diff --git a/src/parsed_language.c b/src/parsed_language.c
index 70092cf7..5cf6fdb8 100644
--- a/src/parsed_language.c
+++ b/src/parsed_language.c
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
 #include "parsed_language.h"
 
-ParsedLanguage *ohcount_parsed_language_new(const char *language,
+ParsedLanguage *ohcount_parsed_language_new(const char *name,
                                             int buffer_size) {
   ParsedLanguage *pl = malloc(sizeof(ParsedLanguage));
-  pl->language = language;
+  pl->name = name;
   pl->buffer_size = buffer_size;
   pl->code = malloc(buffer_size + 5);
   pl->code_p = pl->code;
diff --git a/src/sourcefile.c b/src/sourcefile.c
index 6834d24c..18f40eb8 100644
--- a/src/sourcefile.c
+++ b/src/sourcefile.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void parser_callback(const char *language, const char *entity, int start,
     // Has this language been detected before?
     ParsedLanguageList *iter = list->head;
     while (iter) {
-      if (strcmp(iter->pl->language, language) == 0)
+      if (strcmp(iter->pl->name, language) == 0)
         break; // yes it has
       iter = iter->next;
     }
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ LocList *ohcount_sourcefile_get_loc_list(SourceFile *sourcefile) {
     ParsedLanguageList *iter;
     iter = ohcount_sourcefile_get_parsed_language_list(sourcefile)->head;
     while (iter) {
-      Loc *loc = ohcount_loc_new(iter->pl->language, iter->pl->code_count,
+      Loc *loc = ohcount_loc_new(iter->pl->name, iter->pl->code_count,
                                  iter->pl->comments_count,
                                  iter->pl->blanks_count, 1);
       ohcount_loc_list_add_loc(list, loc);
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ LocDeltaList *ohcount_sourcefile_diff(SourceFile *from, SourceFile *to) {
   iter = ohcount_sourcefile_get_parsed_language_list(from)->head;
   while (iter) {
     LocDelta *delta = ohcount_sourcefile_calc_loc_delta(from,
-                                                        iter->pl->language,
+                                                        iter->pl->name,
                                                         to);
     ohcount_loc_delta_list_add_loc_delta(list, delta);
     ohcount_loc_delta_free(delta);
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ LocDeltaList *ohcount_sourcefile_diff(SourceFile *from, SourceFile *to) {
   }
   iter = ohcount_sourcefile_get_parsed_language_list(to)->head;
   while (iter) {
-    if (!ohcount_loc_delta_list_get_loc_delta(list, iter->pl->language)) {
+    if (!ohcount_loc_delta_list_get_loc_delta(list, iter->pl->name)) {
       LocDelta *delta = ohcount_sourcefile_calc_loc_delta(from,
-                                                          iter->pl->language,
+                                                          iter->pl->name,
                                                           to);
       ohcount_loc_delta_list_add_loc_delta(list, delta);
       ohcount_loc_delta_free(delta);
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ LocDelta *ohcount_sourcefile_calc_loc_delta(SourceFile *from,
   ParsedLanguageList *iter;
   iter = ohcount_sourcefile_get_parsed_language_list(from)->head;
   while (iter) {
-    if (strcmp(language, iter->pl->language) == 0) {
+    if (strcmp(language, iter->pl->name) == 0) {
       from_code = iter->pl->code;
       from_comments = iter->pl->comments;
       from_blanks_count = iter->pl->blanks_count;
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ LocDelta *ohcount_sourcefile_calc_loc_delta(SourceFile *from,
   }
   iter = ohcount_sourcefile_get_parsed_language_list(to)->head;
   while (iter) {
-    if (strcmp(language, iter->pl->language) == 0) {
+    if (strcmp(language, iter->pl->name) == 0) {
       to_code = iter->pl->code;
       to_comments = iter->pl->comments;
       to_blanks_count = iter->pl->blanks_count;
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 98e14fb0..3bd9b67c 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ typedef struct LocDeltaListItem {
  */
 typedef struct {
   /** The parsed language. */
-  const char *language;
+  const char *name;
 
   /** The size of the code and comments buffers. */
   int buffer_size;
diff --git a/test/unit/parser_test.h b/test/unit/parser_test.h
index bf69ba61..d4a11f76 100644
--- a/test/unit/parser_test.h
+++ b/test/unit/parser_test.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ void test_parser_verify_parse(SourceFile *sf, const char *language,
                               int blanks) {
   ohcount_sourcefile_parse(sf);
   ParsedLanguageList *list = ohcount_sourcefile_get_parsed_language_list(sf);
-  assert(strcmp(list->head->pl->language, language) == 0);
+  assert(strcmp(list->head->pl->name, language) == 0);
   assert(strcmp(list->head->pl->code, code) == 0);
   assert(strcmp(list->head->pl->comments, comments) == 0);
   assert(list->head->pl->blanks_count == blanks);
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ void test_parser_verify_parse2(SourceFile *sf, const char *language,
                                int blanks2) {
   ohcount_sourcefile_parse(sf);
   ParsedLanguageList *list = ohcount_sourcefile_get_parsed_language_list(sf);
-  assert(strcmp(list->head->pl->language, language) == 0);
+  assert(strcmp(list->head->pl->name, language) == 0);
   assert(strcmp(list->head->pl->code, code) == 0);
   assert(strcmp(list->head->pl->comments, comments) == 0);
   assert(list->head->pl->blanks_count == blanks);
-  assert(strcmp(list->head->next->pl->language, language2) == 0);
+  assert(strcmp(list->head->next->pl->name, language2) == 0);
   assert(strcmp(list->head->next->pl->code, code2) == 0);
   assert(strcmp(list->head->next->pl->comments, comments2) == 0);
   assert(list->head->next->pl->blanks_count == blanks2);
diff --git a/test/unit/sourcefile_test.h b/test/unit/sourcefile_test.h
index fee7b4a7..e93eeb64 100644
--- a/test/unit/sourcefile_test.h
+++ b/test/unit/sourcefile_test.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void test_sourcefile_language_breakdowns() {
   SourceFile *sf = ohcount_sourcefile_new("foo.rb");
   ohcount_sourcefile_set_contents(sf, "x = 5");
   ParsedLanguageList *list = ohcount_sourcefile_get_parsed_language_list(sf);
-  assert(strcmp("ruby", list->head->pl->language) == 0);
+  assert(strcmp("ruby", list->head->pl->name) == 0);
   assert(strcmp("x = 5", list->head->pl->code) == 0);
   ohcount_sourcefile_free(sf);
 }