diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
index 54604de99..cef02e097 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ public function __construct()
         }
 
         if (isset($metadata->table['options']) && $metadata->table['options']) {
-            $table[] = 'options={' . $this->_exportOptions((array) $metadata->table['options']) . '}';
+            $table[] = 'options={' . $this->exportTableOptions((array) $metadata->table['options']) . '}';
         }
 
         if (isset($metadata->table['uniqueConstraints']) && $metadata->table['uniqueConstraints']) {
@@ -1566,13 +1566,13 @@ public function __construct()
      *
      * @param array $options
      */
-    private function _exportOptions(array $options)
+    private function exportTableOptions(array $options)
     {
         $optionsStr = array();
         
         foreach($options as $name => $option) {
             if (is_array($option)) {
-                $optionsStr[] = '"' . $name . '"={' . $this->_exportOptions($option) . '}';
+                $optionsStr[] = '"' . $name . '"={' . $this->exportTableOptions($option) . '}';
             } else {
                 $optionsStr[] = '"' . $name . '"="' . (string) $option . '"';
             }            
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/XmlExporter.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/XmlExporter.php
index a582afbab..ceb0e32fc 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/XmlExporter.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Export/Driver/XmlExporter.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class XmlExporter extends AbstractExporter
         if (isset($metadata->table['options'])) {
             $optionsXml = $root->addChild('options');
 
-            $this->_exportOptions($optionsXml, $metadata->table['options']);
+            $this->exportTableOptions($optionsXml, $metadata->table['options']);
         }
 
         if ($metadata->discriminatorColumn) {
@@ -391,14 +391,14 @@ class XmlExporter extends AbstractExporter
      * @param \SimpleXMLElement $parentXml
      * @param array $options
      */
-    private function _exportOptions(\SimpleXMLElement $parentXml, array $options)
+    private function exportTableOptions(\SimpleXMLElement $parentXml, array $options)
     {        
         foreach ($options as $name => $option) {
             $optionXml = $parentXml->addChild('option');
             $optionXml->addAttribute('name', (string) $name);
             
             if (is_array($option)) {
-                $this->_exportOptions($optionXml, $option);
+                $this->exportTableOptions($optionXml, $option);
             } else {
                 $optionXml[0] = (string) $option;
             }