diff --git a/shell/alias/git.sh b/shell/alias/git.sh
index 44d1d62..7765adb 100644
--- a/shell/alias/git.sh
+++ b/shell/alias/git.sh
@@ -66,12 +66,13 @@ gbl() {
 }
 
 # set the link to a remote branch from a local branch
-gbs() {
+git_branch_set_upstream() {
 	git \
 		branch \
 		--set-upstream-to \
 		"${@}"
 }
+gbsu() { git_branch_set_upstream "${@}"; }
 
 # redo the last commit with a different message
 gcam() {