diff --git a/ewmh.c b/ewmh.c
index 4369e150f..aa4e5eecb 100644
--- a/ewmh.c
+++ b/ewmh.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ ewmh_process_client_message(XClientMessageEvent *ev)
     if(ev->message_type == net_current_desktop)
         for(screen = 0; screen < ScreenCount(globalconf.display); screen++)
             if(ev->window == RootWindow(globalconf.display, screen))
-                tag_view(screen, ev->data.l[0]);
+                tag_view_byindex(screen, ev->data.l[0]);
 
     if(ev->message_type == net_close_window)
     {
diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index 93dedc5b3..898425400 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ uicb_tag_toggleview(int screen, char *arg)
 }
 
 void
-tag_view(int screen, int dindex)
+tag_view_byindex(int screen, int dindex)
 {
     Tag *target_tag, *tag;
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ uicb_tag_view(int screen, char *arg)
     Tag *tag;
 
     if(arg)
-	tag_view(screen, atoi(arg) - 1);
+	tag_view_byindex(screen, atoi(arg) - 1);
     else
     {
         for(tag = globalconf.screens[screen].tags; tag; tag = tag->next)
diff --git a/tag.h b/tag.h
index cb2186364..d0e8c0d0c 100644
--- a/tag.h
+++ b/tag.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void untag_client(Client *, Tag *);
 Bool is_client_tagged(Client *, Tag *);
 void tag_client_with_current_selected(Client *);
 void tag_client_with_rules(Client *);
-void tag_view(int, int);
+void tag_view_byindex(int, int);
 
 Uicb uicb_client_tag;
 Uicb uicb_client_toggletag;
diff --git a/widgets/tasklist.c b/widgets/tasklist.c
index 553eda01e..10c4e1b8a 100644
--- a/widgets/tasklist.c
+++ b/widgets/tasklist.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ tasklist_button_press(Widget *widget, XButtonPressedEvent *ev)
                 if(!client_isvisible(c, widget->statusbar->screen))
                     for(i = 0, tag = globalconf.screens[c->screen].tags; tag; tag = tag->next, i++)
                         if(is_client_tagged(c, tag))
-                           tag_view(c->screen, i);
+                           tag_view_byindex(c->screen, i);
                 focus(c, True, widget->statusbar->screen);
             }