diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 31f64878fb..f83dfe2f99 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup)
             CWalletDB walletdb(strWalletFile);
             CBlockLocator locator;
             if (walletdb.ReadBestBlock(locator))
-                pindexRescan = chainActive.FindFork(locator);
+                pindexRescan = FindForkInGlobalIndex(chainActive, locator);
             else
                 pindexRescan = chainActive.Genesis();
         }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a3b31b719d..108f8e0823 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -431,18 +431,19 @@ CBlockLocator CChain::GetLocator(const CBlockIndex *pindex) const {
     return CBlockLocator(vHave);
 }
 
-CBlockIndex *CChain::FindFork(const CBlockLocator &locator) const {
+CBlockIndex* FindForkInGlobalIndex(const CChain& chain, const CBlockLocator& locator)
+{
     // Find the first block the caller has in the main chain
     BOOST_FOREACH(const uint256& hash, locator.vHave) {
         BlockMap::iterator mi = mapBlockIndex.find(hash);
         if (mi != mapBlockIndex.end())
         {
             CBlockIndex* pindex = (*mi).second;
-            if (Contains(pindex))
+            if (chain.Contains(pindex))
                 return pindex;
         }
     }
-    return Genesis();
+    return chain.Genesis();
 }
 
 const CBlockIndex *CChain::FindFork(const CBlockIndex *pindex) const {
@@ -3672,7 +3673,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv,
         LOCK(cs_main);
 
         // Find the last block the caller has in the main chain
-        CBlockIndex* pindex = chainActive.FindFork(locator);
+        CBlockIndex* pindex = FindForkInGlobalIndex(chainActive, locator);
 
         // Send the rest of the chain
         if (pindex)
@@ -3719,7 +3720,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv,
         else
         {
             // Find the last block the caller has in the main chain
-            pindex = chainActive.FindFork(locator);
+            pindex = FindForkInGlobalIndex(chainActive, locator);
             if (pindex)
                 pindex = chainActive.Next(pindex);
         }
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 30cccab2f1..dbc20783bb 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -953,13 +953,13 @@ public:
     /** Return a CBlockLocator that refers to a block in this chain (by default the tip). */
     CBlockLocator GetLocator(const CBlockIndex *pindex = NULL) const;
 
-    /** Find the last common block between this chain and a locator. */
-    CBlockIndex *FindFork(const CBlockLocator &locator) const;
-
     /** Find the last common block between this chain and a block index entry. */
     const CBlockIndex *FindFork(const CBlockIndex *pindex) const;
 };
 
+/** Find the last common block between the parameter chain and a locator. */
+CBlockIndex* FindForkInGlobalIndex(const CChain& chain, const CBlockLocator& locator);
+
 /** The currently-connected chain of blocks. */
 extern CChain chainActive;