diff --git a/ui_unix.h b/ui_unix.h
index dcc2336a..6453ddc9 100644
--- a/ui_unix.h
+++ b/ui_unix.h
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ This file assumes that you have included <gtk/gtk.h> and "ui.h" beforehand. It p
 // The firstProperty parameter and beyond allow passing construct properties to the new control, as with g_object_new(); end this list with NULL.
 _UI_EXTERN void uiUnixNewControl(uiControl *c, GType type, gboolean inScrolledWindow, gboolean scrolledWindowHasBorder, void (*destroy)(void *), void *onDestroyData, const char *firstProperty, ...);
 
+// uiUnixStrdupText() takes the given string and produces a copy of it suitable for being freed by uiFreeText().
+extern char *uiUnixStrdupText(const char *);
+
 struct uiSizingSys {
 	// this structure currently left blank
 };
diff --git a/unix/button.c b/unix/button.c
index 7f528634..545e258f 100644
--- a/unix/button.c
+++ b/unix/button.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static char *buttonText(uiButton *bb)
 {
 	struct button *b = (struct button *) bb;
 
-	return strdupText(gtk_button_get_label(b->button));
+	return uiUnixStrdupText(gtk_button_get_label(b->button));
 }
 
 static void buttonSetText(uiButton *bb, const char *text)
diff --git a/unix/checkbox.c b/unix/checkbox.c
index 19ba6614..72eadcd9 100644
--- a/unix/checkbox.c
+++ b/unix/checkbox.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static char *checkboxText(uiCheckbox *cc)
 {
 	struct checkbox *c = (struct checkbox *) cc;
 
-	return strdupText(gtk_button_get_label(c->button));
+	return uiUnixStrdupText(gtk_button_get_label(c->button));
 }
 
 static void checkboxSetText(uiCheckbox *cc, const char *text)
diff --git a/unix/entry.c b/unix/entry.c
index 0675c499..9c22d834 100644
--- a/unix/entry.c
+++ b/unix/entry.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ static char *entryText(uiEntry *ee)
 {
 	struct entry *e = (struct entry *) ee;
 
-	return strdupText(gtk_entry_get_text(e->entry));
+	return uiUnixStrdupText(gtk_entry_get_text(e->entry));
 }
 
 static void entrySetText(uiEntry *ee, const char *text)
diff --git a/unix/label.c b/unix/label.c
index 63805fd3..182b55c3 100644
--- a/unix/label.c
+++ b/unix/label.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ static char *labelText(uiLabel *ll)
 {
 	struct label *l = (struct label *) ll;
 
-	return strdupText(gtk_label_get_text(l->label));
+	return uiUnixStrdupText(gtk_label_get_text(l->label));
 }
 
 static void labelSetText(uiLabel *ll, const char *text)
diff --git a/unix/text.c b/unix/text.c
index 3656228b..5362fa0f 100644
--- a/unix/text.c
+++ b/unix/text.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "uipriv_unix.h"
 
 // TODO rename to uiUnixStrdupText()
-char *strdupText(const char *t)
+char *uiUnixStrdupText(const char *t)
 {
 	return g_strdup(t);
 }
diff --git a/unix/uipriv_unix.h b/unix/uipriv_unix.h
index fd75529b..4c746eba 100644
--- a/unix/uipriv_unix.h
+++ b/unix/uipriv_unix.h
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 #define gtkXMargin 12
 #define gtkYMargin 12
 
-// text.c
-extern char *strdupText(const char *);
-
 // menu.c
 extern GtkWidget *makeMenubar(uiWindow *);
 extern void freeMenubar(GtkWidget *);
diff --git a/unix/window.c b/unix/window.c
index 1fce3869..a5bc8d2d 100644
--- a/unix/window.c
+++ b/unix/window.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static char *windowTitle(uiWindow *ww)
 {
 	struct window *w = (struct window *) ww;
 
-	return strdupText(gtk_window_get_title(w->window));
+	return uiUnixStrdupText(gtk_window_get_title(w->window));
 }
 
 static void windowSetTitle(uiWindow *ww, const char *title)