diff --git a/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js b/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js
index 6924f9a7d509..7a1d267cd045 100644
--- a/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js
+++ b/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const url = require('url')
 var hostPathMap = {}
 var hostPathMapNextKey = 0
 
-var getHostForPath = function (path) {
+var generateHostForPath = function (path) {
   var key
   key = 'extension-' + (++hostPathMapNextKey)
   hostPathMap[key] = path
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var getExtensionInfoFromPath = function (srcDirectory) {
     page = url.format({
       protocol: 'chrome-extension',
       slashes: true,
-      hostname: getHostForPath(srcDirectory),
+      hostname: generateHostForPath(srcDirectory),
       pathname: manifest.devtools_page
     })
     extensionInfoMap[manifest.name] = {