diff --git a/doc/glog.html b/doc/glog.html
index 4dce0dd..a2d093d 100644
--- a/doc/glog.html
+++ b/doc/glog.html
@@ -186,19 +186,19 @@ a message at certain intervals.  This kind of logging is most useful
 for informational messages.
 
 <pre>
-   LOG_EVERY_N(INFO, 10) &lt;&lt; "Got the " &lt;&lt; COUNTER &lt;&lt; "th cookie";
+   LOG_EVERY_N(INFO, 10) &lt;&lt; "Got the " &lt;&lt; google::COUNTER &lt;&lt; "th cookie";
 </pre>
 
 <p>The above line outputs a log messages on the 1st, 11th,
 21st, ... times it is executed.  Note that the special
-<code>COUNTER</code> value is used to identify which repetition is
+<code>google::COUNTER</code> value is used to identify which repetition is
 happening.
 
 <p>You can combine conditional and occasional logging with the
 following macro.
 
 <pre>
-   LOG_IF_EVERY_N(INFO, (size &gt; 1024), 10) &lt;&lt; "Got the " &lt;&lt; COUNTER
+   LOG_IF_EVERY_N(INFO, (size &gt; 1024), 10) &lt;&lt; "Got the " &lt;&lt; google::COUNTER
                                            &lt;&lt; "th big cookie";
 </pre>
 
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ following macro.
 the output to the first n occurrences:
 
 <pre>
-   LOG_FIRST_N(INFO, 20) &lt;&lt; "Got the " &lt;&lt; COUNTER &lt;&lt; "th cookie";
+   LOG_FIRST_N(INFO, 20) &lt;&lt; "Got the " &lt;&lt; google::COUNTER &lt;&lt; "th cookie";
 </pre>
 
 <p>Outputs log messages for the first 20 times it is executed.  Again,
-the <code>COUNTER</code> identifier indicates which repetition is
+the <code>google::COUNTER</code> identifier indicates which repetition is
 happening.
 
 <h2><A NAME=debug>Debug Mode Support</A></h2>
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ application due to excessive logging.
 
    DLOG_IF(INFO, num_cookies &gt; 10) &lt;&lt; "Got lots of cookies";
 
-   DLOG_EVERY_N(INFO, 10) &lt;&lt; "Got the " &lt;&lt; COUNTER &lt;&lt; "th cookie";
+   DLOG_EVERY_N(INFO, 10) &lt;&lt; "Got the " &lt;&lt; google::COUNTER &lt;&lt; "th cookie";
 </pre>
 
 <h2><A NAME=check>CHECK Macros</A></h2>
@@ -392,11 +392,11 @@ opposed to a severity level.
          "program with --v=1 or more";
    VLOG_EVERY_N(1, 10)
       &lt;&lt; "I'm printed every 10th occurrence, and when you run the program "
-         "with --v=1 or more. Present occurence is " &lt;&lt; COUNTER;
+         "with --v=1 or more. Present occurence is " &lt;&lt; google::COUNTER;
    VLOG_IF_EVERY_N(1, (size &gt; 1024), 10)
       &lt;&lt; "I'm printed on every 10th occurence of case when size is more "
          " than 1024, when you run the program with --v=1 or more. ";
-         "Present occurence is " &lt;&lt; COUNTER;
+         "Present occurence is " &lt;&lt; google::COUNTER;
 </pre>
 
 <h2> <A name="signal">Failure Signal Handler</A> </h2>
diff --git a/src/glog/logging.h.in b/src/glog/logging.h.in
index ff23f2e..4356552 100644
--- a/src/glog/logging.h.in
+++ b/src/glog/logging.h.in
@@ -152,21 +152,21 @@ typedef unsigned __int64 uint64;
 // You can also do occasional logging (log every n'th occurrence of an
 // event):
 //
-//   LOG_EVERY_N(INFO, 10) << "Got the " << COUNTER << "th cookie";
+//   LOG_EVERY_N(INFO, 10) << "Got the " << google::COUNTER << "th cookie";
 //
 // The above will cause log messages to be output on the 1st, 11th, 21st, ...
-// times it is executed.  Note that the special COUNTER value is used to
-// identify which repetition is happening.
+// times it is executed.  Note that the special google::COUNTER value is used
+// to identify which repetition is happening.
 //
 // You can also do occasional conditional logging (log every n'th
 // occurrence of an event, when condition is satisfied):
 //
-//   LOG_IF_EVERY_N(INFO, (size > 1024), 10) << "Got the " << COUNTER
+//   LOG_IF_EVERY_N(INFO, (size > 1024), 10) << "Got the " << google::COUNTER
 //                                           << "th big cookie";
 //
 // You can log messages the first N times your code executes a line. E.g.
 //
-//   LOG_FIRST_N(INFO, 20) << "Got the " << COUNTER << "th cookie";
+//   LOG_FIRST_N(INFO, 20) << "Got the " << google::COUNTER << "th cookie";
 //
 // Outputs log messages for the first 20 times it is executed.
 //
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ typedef unsigned __int64 uint64;
 //
 //   DLOG_IF(INFO, num_cookies > 10) << "Got lots of cookies";
 //
-//   DLOG_EVERY_N(INFO, 10) << "Got the " << COUNTER << "th cookie";
+//   DLOG_EVERY_N(INFO, 10) << "Got the " << google::COUNTER << "th cookie";
 //
 // All "debug mode" logging is compiled away to nothing for non-debug mode
 // compiles.
@@ -227,11 +227,11 @@ typedef unsigned __int64 uint64;
 //         "program with --v=1 or more";
 //   VLOG_EVERY_N(1, 10)
 //      << "I'm printed every 10th occurrence, and when you run the program "
-//         "with --v=1 or more. Present occurence is " << COUNTER;
+//         "with --v=1 or more. Present occurence is " << google::COUNTER;
 //   VLOG_IF_EVERY_N(1, (size > 1024), 10)
 //      << "I'm printed on every 10th occurence of case when size is more "
 //         " than 1024, when you run the program with --v=1 or more. ";
-//         "Present occurence is " << COUNTER;
+//         "Present occurence is " << google::COUNTER;
 //
 // The supported severity levels for macros that allow you to specify one
 // are (in increasing order of severity) INFO, WARNING, ERROR, and FATAL.