diff --git a/cmd/restic/global.go b/cmd/restic/global.go
index 537fe02fe..43b8eb217 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/global.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/global.go
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ func open(ctx context.Context, s string, gopts GlobalOptions, opts options.Optio
 	}
 
 	// wrap with debug logging and connection limiting
-	be = logger.New(sema.New(be))
+	be = logger.New(sema.NewBackend(be))
 
 	// wrap backend if a test specified an inner hook
 	if gopts.backendInnerTestHook != nil {
@@ -821,5 +821,5 @@ func create(ctx context.Context, s string, opts options.Options) (restic.Backend
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return logger.New(sema.New(be)), nil
+	return logger.New(sema.NewBackend(be)), nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/backend/sema/backend.go b/internal/backend/sema/backend.go
index 2294ef0b2..fc4a9dde5 100644
--- a/internal/backend/sema/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backend/sema/backend.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ type connectionLimitedBackend struct {
 	sem semaphore
 }
 
-// New creates a backend that limits the concurrent operations on the underlying backend
-func New(be restic.Backend) restic.Backend {
+// NewBackend creates a backend that limits the concurrent operations on the underlying backend
+func NewBackend(be restic.Backend) restic.Backend {
 	sem, err := newSemaphore(be.Connections())
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)