diff --git a/common/background-image.c b/common/background-image.c
index d94346c8..2df10dd2 100644
--- a/common/background-image.c
+++ b/common/background-image.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static cairo_surface_t* gdk_cairo_image_surface_create_from_pixbuf(
 }
 #endif // HAVE_GDK_PIXBUF
 
-cairo_surface_t *load_background_image(const char *path) {
+cairo_surface_t *load_image(const char *path) {
 	cairo_surface_t *image;
 #if HAVE_GDK_PIXBUF
 	GError *err = NULL;
diff --git a/include/background-image.h b/include/background-image.h
index 5ecd4c53..67c27c84 100644
--- a/include/background-image.h
+++ b/include/background-image.h
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 #define _SWAY_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_H
 #include <cairo.h>
 
-cairo_surface_t *load_background_image(const char *path);
+cairo_surface_t *load_image(const char *path);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/swaybar/tray/item.c b/swaybar/tray/item.c
index 1f18b8bb..c7938a35 100644
--- a/swaybar/tray/item.c
+++ b/swaybar/tray/item.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static void reload_sni(struct swaybar_sni *sni, char *icon_theme,
 		list_free(icon_search_paths);
 		if (icon_path) {
 			cairo_surface_destroy(sni->icon);
-			sni->icon = load_background_image(icon_path);
+			sni->icon = load_image(icon_path);
 			free(icon_path);
 			return;
 		}