diff --git a/include/utils/bspwm.hpp b/include/utils/bspwm.hpp
index 89afa9a6..cf0223a1 100644
--- a/include/utils/bspwm.hpp
+++ b/include/utils/bspwm.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace bspwm_util {
   };
 
   vector<xcb_window_t> root_windows(connection& conn);
-  bool restack_above_root(connection& conn, const monitor_t& mon, const xcb_window_t win);
+  bool restack_to_root(connection& conn, const monitor_t& mon, const xcb_window_t win);
 
   string get_socket_path();
 
diff --git a/include/utils/i3.hpp b/include/utils/i3.hpp
index 58e481b7..8e643a70 100644
--- a/include/utils/i3.hpp
+++ b/include/utils/i3.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace i3_util {
   shared_ptr<workspace_t> focused_workspace(const connection_t&);
 
   vector<xcb_window_t> root_windows(connection& conn, const string& output_name = "");
-  bool restack_above_root(connection& conn, const monitor_t& mon, const xcb_window_t win);
+  bool restack_to_root(connection& conn, const monitor_t& mon, const xcb_window_t win);
 }
 
 namespace {
diff --git a/src/components/bar.cpp b/src/components/bar.cpp
index 55d33256..c887d50f 100644
--- a/src/components/bar.cpp
+++ b/src/components/bar.cpp
@@ -366,10 +366,10 @@ void bar::restack_window() {
   auto restacked = false;
 
   if (wm_restack == "bspwm") {
-    restacked = bspwm_util::restack_above_root(m_connection, m_opts.monitor, m_opts.window);
+    restacked = bspwm_util::restack_to_root(m_connection, m_opts.monitor, m_opts.window);
 #if ENABLE_I3
   } else if (wm_restack == "i3" && m_opts.override_redirect) {
-    restacked = i3_util::restack_above_root(m_connection, m_opts.monitor, m_opts.window);
+    restacked = i3_util::restack_to_root(m_connection, m_opts.monitor, m_opts.window);
   } else if (wm_restack == "i3" && !m_opts.override_redirect) {
     m_log.warn("Ignoring restack of i3 window (not needed when `override-redirect = false`)");
     wm_restack.clear();
diff --git a/src/utils/bspwm.cpp b/src/utils/bspwm.cpp
index 2ab8045c..e5786057 100644
--- a/src/utils/bspwm.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/bspwm.cpp
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ namespace bspwm_util {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Restack given window above the bspwm root window
+   * Restack given window relative to the bspwm root window
    * for the given monitor.
    *
    * Fixes the issue with always-on-top window's
    */
-  bool restack_above_root(connection& conn, const monitor_t& mon, const xcb_window_t win) {
+  bool restack_to_root(connection& conn, const monitor_t& mon, const xcb_window_t win) {
     for (auto&& root : root_windows(conn)) {
       auto geom = conn.get_geometry(root);
 
diff --git a/src/utils/i3.cpp b/src/utils/i3.cpp
index 29177a1d..d170790b 100644
--- a/src/utils/i3.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/i3.cpp
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ namespace i3_util {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Restack given window above the i3 root window
+   * Restack given window relative to the i3 root window
    * defined for the given monitor
    *
    * Fixes the issue with always-on-top window's
    */
-  bool restack_above_root(connection& conn, const monitor_t& mon, const xcb_window_t win) {
+  bool restack_to_root(connection& conn, const monitor_t& mon, const xcb_window_t win) {
     for (auto&& root : root_windows(conn, mon->name)) {
       const uint32_t value_mask = XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_SIBLING | XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_STACK_MODE;
       const uint32_t value_list[2]{root, XCB_STACK_MODE_BELOW};