diff --git a/cont.c b/cont.c
index 7c8982087d..634733807a 100644
--- a/cont.c
+++ b/cont.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ cont_free(void *ptr)
 #endif
     RUBY_FREE_UNLESS_NULL(cont->saved_vm_stack.ptr);
 
-    if (mjit_init_p && cont->mjit_cont != NULL) {
+    if (mjit_enabled && cont->mjit_cont != NULL) {
         mjit_cont_free(cont->mjit_cont);
     }
     /* free rb_cont_t or rb_fiber_t */
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ cont_init(rb_context_t *cont, rb_thread_t *th)
     cont->saved_ec.local_storage = NULL;
     cont->saved_ec.local_storage_recursive_hash = Qnil;
     cont->saved_ec.local_storage_recursive_hash_for_trace = Qnil;
-    if (mjit_init_p) {
+    if (mjit_enabled) {
         cont->mjit_cont = mjit_cont_new(&cont->saved_ec);
     }
 }
diff --git a/mjit.c b/mjit.c
index 3dc34e8f45..b760691459 100644
--- a/mjit.c
+++ b/mjit.c
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ struct rb_mjit_unit_list {
     int length; /* the list length */
 };
 
-/* TRUE if MJIT is initialized and will be used.  */
-int mjit_init_p = FALSE;
+/* TRUE if MJIT is enabled.  */
+int mjit_enabled = FALSE;
 
 /* Priority queue of iseqs waiting for JIT compilation.
    This variable is a pointer to head unit of the queue. */
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ CRITICAL_SECTION_FINISH(int level, const char *msg)
 void
 mjit_gc_start_hook(void)
 {
-    if (!mjit_init_p)
+    if (!mjit_enabled)
         return;
     CRITICAL_SECTION_START(4, "mjit_gc_start_hook");
     while (in_jit) {
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ mjit_gc_start_hook(void)
 void
 mjit_gc_finish_hook(void)
 {
-    if (!mjit_init_p)
+    if (!mjit_enabled)
         return;
     CRITICAL_SECTION_START(4, "mjit_gc_finish_hook");
     in_gc = FALSE;
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ mjit_gc_finish_hook(void)
 void
 mjit_free_iseq(const rb_iseq_t *iseq)
 {
-    if (!mjit_init_p)
+    if (!mjit_enabled)
         return;
     CRITICAL_SECTION_START(4, "mjit_free_iseq");
     if (iseq->body->jit_unit) {
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ worker(void)
         make_pch();
     }
     if (pch_status == PCH_FAILED) {
-        mjit_init_p = FALSE;
+        mjit_enabled = FALSE;
         CRITICAL_SECTION_START(3, "in worker to update worker_stopped");
         worker_stopped = TRUE;
         verbose(3, "Sending wakeup signal to client in a mjit-worker");
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ mjit_add_iseq_to_process(const rb_iseq_t *iseq)
 {
     struct rb_mjit_unit_node *node;
 
-    if (!mjit_init_p || pch_status == PCH_FAILED)
+    if (!mjit_enabled || pch_status == PCH_FAILED)
         return;
 
     iseq->body->jit_func = (mjit_func_t)NOT_READY_JIT_ISEQ_FUNC;
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ static void
 child_after_fork(void)
 {
     verbose(3, "Switching off MJIT in a forked child");
-    mjit_init_p = FALSE;
+    mjit_enabled = FALSE;
     /* TODO: Should we initiate MJIT in the forked Ruby.  */
 }
 
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ start_worker(void)
     worker_stopped = FALSE;
 
     if (!rb_thread_create_mjit_thread(child_after_fork, worker)) {
-        mjit_init_p = FALSE;
+        mjit_enabled = FALSE;
         rb_native_mutex_destroy(&mjit_engine_mutex);
         rb_native_cond_destroy(&mjit_pch_wakeup);
         rb_native_cond_destroy(&mjit_client_wakeup);
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ mjit_init(struct mjit_options *opts)
     VALUE rb_description;
 
     mjit_opts = *opts;
-    mjit_init_p = TRUE;
+    mjit_enabled = TRUE;
 
