diff --git a/discord/guild.py b/discord/guild.py
index 2bd77b2dd5..d5b208690c 100644
--- a/discord/guild.py
+++ b/discord/guild.py
@@ -2908,7 +2908,7 @@ async def create_role(
             if icon is None:
                 fields["icon"] = None
             else:
-                fields["icon"] = _bytes_to_base64_data(icon)
+                fields["icon"] = utils._bytes_to_base64_data(icon)
                 fields["unicode_emoji"] = None
 
         if unicode_emoji is not MISSING: