diff --git a/include/border.h b/include/border.h
index b61b0f8a..b72dc5dc 100644
--- a/include/border.h
+++ b/include/border.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ void border_clear(struct border *border);
 void update_container_border(swayc_t *container);
 
 void render_view_borders(wlc_handle view);
-void update_view_border(swayc_t *view);
 void map_update_view_border(swayc_t *view, void *data);
 int get_font_text_height(const char *font);
 bool should_hide_top_border(swayc_t *con, double y);
diff --git a/sway/border.c b/sway/border.c
index c3e1004a..f681e4f1 100644
--- a/sway/border.c
+++ b/sway/border.c
@@ -201,12 +201,6 @@ static void render_title_bar(swayc_t *view, cairo_t *cr, struct wlc_geometry *b,
 	}
 }
 
-void map_update_view_border(swayc_t *view, void *data) {
-	if (view->type == C_VIEW) {
-		update_view_border(view);
-	}
-}
-
 /**
  * Generate nested container title for tabbed/stacked layouts
  */
@@ -293,7 +287,7 @@ void update_tabbed_stacked_titlebars(swayc_t *c, cairo_t *cr, struct wlc_geometr
 	}
 }
 
-void update_view_border(swayc_t *view) {
+static void update_view_border(swayc_t *view) {
 	if (!view->visible) {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -417,6 +411,12 @@ void update_container_border(swayc_t *container) {
 	}
 }
 
+void map_update_view_border(swayc_t *view, void *data) {
+	if (view->type == C_VIEW) {
+		update_view_border(view);
+	}
+}
+
 void render_view_borders(wlc_handle view) {
 	swayc_t *c = swayc_by_handle(view);
 
diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index 28dcc996..a65e0a01 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -2340,7 +2340,7 @@ static struct cmd_results *_do_split(int argc, char **argv, int layout) {
 
 	// update container title if tabbed/stacked
 	if (swayc_tabbed_stacked_ancestor(focused)) {
-		update_view_border(focused);
+		update_container_border(focused);
 		swayc_t *output = swayc_parent_by_type(focused, C_OUTPUT);
 		// schedule render to make changes take effect right away,
 		// otherwise we would have to wait for the view to render,
diff --git a/sway/handlers.c b/sway/handlers.c
index bdcdcaa4..87b7253b 100644
--- a/sway/handlers.c
+++ b/sway/handlers.c
@@ -553,9 +553,9 @@ static void handle_view_properties_updated(wlc_handle view, uint32_t mask) {
 				swayc_t *p = swayc_tabbed_stacked_ancestor(c);
 				if (p) {
 					// TODO: we only got the topmost tabbed/stacked container, update borders of all containers on the path
-					update_view_border(get_focused_view(p));
+					update_container_border(get_focused_view(p));
 				} else if (c->border_type == B_NORMAL) {
-					update_view_border(c);
+					update_container_border(c);
 				}
 				ipc_event_window(c, "title");
 			}
diff --git a/sway/layout.c b/sway/layout.c
index 6502d930..42954ebc 100644
--- a/sway/layout.c
+++ b/sway/layout.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static void update_border_geometry_floating(swayc_t *c, struct wlc_geometry *geo
 	c->border_geometry = g;
 	*geometry = c->actual_geometry;
 
-	update_view_border(c);
+	update_container_border(c);
 }
 
 void update_layout_geometry(swayc_t *parent, enum swayc_layouts prev_layout) {
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ void update_geometry(swayc_t *container) {
 		container->actual_geometry = geometry;
 
 		if (container->type == C_VIEW) {
-			update_view_border(container);
+			update_container_border(container);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ static void arrange_windows_r(swayc_t *container, double width, double height) {
 			// update focused view border last because it may
 			// depend on the title bar geometry of its siblings.
 			if (focused && container->children->length > 1) {
-				update_view_border(focused);
+				update_container_border(focused);
 			}
 		}
 		break;
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ static void arrange_windows_r(swayc_t *container, double width, double height) {
 			// update focused view border last because it may
 			// depend on the title bar geometry of its siblings.
 			if (focused && container->children->length > 1) {
-				update_view_border(focused);
+				update_container_border(focused);
 			}
 		}
 		break;