diff --git a/openvdb/openvdb/math/Half.h b/openvdb/openvdb/math/Half.h
index 85c792aac4..b8045ba441 100644
--- a/openvdb/openvdb/math/Half.h
+++ b/openvdb/openvdb/math/Half.h
@@ -200,6 +200,15 @@ namespace OPENVDB_VERSION_NAME {
 namespace math {
 namespace internal {
 
+// Use of lookup table is explicitly suppressed and the generation of
+// a lookup table is suppressed.  This is required because we namespace
+// our type, but the lookup table is extern "C" and lacks a namespace.
+// Thus any attempt to link two versions of OpenVDB with different
+// namespaces will clash due to redefinition with a new type.
+// The default was not to use a lookup table.
+#undef  IMATH_HALF_USE_LOOKUP_TABLE
+#define IMATH_HALF_NO_LOOKUP_TABLE
+
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Limits
 //
diff --git a/pendingchanges/remove_half_lut.txt b/pendingchanges/remove_half_lut.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39d65a2803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pendingchanges/remove_half_lut.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Fixes:
+    - The Half.h is no longer built with an internal lookup table, but
+      explicilty selects the non-lut version and disables creation of
+      a lut.  This is required to avoid symbol conflicts with
+      different namespaced OpenVDB builds.