diff --git a/IPython/core/magics/execution.py b/IPython/core/magics/execution.py
index 949e5e9..78e32c4 100644
--- a/IPython/core/magics/execution.py
+++ b/IPython/core/magics/execution.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ from IPython.utils import py3compat
 from IPython.utils.io import capture_output
 from IPython.utils.ipstruct import Struct
 from IPython.utils.module_paths import find_mod
-from IPython.utils.path import get_py_filename, unquote_filename, globlist
+from IPython.utils.path import get_py_filename, unquote_filename, shellglob
 from IPython.utils.timing import clock, clock2
 from IPython.utils.warn import warn, error
 
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ python-profiler package from non-free.""")
             args = arg_lst[1:]
         else:
             # tilde and glob expansion
-            args = globlist(map(os.path.expanduser,  arg_lst[1:]))
+            args = shellglob(map(os.path.expanduser,  arg_lst[1:]))
 
         sys.argv = [filename] + args  # put in the proper filename
         # protect sys.argv from potential unicode strings on Python 2:
diff --git a/IPython/utils/path.py b/IPython/utils/path.py
index a9bc501..95d05ef 100644
--- a/IPython/utils/path.py
+++ b/IPython/utils/path.py
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ def expand_path(s):
     return s
 
 
-def globlist(args):
+def shellglob(args):
     """
     Do glob expansion for each element in `args` and return a flattened list.
 
diff --git a/IPython/utils/tests/test_path.py b/IPython/utils/tests/test_path.py
index 36a6203..71a2896 100644
--- a/IPython/utils/tests/test_path.py
+++ b/IPython/utils/tests/test_path.py
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ def test_unicode_in_filename():
         str(ex)
 
 
-def test_globlist():
+def test_shellglob():
     """Test glob expansion for %run magic."""
     filenames_start_with_a = map('a{0}'.format, range(3))
     filenames_end_with_b = map('{0}b'.format, range(3))
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ def test_globlist():
 
             def assert_match(patterns, matches):
                 # glob returns unordered list. that's why sorted is required.
-                nt.assert_equals(sorted(path.globlist(patterns)),
+                nt.assert_equals(sorted(path.shellglob(patterns)),
                                  sorted(matches))
 
             assert_match(['*'], filenames)