diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fe716c8b..ac18cf83 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -191,25 +191,25 @@ else()
   endif()
 endif()
 
-include(TryAddCompileOption)
+include(TryAppendCFlags)
 if(MSVC)
-  try_add_compile_option(/W2)
-  try_add_compile_option(/wd4146)
+  try_append_c_flags(/W2)
+  try_append_c_flags(/wd4146)
 else()
-  try_add_compile_option(-pedantic)
-  try_add_compile_option(-Wall)
-  try_add_compile_option(-Wcast-align)
-  try_add_compile_option(-Wcast-align=strict)
-  try_add_compile_option(-Wconditional-uninitialized)
-  try_add_compile_option(-Wextra)
-  try_add_compile_option(-Wnested-externs)
-  try_add_compile_option(-Wno-long-long)
-  try_add_compile_option(-Wno-overlength-strings)
-  try_add_compile_option(-Wno-unused-function)
-  try_add_compile_option(-Wreserved-identifier)
-  try_add_compile_option(-Wshadow)
-  try_add_compile_option(-Wstrict-prototypes)
-  try_add_compile_option(-Wundef)
+  try_append_c_flags(-pedantic)
+  try_append_c_flags(-Wall)
+  try_append_c_flags(-Wcast-align)
+  try_append_c_flags(-Wcast-align=strict)
+  try_append_c_flags(-Wconditional-uninitialized)
+  try_append_c_flags(-Wextra)
+  try_append_c_flags(-Wnested-externs)
+  try_append_c_flags(-Wno-long-long)
+  try_append_c_flags(-Wno-overlength-strings)
+  try_append_c_flags(-Wno-unused-function)
+  try_append_c_flags(-Wreserved-identifier)
+  try_append_c_flags(-Wshadow)
+  try_append_c_flags(-Wstrict-prototypes)
+  try_append_c_flags(-Wundef)
 endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_C_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden)
diff --git a/cmake/TryAddCompileOption.cmake b/cmake/TryAppendCFlags.cmake
similarity index 95%
rename from cmake/TryAddCompileOption.cmake
rename to cmake/TryAppendCFlags.cmake
index 9a99e4f2..1d81a931 100644
--- a/cmake/TryAddCompileOption.cmake
+++ b/cmake/TryAppendCFlags.cmake
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function(secp256k1_check_c_flags_internal flags output)
 endfunction()
 
 # Append flags to the COMPILE_OPTIONS directory property if CC accepts them.
-macro(try_add_compile_option)
+macro(try_append_c_flags)
   secp256k1_check_c_flags_internal("${ARGV}" result)
   if(result)
     add_compile_options(${ARGV})