diff --git a/data/core/common.lua b/data/core/common.lua
index d83a7afc..6e8c65ed 100644
--- a/data/core/common.lua
+++ b/data/core/common.lua
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ function common.path_suggest(text)
 end
 
 
-function common.matches_pattern(text, pattern, ...)
+function common.match_pattern(text, pattern, ...)
   if type(pattern) == "string" then
     return text:find(pattern, ...)
   end
   for _, p in ipairs(pattern) do
-    local s, e = common.matches_pattern(text, p, ...)
+    local s, e = common.match_pattern(text, p, ...)
     if s then return s, e end
   end
   return false
diff --git a/data/core/syntax.lua b/data/core/syntax.lua
index ddc1b2f2..fe8cc862 100644
--- a/data/core/syntax.lua
+++ b/data/core/syntax.lua
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ end
 function syntax.get(filename)
   for i = #syntax.items, 1, -1 do
     local t = syntax.items[i]
-    if common.matches_pattern(filename, t.files) then
+    if common.match_pattern(filename, t.files) then
       return t
     end
   end