diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c b/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c
index 39d87e576a..c82f144ab6 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ shortcuts_append_bookmarks (GtkFileChooserDefault *impl,
 
       file = bookmarks->data;
 
-      if (impl->local_only && _gtk_file_is_path_not_local (file))
+      if (impl->local_only && !_gtk_file_has_native_path (file))
 	continue;
 
       if (shortcut_find_position (impl, file) != -1)
@@ -2000,16 +2000,16 @@ shortcuts_add_volumes (GtkFileChooserDefault *impl)
 	  if (_gtk_file_system_volume_is_mounted (volume))
 	    {
 	      GFile *base_file;
-              gboolean base_is_not_local = FALSE;
+              gboolean base_has_native_path = FALSE;
 
 	      base_file = _gtk_file_system_volume_get_root (volume);
               if (base_file != NULL)
                 {
-                  base_is_not_local = _gtk_file_is_path_not_local (base_file);
+                  base_has_native_path = _gtk_file_has_native_path (base_file);
                   g_object_unref (base_file);
                 }
 
-              if (base_is_not_local)
+              if (!base_has_native_path)
                 continue;
 	    }
 	}
@@ -7240,7 +7240,7 @@ gtk_file_chooser_default_update_current_folder (GtkFileChooser    *chooser,
 
   operation_mode_set (impl, OPERATION_MODE_BROWSE);
 
-  if (impl->local_only && _gtk_file_is_path_not_local (file))
+  if (impl->local_only && !_gtk_file_has_native_path (file))
     {
       g_set_error_literal (error,
                            GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ERROR,
diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c b/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c
index 1bf3fba211..3caa7b821d 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ start_loading_current_folder (GtkFileChooserEntry *chooser_entry)
   g_assert (chooser_entry->load_folder_cancellable == NULL);
 
   if (chooser_entry->local_only
-      && !_gtk_file_is_path_not_local (chooser_entry->current_folder_file))
+      && !_gtk_file_has_native_path (chooser_entry->current_folder_file))
     {
       g_object_unref (chooser_entry->current_folder_file);
       chooser_entry->current_folder_file = NULL;
diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilesystem.c b/gtk/gtkfilesystem.c
index 1197255620..fd2bfb3f85 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilesystem.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilesystem.c
@@ -1928,16 +1928,15 @@ _gtk_file_info_consider_as_directory (GFileInfo *info)
 }
 
 gboolean
-_gtk_file_is_path_not_local (GFile *file)
+_gtk_file_has_native_path (GFile *file)
 {
   char *local_file_path;
-  gboolean is_not_local;
+  gboolean has_native_path;
 
-  /* Don't use is_native(), as we want to support fuse paths if available */
+  /* Don't use g_file_is_native(), as we want to support FUSE paths if available */
   local_file_path = g_file_get_path (file);
-  is_not_local = (local_file_path == NULL);
+  has_native_path = (local_file_path != NULL);
   g_free (local_file_path);
 
-  return is_not_local;
+  return has_native_path;
 }
-
diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilesystem.h b/gtk/gtkfilesystem.h
index 410795d48c..6f3be36d4e 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilesystem.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilesystem.h
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ GdkPixbuf *     _gtk_file_info_render_icon (GFileInfo *info,
 gboolean	_gtk_file_info_consider_as_directory (GFileInfo *info);
 
 /* GFile helper functions */
-gboolean	_gtk_file_is_path_not_local (GFile *file);
+gboolean	_gtk_file_has_native_path (GFile *file);
 
 G_END_DECLS