diff --git a/server/red-channel-client.cpp b/server/red-channel-client.cpp
index 0916e4d1..0a52a0ec 100644
--- a/server/red-channel-client.cpp
+++ b/server/red-channel-client.cpp
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ void RedChannelClient::send_empty_msg(RedPipeItem *base)
     begin_send_message();
 }
 
-void RedChannelClient::send_item(RedPipeItem *item)
+void RedChannelClient::send_any_item(RedPipeItem *item)
 {
     spice_assert(no_item_being_sent());
     priv->reset_send_data();
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ void RedChannelClient::push()
     }
 
     while ((pipe_item = priv->pipe_item_get())) {
-        send_item(pipe_item);
+        send_any_item(pipe_item);
     }
     /* prepare_pipe_add() will reenable WRITE events when the priv->pipe is empty
      * ack_zero_messages_window() will reenable WRITE events
diff --git a/server/red-channel-client.h b/server/red-channel-client.h
index 7c160221..a864645a 100644
--- a/server/red-channel-client.h
+++ b/server/red-channel-client.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public:
 
     /* Private functions */
 private:
-    void send_item(RedPipeItem *item);
+    void send_any_item(RedPipeItem *item);
     void handle_outgoing();
     void handle_incoming();
     void handle_migrate_flush_mark();