diff --git a/src/lib/eolian/eo_parser.c b/src/lib/eolian/eo_parser.c
index a0caf515ea..c14863016a 100644
--- a/src/lib/eolian/eo_parser.c
+++ b/src/lib/eolian/eo_parser.c
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ parse_function_pointer(Eo_Lexer *ls)
    meth->klass = NULL;
    meth->type = EOLIAN_FUNCTION_POINTER;
    meth->get_scope = meth->set_scope = EOLIAN_SCOPE_PUBLIC;
-   meth->base.name = eina_stringshare_ref(def->base.name);
+   meth->base.name = eina_stringshare_add(database_object_short_name_get(&def->base));
 
    def->function_pointer = meth;
    eolian_object_ref(&meth->base);