diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2eee4e15..d03ad29c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ CVS code -
 - nano.h:
 	- Readd MIN_EDITOR_COLS #define. (DLR)
 - winio.c:
+  nanoget_repaint()
+	- Rename parameter inputbuf to buf, for consistency. (DLR)
   edit_add()
 	- Rename to edit_draw(), and rename parameter yval to line.
 	  (DLR)
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index d831636f..42654264 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ void blank_bottombars(void);
 void check_statusblank(void);
 char *display_string(const char *buf, size_t start_col, size_t len, bool
 	dollars);
-void nanoget_repaint(const char *inputbuf, size_t x);
+void nanoget_repaint(const char *buf, size_t x);
 int nanogetstr(bool allow_tabs, const char *curranswer,
 #ifndef NANO_SMALL
 	filestruct **history_list,
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index 354d62ef..76d86eb9 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -2494,15 +2494,15 @@ char *display_string(const char *buf, size_t start_col, size_t len, bool
 
 /* Repaint the statusbar when getting a character in nanogetstr().  Note
  * that we must turn on A_REVERSE here, since do_help() turns it off! */
-void nanoget_repaint(const char *inputbuf, size_t x)
+void nanoget_repaint(const char *buf, size_t x)
 {
     size_t start_col, xpt, page_start;
     char *expanded;
 
-    assert(x <= strlen(inputbuf));
+    assert(x <= strlen(buf));
 
     start_col = strlenpt(prompt) + 1;
-    xpt = strnlenpt(inputbuf, x);
+    xpt = strnlenpt(buf, x);
     page_start = get_statusbar_page_start(start_col, start_col + xpt);
 
     wattron(bottomwin, A_REVERSE);
@@ -2513,8 +2513,8 @@ void nanoget_repaint(const char *inputbuf, size_t x)
     waddch(bottomwin, ':');
     waddch(bottomwin, (page_start == 0) ? ' ' : '$');
 
-    expanded = display_string(inputbuf, page_start, COLS - start_col -
-	1, FALSE);
+    expanded = display_string(buf, page_start, COLS - start_col - 1,
+	FALSE);
     waddstr(bottomwin, expanded);
     free(expanded);