diff --git a/core/ajax/share.php b/core/ajax/share.php
index 625199aa0b65bd6bf78695bd9b523fe549910781..3eadff431ca5ea534c4dee99a05a840d6f3fc6c2 100644
--- a/core/ajax/share.php
+++ b/core/ajax/share.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if (isset($_POST['action']) && isset($_POST['itemType']) && isset($_POST['item']
 		case 'share':
 			if (isset($_POST['shareType']) && isset($_POST['shareWith']) && isset($_POST['permissions'])) {
 				try {
-					OCP\Share::share($_POST['itemType'], $_POST['item'], $_POST['shareType'], $_POST['shareWith'], $_POST['permissions']);
+					OCP\Share::shareItem($_POST['itemType'], $_POST['item'], $_POST['shareType'], $_POST['shareWith'], $_POST['permissions']);
 					// TODO May need to return private link
 					OC_JSON::success();
 				} catch (Exception $exception) {
diff --git a/lib/public/share.php b/lib/public/share.php
index bda2441b45e1a2ff8266d07e66092a8a720a756d..cead8396a439c021250dbbb0390a54c62f5b7f96 100644
--- a/lib/public/share.php
+++ b/lib/public/share.php
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class Share {
 	* @param int CRUDS permissions
 	* @return bool Returns true on success or false on failure
 	*/
-	public static function share($itemType, $itemSource, $shareType, $shareWith, $permissions) {
+	public static function shareItem($itemType, $itemSource, $shareType, $shareWith, $permissions) {
 		$uidOwner = \OC_User::getUser();
 		// Verify share type and sharing conditions are met
 		switch ($shareType) {
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class Share {
 					\OC_Log::write('OCP\Share', $message, \OC_Log::ERROR);
 					throw new \Exception($message);
 				}
-				return self::share($itemType, $itemSource, self::SHARE_TYPE_EMAIL, $details['EMAIL'], $permissions);
+				return self::shareItem($itemType, $itemSource, self::SHARE_TYPE_EMAIL, $details['EMAIL'], $permissions);
 				break;
 			// Future share types need to include their own conditions
 			default: