diff --git a/src/atom/__init__.py b/src/atom/__init__.py
index 4d33af5a..4315a56b 100755
--- a/src/atom/__init__.py
+++ b/src/atom/__init__.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def optional_warn_function(*args, **kwargs):
     # Preserve the original name to avoid masking all decorated functions as
     # 'deprecated_function'
     try:
-      optional_warn_function.func_name = f.func_name
+      optional_warn_function.func_name = f.__name__
     except TypeError:
       pass # In Python2.3 we can't set the func_name
     return optional_warn_function