diff --git a/internal/support/vwatch/vwatch.bm b/internal/support/vwatch/vwatch.bm
index 66fd702ce..81fe279e9 100644
--- a/internal/support/vwatch/vwatch.bm
+++ b/internal/support/vwatch/vwatch.bm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ SUB vwatch (globalVariables AS _OFFSET, localVariables AS _OFFSET)
         SUB unlockvWatchHandle
         SUB set_qbs_size (target AS _OFFSET, BYVAL length&)
         SUB call_setbits (BYVAL bsize AS _UNSIGNED LONG, array AS _OFFSET, BYVAL index AS _OFFSET, BYVAL value AS _INTEGER64)
-        SUB set_foreground_window (BYVAL hwnd AS _OFFSET)
+        SUB set_fg ALIAS set_foreground_window (BYVAL hwnd AS _OFFSET)
         FUNCTION stop_program_state&
         FUNCTION check_lbound%& (array AS _OFFSET, BYVAL index AS LONG, BYVAL num_indexes AS LONG)
         FUNCTION check_ubound%& (array AS _OFFSET, BYVAL index AS LONG, BYVAL num_indexes AS LONG)
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ SUB vwatch (globalVariables AS _OFFSET, localVariables AS _OFFSET)
         GOSUB SendCallStack
         vw_cmd$ = "error:" + MKL$(vw_lastLine)
         GOSUB SendCommand
-        set_foreground_window vw_ideHwnd
+        set_fg vw_ideHwnd
         EXIT SUB
     ELSEIF vwatch_linenumber = -2 THEN
         'report a new sub/function has been "entered"
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ SUB vwatch (globalVariables AS _OFFSET, localVariables AS _OFFSET)
     vw_cmd$ = "current sub:" + LEFT$(vwatch_stack(vwatch_sublevel), INSTR(vwatch_stack(vwatch_sublevel), ",") - 1)
     GOSUB SendCommand
 
-    set_foreground_window vw_ideHwnd
+    set_fg vw_ideHwnd
 
     DO 'main loop
         IF stop_program_state& THEN vw_bypass = -1: EXIT DO