t *xinput = (const uint64_t *)(const void *)input;
     const uint64_t *xsecret = (const uint64_t *)(const void *)secret;
     svuint64_t kSwap = sveor_n_u64_z(svptrue_b64(), svindex_u64(0, 1), 1);
-    if (!sve_cnt_b)
-        sve_cnt_b = PR_SVE_VL_LEN_MASK & prctl(PR_SVE_GET_VL);
-    uint64_t element_count = sve_cnt_b / 8;
+    if (!ggml_sve_cnt_b)
+        ggml_sve_cnt_b = PR_SVE_VL_LEN_MASK & prctl(PR_SVE_GET_VL);
+    uint64_t element_count = ggml_sve_cnt_b / 8;
     if (element_count >= 8) {
         svbool_t mask = svptrue_pat_b64(SV_VL8);
         svuint64_t vacc = svld1_u64(mask, xacc);
@@ -5541,9 +5541,9 @@ XXH3_accumulate_sve(xxh_u64* XXH_RESTRICT acc,
         const uint64_t *xinput = (const uint64_t *)(const void *)input;
         const uint64_t *xsecret = (const uint64_t *)(const void *)secret;
         svuint64_t kSwap = sveor_n_u64_z(svptrue_b64(), svindex_u64(0, 1), 1);
-        if (!sve_cnt_b)
-            sve_cnt_b = PR_SVE_VL_LEN_MASK & prctl(PR_SVE_GET_VL);
-        uint64_t element_count = sve_cnt_b / 8;
+        if (!ggml_sve_cnt_b)
+            ggml_sve_cnt_b = PR_SVE_VL_LEN_MASK & prctl(PR_SVE_GET_VL);
+        uint64_t element_count = ggml_sve_cnt_b / 8;
         if (element_count >= 8) {
             svbool_t mask = svptrue_pat_b64(SV_VL8);
             svuint64_t vacc = svld1_u64(mask, xacc + 0);
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-aarch64.c b/ggml/src/ggml-aarch64.c
index d1c58c461..d7a608997 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-aarch64.c
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-aarch64.c
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ void ggml_gemv_q4_0_4x4_q8_0(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
     UNUSED(blocklen);
 
 #if defined(__ARM_FEATURE_SVE)
-    if (sve_cnt_b == QK8_0) {
-        GGML_ASSERT(!(ggml_cpu_has_sve() && (sve_cnt_b == QK8_0)) &&
+    if (ggml_sve_cnt_b == QK8_0) {
+        GGML_ASSERT(!(ggml_cpu_has_sve() && (ggml_sve_cnt_b == QK8_0)) &&
                     "__ARM_FEATURE_SVE defined, use the Q4_0_8_8 quantization format for optimal performance");
     }
 #endif
@@ -496,8 +496,8 @@ void ggml_gemv_q4_0_4x8_q8_0(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
     UNUSED(blocklen);
 
 #if defined(__ARM_FEATURE_SVE)
-    if (sve_cnt_b == QK8_0) {
-        GGML_ASSERT(!(ggml_cpu_has_sve() && (sve_cnt_b == QK8_0)) &&
+    if (ggml_sve_cnt_b == QK8_0) {
+        GGML_ASSERT(!(ggml_cpu_has_sve() && (ggml_sve_cnt_b == QK8_0)) &&
                     "__ARM_FEATURE_SVE defined, use the Q4_0_8_8 quantization format for optimal performance");
     }
 #endif
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ void ggml_gemv_q4_0_8x8_q8_0(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
     UNUSED(blocklen);
 
 #if defined(__ARM_FEATURE_SVE) && ! ((defined(_MSC_VER)) && ! defined(__clang__))
-    if (sve_cnt_b == QK8_0) {
+    if (ggml_sve_cnt_b == QK8_0) {
         const void * b_ptr = vx;
         const void * a_ptr = vy;
         float * res_ptr = s;
@@ -680,12 +680,12 @@ void ggml_gemv_q4_0_8x8_q8_0(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
         return;
     }
     else if (ggml_cpu_has_neon() && ggml_cpu_has_matmul_int8()) {
-        GGML_ASSERT((ggml_cpu_has_sve() && (sve_cnt_b == QK8_0)) &&
+        GGML_ASSERT((ggml_cpu_has_sve() && (ggml_sve_cnt_b == QK8_0)) &&
                     "__ARM_FEATURE_SVE for vector size of 256-bits not defined, use the Q4_0_4_8 quantization format for optimal "
                     "performance");
     }
     else if (ggml_cpu_has_neon()) {
-        GGML_ASSERT(((ggml_cpu_has_sve() && (sve_cnt_b == QK8_0)) || ggml_cpu_has_matmul_int8()) &&
+        GGML_ASSERT(((ggml_cpu_has_sve() && (ggml_sve_cnt_b == QK8_0)) || ggml_cpu_has_matmul_int8()) &&
                     "__ARM_FEATURE_SVE for vector size of 256-bits and __ARM_FEATURE_MATMUL_INT8 not defined, use the Q4_0_4_4 "
                     "quantization format for optimal performance");
     }
@@ -745,8 +745,8 @@ void ggml_gemm_q4_0_4x4_q8_0(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
     UNUSED(blocklen);
 
