diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
index 86644eec3a..ac49f51b12 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ extern "C" {
     * 
     * @param obj The parent object whose children to look at
     * @param name The name of the child to find
-    * @param recurse Set to EINA_TRUE if you should recurse into children of children
+    * @param recurse Set to thge maximum number of levels to recurse (0 == none, 1 is only look at 1 level of children etc.)
     * @return The found object of that name, or NULL if none is found
     * 
     * This function searches the children (or recursively children of
@@ -1265,13 +1265,14 @@ extern "C" {
     * the name of @p name. If the child is found the object is returned, or
     * NULL is returned. You can set the name of an object with 
     * evas_object_name_set(). If the name is not unique within the child
-    * objects (or the tree is @p recurse is set to EINA_TRUE) then it is
+    * objects (or the tree is @p recurse is greater than 0) then it is
     * undefined as to which child of that name is returned, so ensure the name
-    * is unique amongst children.
+    * is unique amongst children. If recurse is set to -1 it will recurse
+    * without limit.
     * 
     * @ingroup General
     */
-   EAPI Evas_Object *elm_object_name_find(const Evas_Object *obj, const char *name, Eina_Bool recurse);
+   EAPI Evas_Object *elm_object_name_find(const Evas_Object *obj, const char *name, int recurse);
        
    /**
     * Get the widget object's handle which contains a given item
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c
index a8b17dfba8..86c5d4b544 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c
@@ -2090,7 +2090,7 @@ elm_object_access_info_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *txt)
 }
 
 EAPI Evas_Object *
-elm_object_name_find(const Evas_Object *obj, const char *name, Eina_Bool recurse)
+elm_object_name_find(const Evas_Object *obj, const char *name, int recurse)
 {
    return elm_widget_name_find(obj, name, recurse);
 }
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.c
index a7b9fcd037..afe119e639 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.c
@@ -2638,44 +2638,43 @@ elm_widget_type_check(const Evas_Object *obj,
 }
 
 static Evas_Object *
-_widget_name_find(const Evas_Object *obj, const char *name, Eina_Bool recurse)
+_widget_name_find(const Evas_Object *obj, const char *name, int recurse)
 {
    Eina_List *l;
    Evas_Object *child;
    const char *s;
    INTERNAL_ENTRY NULL;
-   void **childlist = NULL;
    
    if (!_elm_widget_is(obj)) return NULL;
    if (sd->resize_obj)
      {
         s = evas_object_name_get(sd->resize_obj);
         if ((s) && (!strcmp(s, name))) return sd->resize_obj;
-        if ((recurse) && 
-            ((child = _widget_name_find(sd->resize_obj, name, recurse))))
+        if ((recurse != 0) && 
+            ((child = _widget_name_find(sd->resize_obj, name, recurse - 1))))
           return child;
      }
    EINA_LIST_FOREACH(sd->subobjs, l, child)
      {
         s = evas_object_name_get(child);
         if ((s) && (!strcmp(s, name))) return child;
-        if ((recurse) && 
-            ((child = _widget_name_find(child, name, recurse))))
+        if ((recurse != 0) && 
+            ((child = _widget_name_find(child, name, recurse - 1))))
           return child;
      }
    if (sd->hover_obj)
      {
         s = evas_object_name_get(sd->hover_obj);
         if ((s) && (!strcmp(s, name))) return sd->hover_obj;
-        if ((recurse) && 
-            ((child = _widget_name_find(sd->hover_obj, name, recurse))))
+        if ((recurse != 0) && 
+            ((child = _widget_name_find(sd->hover_obj, name, recurse - 1))))
           return child;
      }
    return NULL;
 }
 
 EAPI Evas_Object *
-elm_widget_name_find(const Evas_Object *obj, const char *name, Eina_Bool recurse)
+elm_widget_name_find(const Evas_Object *obj, const char *name, int recurse)
 {
    API_ENTRY return NULL;
    if (!name) return NULL;
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.h b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.h
index 4b185a996e..edfbacf117 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.h
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.h
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ EAPI void             elm_widget_type_register(const char **ptr);
 EAPI void             elm_widget_type_unregister(const char **ptr);
 EAPI Eina_Bool        elm_widget_is_check(const Evas_Object *obj);
 EAPI Eina_Bool        elm_widget_type_check(const Evas_Object *obj, const char *type, const char *func);
-EAPI Evas_Object     *elm_widget_name_find(const Evas_Object *obj, const char *name, Eina_Bool recurse);
+EAPI Evas_Object     *elm_widget_name_find(const Evas_Object *obj, const char *name, int recurse);
 EAPI Eina_List       *elm_widget_stringlist_get(const char *str);
 EAPI void             elm_widget_stringlist_free(Eina_List *list);
 EAPI void             elm_widget_focus_hide_handle(Evas_Object *obj);