diff --git a/fsck.c b/fsck.c
index eea7145470..3f32441492 100644
--- a/fsck.c
+++ b/fsck.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void fsck_set_msg_types(struct fsck_options *options, const char *values)
 		if (!strcmp(buf, "skiplist")) {
 			if (equal == len)
 				die("skiplist requires a path");
-			oidset_parse_file(&options->skiplist, buf + equal + 1,
+			oidset_parse_file(&options->skip_oids, buf + equal + 1,
 					  the_repository->hash_algo);
 			buf += len + 1;
 			continue;
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ void fsck_set_msg_types(struct fsck_options *options, const char *values)
 static int object_on_skiplist(struct fsck_options *opts,
 			      const struct object_id *oid)
 {
-	return opts && oid && oidset_contains(&opts->skiplist, oid);
+	return opts && oid && oidset_contains(&opts->skip_oids, oid);
 }
 
 __attribute__((format (printf, 5, 6)))
diff --git a/fsck.h b/fsck.h
index 6085a384f6..bcfb2e34cd 100644
--- a/fsck.h
+++ b/fsck.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ struct fsck_options {
 	fsck_error error_func;
 	unsigned strict:1;
 	enum fsck_msg_type *msg_type;
-	struct oidset skiplist;
+	struct oidset skip_oids;
 	struct oidset gitmodules_found;
 	struct oidset gitmodules_done;
 	struct oidset gitattributes_found;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ struct fsck_options {
 };
 
 #define FSCK_OPTIONS_DEFAULT { \
-	.skiplist = OIDSET_INIT, \
+	.skip_oids = OIDSET_INIT, \
 	.gitmodules_found = OIDSET_INIT, \
 	.gitmodules_done = OIDSET_INIT, \
 	.gitattributes_found = OIDSET_INIT, \