diff --git a/src/cut.c b/src/cut.c
index 129ac09c..e7d094cf 100644
--- a/src/cut.c
+++ b/src/cut.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ void chop_next_word(void)
 
 /* Move all text between (top, top_x) and (bot, bot_x) from the current buffer
  * into the cutbuffer. */
-void extract(linestruct *top, size_t top_x, linestruct *bot, size_t bot_x)
+void extract_segment(linestruct *top, size_t top_x, linestruct *bot, size_t bot_x)
 {
 	bool edittop_inside;
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
@@ -393,9 +393,9 @@ void cut_line(void)
 	 * head of this line to the head of the next line into the cutbuffer;
 	 * otherwise, move all of the text of this line into the cutbuffer. */
 	if (openfile->current != openfile->filebot)
-		extract(openfile->current, 0, openfile->current->next, 0);
+		extract_segment(openfile->current, 0, openfile->current->next, 0);
 	else
-		extract(openfile->current, 0,
+		extract_segment(openfile->current, 0,
 				openfile->current, strlen(openfile->current->data));
 
 	openfile->placewewant = 0;
@@ -413,10 +413,10 @@ void cut_to_eol(void)
 	 * the cutbuffer.  Otherwise, when not at the end of the buffer,
 	 * move the line separation into the cutbuffer. */
 	if (openfile->current_x < data_len)
-		extract(openfile->current, openfile->current_x,
+		extract_segment(openfile->current, openfile->current_x,
 				openfile->current, data_len);
 	else if (openfile->current != openfile->filebot) {
-		extract(openfile->current, openfile->current_x,
+		extract_segment(openfile->current, openfile->current_x,
 				openfile->current->next, 0);
 		openfile->placewewant = xplustabs();
 	}
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ void cut_marked(bool *right_side_up)
 	get_region((const linestruct **)&top, &top_x,
 				(const linestruct **)&bot, &bot_x, right_side_up);
 
-	extract(top, top_x, bot, bot_x);
+	extract_segment(top, top_x, bot, bot_x);
 
 	openfile->placewewant = xplustabs();
 }
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ void cut_marked(bool *right_side_up)
 /* Move all text from the cursor position to end-of-file into the cutbuffer. */
 void cut_to_eof(void)
 {
-	extract(openfile->current, openfile->current_x,
+	extract_segment(openfile->current, openfile->current_x,
 				openfile->filebot, strlen(openfile->filebot->data));
 }
 #endif /* !NANO_TINY */
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index fdeab710..fada4657 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ void do_backspace(void);
 void chop_previous_word(void);
 void chop_next_word(void);
 #endif
-void extract(linestruct *top, size_t top_x, linestruct *bot, size_t bot_x);
+void extract_segment(linestruct *top, size_t top_x,
+						linestruct *bot, size_t bot_x);
 void ingraft_buffer(linestruct *somebuffer);
 void copy_from_buffer(linestruct *somebuffer);
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
@@ -400,7 +401,7 @@ linestruct *copy_buffer(const linestruct *src);
 void free_lines(linestruct *src);
 void renumber_from(linestruct *line);
 void partition_buffer(linestruct *top, size_t top_x,
-		linestruct *bot, size_t bot_x);
+						linestruct *bot, size_t bot_x);
 void unpartition_buffer(void);
 void print_view_warning(void);
 bool in_restricted_mode(void);
diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index e425d99f..78af48f0 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -2050,7 +2050,7 @@ void do_justify(bool full_justify)
 
 	/* Do the equivalent of a marked cut into an empty cutbuffer. */
 	cutbuffer = NULL;
-	extract(first_par_line, top_x, last_par_line, bot_x);
+	extract_segment(first_par_line, top_x, last_par_line, bot_x);
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 	update_undo(CUT);