 #if defined(__ARM_FEATURE_SVE) && defined(__ARM_FEATURE_MATMUL_INT8)
-    if (sve_cnt_b == QK8_0) {
-        GGML_ASSERT(!(ggml_cpu_has_sve() && (sve_cnt_b == QK8_0)) &&
+    if (ggml_sve_cnt_b == QK8_0) {
+        GGML_ASSERT(!(ggml_cpu_has_sve() && (ggml_sve_cnt_b == QK8_0)) &&
                     "__ARM_FEATURE_SVE defined, use the Q4_0_8_8 quantization format for optimal performance");
     }
 #endif
@@ -1266,8 +1266,8 @@ void ggml_gemm_q4_0_4x8_q8_0(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
     UNUSED(blocklen);
 
 #if defined(__ARM_FEATURE_SVE) && defined(__ARM_FEATURE_MATMUL_INT8)
-    if (sve_cnt_b == QK8_0) {
-        GGML_ASSERT(!(ggml_cpu_has_sve() && (sve_cnt_b == QK8_0)) &&
+    if (ggml_sve_cnt_b == QK8_0) {
+        GGML_ASSERT(!(ggml_cpu_has_sve() && (ggml_sve_cnt_b == QK8_0)) &&
                     "__ARM_FEATURE_SVE defined, use the Q4_0_8_8 quantization format for optimal performance");
     }
 #endif
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ void ggml_gemm_q4_0_8x8_q8_0(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
     UNUSED(blocklen);
 
 #if defined(__ARM_FEATURE_SVE) && defined(__ARM_FEATURE_MATMUL_INT8) && ! ((defined(_MSC_VER)) && ! defined(__clang__))
-    if (sve_cnt_b == QK8_0) {
+    if (ggml_sve_cnt_b == QK8_0) {
         const void * b_ptr = vx;
         const void * a_ptr = vy;
         float * res_ptr = s;
@@ -2139,12 +2139,12 @@ void ggml_gemm_q4_0_8x8_q8_0(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void *
         return;
     }
     else if (ggml_cpu_has_neon() && ggml_cpu_has_matmul_int8()) {
-        GGML_ASSERT((ggml_cpu_has_sve() && (sve_cnt_b == QK8_0)) &&
+        GGML_ASSERT((ggml_cpu_has_sve() && (ggml_sve_cnt_b == QK8_0)) &&
                     "__ARM_FEATURE_SVE for vector size of 256-bits not defined, use the Q4_0_4_8 quantization format for optimal "
                     "performance");
     }
     else if (ggml_cpu_has_neon()) {
-        GGML_ASSERT(((ggml_cpu_has_sve() && (sve_cnt_b == QK8_0)) || ggml_cpu_has_matmul_int8()) &&
+        GGML_ASSERT(((ggml_cpu_has_sve() && (ggml_sve_cnt_b == QK8_0)) || ggml_cpu_has_matmul_int8()) &&
                     "__ARM_FEATURE_SVE for vector size of 256-bits and __ARM_FEATURE_MATMUL_INT8 not defined, use the Q4_0_4_4 "
                     "quantization format for optimal performance");
     }
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-quants.c b/ggml/src/ggml-quants.c
index 64e6efc01..314ab578c 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-quants.c
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-quants.c
@@ -3818,7 +3818,7 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q4_0_q8_0(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
     float sumf = 0;
 
 #if defined(__ARM_FEATURE_SVE)
-    if (sve_cnt_b == QK8_0) {
+    if (ggml_sve_cnt_b == QK8_0) {
         const svbool_t ptrueh = svptrue_pat_b8(SV_VL16);
         const svbool_t ptruel = svnot_b_z(svptrue_b8(), ptrueh);
 
@@ -5291,7 +5291,7 @@ void ggml_vec_dot_q8_0_q8_0(int n, float * restrict s, size_t bs, const void * r
     float sumf = 0;
 
 #if defined(__ARM_FEATURE_SVE)
-    if (sve_cnt_b == QK8_0) {
+    if (ggml_sve_cnt_b == QK8_0) {
         svfloat32_t sumv0 = svdup_n_f32(0.0f);
         svfloat32_t sumv1 = svdup_n_f32(0.0f);
 
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-quants.h b/ggml/src/ggml-quants.h
index 7d66f1f41..525d5ee30 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-quants.h
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-quants.h
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void iq3xs_init_impl(int grid_size);
 void iq3xs_free_impl(int grid_size);
 
 #if defined(__ARM_FEATURE_SVE)
-extern int sve_cnt_b;
+extern int ggml_sve_cnt_b;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml.c b/ggml/src/ggml.c
index 1718d28a4..a66363752 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml.c
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__ARM_FEATURE_SVE)
-int sve_cnt_b = 0;
+int ggml_sve_cnt_b = 0;
 #endif
 #if defined(__ARM_FEATURE_SVE) || defined(__ARM_FEATURE_MATMUL_INT8)
 #undef GGML_USE_LLAMAFILE
@@ -3479,8 +3479,8 @@ struct ggml_context * ggml_init(struct ggml_init_params params) {
     ggml_assert_aligned(ctx->mem_buffer);
 
 #if defined(__ARM_FEATURE_SVE)
-    if (!sve_cnt_b)
-        sve_cnt_b = PR_SVE_VL_LEN_MASK & prctl(PR_SVE_GET_VL);
+    if (!ggml_sve_cnt_b)
+        ggml_sve_cnt_b = PR_SVE_VL_LEN_MASK & prctl(PR_SVE_GET_VL);
 #endif
 
     GGML_PRINT_DEBUG("%s: context initialized\n", __func__);