     /* Normalize options */
     if (mjit_opts.min_calls == 0)
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ mjit_init(struct mjit_options *opts)
     init_header_filename();
     pch_file = get_uniq_filename(0, MJIT_TMP_PREFIX "h", ".h.gch");
     if (header_file == NULL || pch_file == NULL) {
-        mjit_init_p = FALSE;
+        mjit_enabled = FALSE;
         verbose(1, "Failure in MJIT header file name initialization\n");
         return;
     }
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ stop_worker(void)
 VALUE
 mjit_pause(void)
 {
-    if (!mjit_init_p) {
+    if (!mjit_enabled) {
         rb_raise(rb_eRuntimeError, "MJIT is not enabled");
     }
     if (worker_stopped) {
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ mjit_pause(void)
 VALUE
 mjit_resume(void)
 {
-    if (!mjit_init_p) {
+    if (!mjit_enabled) {
         rb_raise(rb_eRuntimeError, "MJIT is not enabled");
     }
     if (!worker_stopped) {
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@ mjit_resume(void)
 void
 mjit_finish(void)
 {
-    if (!mjit_init_p)
+    if (!mjit_enabled)
         return;
 
     /* Wait for pch finish */
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ mjit_finish(void)
     free_list(&active_units);
     finish_conts();
 
-    mjit_init_p = FALSE;
+    mjit_enabled = FALSE;
     verbose(1, "Successful MJIT finish");
 }
 
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ void
 mjit_mark(void)
 {
     struct rb_mjit_unit_node *node;
-    if (!mjit_init_p)
+    if (!mjit_enabled)
         return;
     RUBY_MARK_ENTER("mjit");
     CRITICAL_SECTION_START(4, "mjit_mark");
@@ -1585,7 +1585,7 @@ mjit_mark(void)
 void
 mjit_add_class_serial(rb_serial_t class_serial)
 {
-    if (!mjit_init_p)
+    if (!mjit_enabled)
         return;
 
     /* Do not wrap CRITICAL_SECTION here. This function is only called in main thread
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ mjit_add_class_serial(rb_serial_t class_serial)
 void
 mjit_remove_class_serial(rb_serial_t class_serial)
 {
-    if (!mjit_init_p)
+    if (!mjit_enabled)
         return;
 
     CRITICAL_SECTION_START(3, "in mjit_remove_class_serial");
diff --git a/mjit.h b/mjit.h
index 964ab388ae..2f9ea85134 100644
--- a/mjit.h
+++ b/mjit.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ typedef VALUE (*mjit_func_t)(rb_execution_context_t *, rb_control_frame_t *);
 
 RUBY_SYMBOL_EXPORT_BEGIN
 extern struct mjit_options mjit_opts;
-extern int mjit_init_p;
+extern int mjit_enabled;
 
 extern void mjit_add_iseq_to_process(const rb_iseq_t *iseq);
 extern mjit_func_t mjit_get_iseq_func(struct rb_iseq_constant_body *body);
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ mjit_exec(rb_execution_context_t *ec)
     long unsigned total_calls;
     mjit_func_t func;
 
-    if (!mjit_init_p)
+    if (!mjit_enabled)
         return Qundef;
 
     iseq = ec->cfp->iseq;
diff --git a/vm.c b/vm.c
index 24464a105d..3cc0f94ebd 100644
--- a/vm.c
+++ b/vm.c
@@ -2777,7 +2777,7 @@ core_hash_merge_kwd(int argc, VALUE *argv)
 static VALUE
 mjit_enabled_p(void)
 {
-    return mjit_init_p ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
+    return mjit_enabled ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
 }
 
 extern VALUE mjit_pause(void);