diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/PinnedEventsPanel.js b/src/components/views/rooms/PinnedEventsPanel.js
index e75cbea817..50c40142da 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/PinnedEventsPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/PinnedEventsPanel.js
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     componentDidMount: function() {
         this._updatePinnedMessages();
-        MatrixClientPeg.get().on("RoomState.events", this._onEvent);
+        MatrixClientPeg.get().on("RoomState.events", this._onStateEvent);
     },
 
     componentWillUnmount: function() {
         if (MatrixClientPeg.get()) {
-            MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("RoomState.events", this._onEvent);
+            MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("RoomState.events", this._onStateEvent);
         }
     },
 
-    _onEvent: function(ev) {
+    _onStateEvent: function(ev) {
         if (ev.getRoomId() === this.props.room.roomId && ev.getType() === "m.room.pinned_events") {
             this._updatePinnedMessages();
         }