diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
index c71cff08ba8b..ac3fc717500a 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub struct MacroDef {
     ext: SyntaxExtension
 }
 
-pub type ItemDecorator = @fn(@ExtCtxt,
+pub type ItemDecoratorFun = @fn(@ExtCtxt,
                              Span,
                              @ast::MetaItem,
                              ~[@ast::item])
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub enum MacResult {
 pub enum SyntaxExtension {
 
     // #[auto_encode] and such
-    ItemDecorator(ItemDecorator),
+    ItemDecorator(ItemDecoratorFun),
 
     // Token-tree expanders
     NormalTT(SyntaxExpanderTTFun, Option<Span>),