diff --git a/modules/editor/evil/autoload/evil.el b/modules/editor/evil/autoload/evil.el
index aece9766a..c8c0223c3 100644
--- a/modules/editor/evil/autoload/evil.el
+++ b/modules/editor/evil/autoload/evil.el
@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@
 ;;; Interactive commands
 
 ;;;###autoload
-(defun +evil/visual-indent ()
+(defun +evil/shift-right ()
   "vnoremap < <gv"
   (interactive)
-  (evil-shift-right (region-beginning) (region-end))
+  (call-interactively #'evil-shift-right)
   (evil-normal-state)
   (evil-visual-restore))
 
 ;;;###autoload
-(defun +evil/visual-dedent ()
+(defun +evil/shift-left ()
   "vnoremap > >gv"
   (interactive)
-  (evil-shift-left (region-beginning) (region-end))
+  (call-interactively #'evil-shift-left)
   (evil-normal-state)
   (evil-visual-restore))
 
diff --git a/modules/editor/evil/config.el b/modules/editor/evil/config.el
index 1b4c97b88..70113818f 100644
--- a/modules/editor/evil/config.el
+++ b/modules/editor/evil/config.el
@@ -518,8 +518,8 @@ directives. By default, this only recognizes C directives.")
       :n  "zx"    #'kill-current-buffer
       :n  "ZX"    #'doom/save-and-kill-buffer
       ;; don't leave visual mode after shifting
-      :v  "<"     #'+evil/visual-dedent  ; vnoremap < <gv
-      :v  ">"     #'+evil/visual-indent  ; vnoremap > >gv
+      :v  "<"     #'+evil/shift-left  ; vnoremap < <gv
+      :v  ">"     #'+evil/shift-right  ; vnoremap > >gv
 
       ;; window management (prefix "C-w")
       (:map evil-window-map