--- a/lisp/net/eww.el	2014-12-02 14:59:54 +0000
+++ b/lisp/net/eww.el	2014-12-02 15:02:33 +0000
@@ -682,12 +682,7 @@
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun eww-browse-url (url &optional new-window)
   (cond (new-window
-         (let ((new-buffer "*eww*")
-               (num 0))
-           (while (get-buffer new-buffer)
-             (setq num (1+ num)
-                   new-buffer (format "*eww*<%d>" num)))
-           (switch-to-buffer new-buffer))
+	 (switch-to-buffer (generate-new-buffer "*eww*"))
          (eww-mode)))
   (eww url))