diff --git a/build_tools/enum_cc.py b/build_tools/enum_cc.py
index 5d82b401b2..173143fc38 100644
--- a/build_tools/enum_cc.py
+++ b/build_tools/enum_cc.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ const char *${name}Strings[static_cast<int>(${name}::Num_${name})] =
         )
     else:
         code(
-            """namespace enums
+            """namespace ${wrapper_name}
 {"""
         )
         code.indent(1)
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ code("};")
 
 if not enum.wrapper_is_struct and not enum.is_class:
     code.dedent(1)
-    code("} // namespace enums")
+    code("} // namespace ${wrapper_name}")
 
 code("} // namespace gem5")
 
diff --git a/src/python/m5/params.py b/src/python/m5/params.py
index 2ca6dfcc14..2559b553d2 100644
--- a/src/python/m5/params.py
+++ b/src/python/m5/params.py
@@ -1560,8 +1560,8 @@ class MetaEnum(MetaParamValue):
         if cls.is_class:
             cls.cxx_type = f"{name}"
         else:
-            cls.cxx_type = f"enums::{name}"
-
+            scope = init_dict.get("wrapper_name", "enums")
+            cls.cxx_type = f"{scope}::{name}"
         super().__init__(name, bases, init_dict)