diff --git a/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js b/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js
index da4504a6b7f6..5b6bd5fbe1c8 100644
--- a/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js
+++ b/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ const removeBackgroundPages = function (manifest) {
 }
 
 // Dispatch tabs events.
-const hookWindowForTabEvents = function (webContents) {
+const hookWebContentsForTabEvents = function (webContents) {
   const tabId = webContents.id
   for (const page of objectValues(backgroundPages)) {
     page.webContents.sendToAll('CHROME_TABS_ONCREATED', tabId)
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ const loadDevToolsExtensions = function (win, manifests) {
 webContents.on('web-contents-created', function (webContents) {
   if (webContents.getType() === 'remote') return
 
-  hookWindowForTabEvents(webContents)
+  hookWebContentsForTabEvents(webContents)
   webContents.on('devtools-opened', function () {
     loadDevToolsExtensions(webContents, objectValues(manifestMap))
   })