diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index 7c6ebe6f..79a89978 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -428,8 +428,8 @@ int the_code_for(void (*func)(void), int defaultval)
 	return s->keycode;
 }
 
-/* Return the number of entries in the shortcut list for a given menu. */
-size_t length_of_list(int menu)
+/* Return the number of entries that can be shown in the given menu. */
+size_t shown_entries_for(int menu)
 {
 	funcstruct *item;
 	size_t count = 0;
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index 68d3dc6d..7b135fce 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ char *input_tab(char *buf, bool allow_files, size_t *place,
 /* Some functions in global.c. */
 const keystruct *first_sc_for(int menu, void (*func)(void));
 int the_code_for(void (*func)(void), int defaultval);
-size_t length_of_list(int menu);
+size_t shown_entries_for(int menu);
 const keystruct *get_shortcut(int *kbinput);
 functionptrtype func_from_key(int *kbinput);
 int keycode_from_string(const char *keystring);
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index d5e29bc3..a672e2b8 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -1696,7 +1696,7 @@ int get_mouseinput(int *mouse_y, int *mouse_x, bool allow_shortcuts)
 			}
 
 			/* Determine how many shortcuts are being shown. */
-			number = length_of_list(currmenu);
+			number = shown_entries_for(currmenu);
 
 			/* Calculate the width of each non-rightmost shortcut item;
 			 * the rightmost ones will "absorb" any remaining slack. */
@@ -2293,7 +2293,7 @@ void bottombars(int menu)
 		return;
 
 	/* Determine how many shortcuts must be shown. */
-	number = length_of_list(menu);
+	number = shown_entries_for(menu);
 
 	/* Compute the width of each keyname-plus-explanation pair. */
 	itemwidth = COLS / ((number / 2) + (number % 2));