diff --git a/panel/pane/base.py b/panel/pane/base.py
index 06ed14a63d..3b5fab4a8f 100644
--- a/panel/pane/base.py
+++ b/panel/pane/base.py
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@
     from bokeh.model import Model
     from pyviz_comms import Comm
 
-def _should_inherit(self, p, v):
+def _clone_should_inherit(self, p, v):
         _p = self.param[p]
-        return not _p.readonly and v is not _p.default and (v is not None or _p.allow_None)
+        return v is not _p.default and not _p.readonly and (v is not None or _p.allow_None)
 
 def panel(obj: Any, **kwargs) -> Viewable:
     """
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ def clone(self: T, object: Optional[Any] = None, **params) -> T:
         Cloned Pane object
         """
         inherited = {
-            p: v for p, v in self.param.values().items() if _should_inherit(self, p, v)
+            p: v for p, v in self.param.values().items() if _clone_should_inherit(self, p, v)
         }
         params = dict(inherited, **params)
         old_object = params.pop('object', None)