diff --git a/lib/locking.py b/lib/locking.py
index a35767f03e193c5c4630d7ae4c47fe60442f3228..f359678fa1f63f06653214c3e47ab0af82db9ae0 100644
--- a/lib/locking.py
+++ b/lib/locking.py
@@ -745,6 +745,8 @@ class GanetiLockManager:
     """
     return self.__keyring[level]._is_owned()
 
+  is_owned = _is_owned
+
   def _list_owned(self, level):
     """Get the set of owned locks at the given level