diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageShow.py b/src/PIL/ImageShow.py
index 0e935b2c64f..81b48b6adea 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageShow.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageShow.py
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@ def get_command_ex(self, file, title=None, **options):
 
 class IPythonViewer(Viewer):
     def show_image(self, image, **options):
-        display(image)
+        ipython_display(image)
         return 1
 
 
 try:
-    from IPython.display import display
+    from IPython.display import display as ipython_display
 except ImportError:
     pass
 else: