diff --git a/ipc/ipdl/ipdl/lower.py b/ipc/ipdl/ipdl/lower.py
index 8fc16eb1d58..9e523eb7aee 100644
--- a/ipc/ipdl/ipdl/lower.py
+++ b/ipc/ipdl/ipdl/lower.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from copy import deepcopy
 
 import ipdl.ast
 from ipdl.cxx.ast import *
-from ipdl.type import ActorType, ProcessGraph, TypeVisitor
+from ipdl.type import Actor, ActorType, ProcessGraph, TypeVisitor
 
 # FIXME/cjones: the chromium Message logging code doesn't work on
 # gcc/POSIX, because it wprintf()s across the chromium/mozilla
@@ -542,11 +542,11 @@ def _cxxConstPtrToType(ipdltype, side):
     t.ptrconst = 1
     return t
 
-def _allocMethod(ptype):
-    return ExprVar('Alloc'+ ptype.name())
+def _allocMethod(ptype, side):
+    return ExprVar('Alloc'+ str(Actor(ptype, side)))
 
-def _deallocMethod(ptype):
-    return ExprVar('Dealloc'+ ptype.name())
+def _deallocMethod(ptype, side):
+    return ExprVar('Dealloc'+ str(Actor(ptype, side)))
 
 ##
 ## A _HybridDecl straddles IPDL and C++ decls.  It knows which C++
@@ -2687,13 +2687,13 @@ class _GenerateProtocolActorCode(ipdl.ast.Visitor):
             actortype = md.actorDecl().bareType(self.side)
             
             self.cls.addstmt(StmtDecl(MethodDecl(
-                _allocMethod(managed).name,
+                _allocMethod(managed, self.side).name,
                 params=md.makeCxxParams(side=self.side, implicit=0),
                 ret=actortype,
                 virtual=1, pure=1)))
 
             self.cls.addstmt(StmtDecl(MethodDecl(
-                _deallocMethod(managed).name,
+                _deallocMethod(managed, self.side).name,
                 params=[ Decl(actortype, 'actor') ],
                 ret=Type.BOOL,
                 virtual=1, pure=1)))
@@ -2703,7 +2703,7 @@ class _GenerateProtocolActorCode(ipdl.ast.Visitor):
             # new channel is opened
             actortype = _cxxBareType(actor.asType(), actor.side)
             self.cls.addstmt(StmtDecl(MethodDecl(
-                _allocMethod(actor.ptype).name,
+                _allocMethod(actor.ptype, actor.side).name,
                 params=[ Decl(Type('Transport', ptr=1), 'transport'),
                          Decl(Type('ProcessId'), 'otherProcess') ],
                 ret=actortype,
@@ -3325,7 +3325,7 @@ class _GenerateProtocolActorCode(ipdl.ast.Visitor):
                 cond=ExprBinary(ivar, '<', _callCxxArrayLength(kidsvar)),
                 update=ExprPrefixUnop(ivar, '++'))
             foreachdealloc.addstmts([
-                StmtExpr(ExprCall(_deallocMethod(managed),
+                StmtExpr(ExprCall(_deallocMethod(managed, self.side),
                                   args=[ ithkid ]))
             ])
 
@@ -3723,7 +3723,7 @@ class _GenerateProtocolActorCode(ipdl.ast.Visitor):
                         "actor not managed by this!"),
                     Whitespace.NL,
                     StmtExpr(_callCxxArrayRemoveSorted(manageearray, actorvar)),
-                    StmtExpr(ExprCall(_deallocMethod(manageeipdltype),
+                    StmtExpr(ExprCall(_deallocMethod(manageeipdltype, self.side),
                                       args=[ actorvar ])),
                     StmtReturn()
                 ])
@@ -3980,7 +3980,7 @@ class _GenerateProtocolActorCode(ipdl.ast.Visitor):
             iffailopen.addifstmt(StmtReturn(_Result.ValuError))
 
             iffailalloc = StmtIf(ExprNot(ExprCall(
-                _allocMethod(actor.ptype),
+                _allocMethod(actor.ptype, actor.side),
                 args=[ tvar, pidvar ])))
             iffailalloc.addifstmt(StmtReturn(_Result.ProcessingError))
 
@@ -4657,7 +4657,7 @@ class _GenerateProtocolActorCode(ipdl.ast.Visitor):
         helperdecl.params = helperdecl.params[1:]
         helper = MethodDefn(helperdecl)
 
-        callctor = self.callAllocActor(md, retsems='out')
+        callctor = self.callAllocActor(md, retsems='out', side=self.side)
         helper.addstmt(StmtReturn(ExprCall(
             ExprVar(helperdecl.name), args=[ callctor ] + callctor.args)))
         return helper
@@ -4797,7 +4797,7 @@ class _GenerateProtocolActorCode(ipdl.ast.Visitor):
             # alloc the actor, register it under the foreign ID
             + [ StmtExpr(ExprAssn(
                 actorvar,
-                self.callAllocActor(md, retsems='in'))) ]
+                self.callAllocActor(md, retsems='in', side=self.side))) ]
             + self.ctorPrologue(md, errfn=_Result.ValuError,
                                 idexpr=_actorHId(actorhandle))
             + [ Whitespace.NL ]
@@ -5028,9 +5028,9 @@ class _GenerateProtocolActorCode(ipdl.ast.Visitor):
             ])
         )
 
-    def callAllocActor(self, md, retsems):
+    def callAllocActor(self, md, retsems, side):
         return ExprCall(
-            _allocMethod(md.decl.type.constructedType()),
+            _allocMethod(md.decl.type.constructedType(), side),
             args=md.makeCxxArgs(params=1, retsems=retsems, retcallsems='out',
                                 implicit=0))