diff --git a/include/utils/string.hpp b/include/utils/string.hpp
index df56611c..02dcc5e5 100644
--- a/include/utils/string.hpp
+++ b/include/utils/string.hpp
@@ -29,17 +29,17 @@ namespace {
   }
 }
 
-class stringstream {
+class sstream {
  public:
-  stringstream() : m_stream() {}
+  sstream() : m_stream() {}
 
   template <typename T>
-  stringstream& operator<<(const T& object) {
+  sstream& operator<<(const T& object) {
     m_stream << object;
     return *this;
   }
 
-  stringstream& operator<<(const char* cz) {
+  sstream& operator<<(const char* cz) {
     m_stream << cz;
     return *this;
   }
diff --git a/src/adapters/net.cpp b/src/adapters/net.cpp
index 992e0579..3418e3bf 100644
--- a/src/adapters/net.cpp
+++ b/src/adapters/net.cpp
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ namespace net {
       suffixes.pop_back();
     }
 
-    return stringstream() << std::setw(minwidth) << std::setfill(' ') << std::setprecision(0) << std::fixed << speedrate
-                          << " " << suffix << "/s";
+    return sstream() << std::setw(minwidth) << std::setfill(' ') << std::setprecision(0) << std::fixed << speedrate
+                     << " " << suffix << "/s";
   }
 
   // }}}
diff --git a/src/modules/bspwm.cpp b/src/modules/bspwm.cpp
index 21da9f18..3018ec23 100644
--- a/src/modules/bspwm.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/bspwm.cpp
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ namespace modules {
           workspace_n++;
 
           if (m_click) {
-            builder->cmd(mousebtn::LEFT, stringstream() << EVENT_CLICK << m_index << "+" << workspace_n, ws.second);
+            builder->cmd(mousebtn::LEFT, sstream() << EVENT_CLICK << m_index << "+" << workspace_n, ws.second);
           } else {
             builder->node(ws.second);
           }
diff --git a/src/x11/connection.cpp b/src/x11/connection.cpp
index e75328b7..9ba95c65 100644
--- a/src/x11/connection.cpp
+++ b/src/x11/connection.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Visual* connection::visual(uint8_t depth) {
  * Create X window id string
  */
 string connection::id(xcb_window_t w) const {
-  return stringstream() << "0x" << std::hex << std::setw(7) << std::setfill('0') << w;
+  return sstream() << "0x" << std::hex << std::setw(7) << std::setfill('0') << w;
 }
 
 /**