diff --git a/lmathlib.c b/lmathlib.c
index f49eb318..7197fc59 100644
--- a/lmathlib.c
+++ b/lmathlib.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static int math_type (lua_State *L) {
 */
 
 /* number of binary digits in the mantissa of a float */
-#define FIGS	l_mathlim(MANT_DIG)
+#define FIGS	l_floatatt(MANT_DIG)
 
 #if FIGS > 64
 /* there are only 64 random bits; use them all */
diff --git a/lstrlib.c b/lstrlib.c
index 946461a8..586e0d78 100644
--- a/lstrlib.c
+++ b/lstrlib.c
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ static int str_gsub (lua_State *L) {
 ** to nibble boundaries by making what is left after that first digit a
 ** multiple of 4.
 */
-#define L_NBFD		((l_mathlim(MANT_DIG) - 1)%4 + 1)
+#define L_NBFD		((l_floatatt(MANT_DIG) - 1)%4 + 1)
 
 
 /*
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ static int lua_number2strx (lua_State *L, char *buff, int sz,
 ** and '\0') + number of decimal digits to represent maxfloat (which
 ** is maximum exponent + 1). (99+3+1, adding some extra, 110)
 */
-#define MAX_ITEMF	(110 + l_mathlim(MAX_10_EXP))
+#define MAX_ITEMF	(110 + l_floatatt(MAX_10_EXP))
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/luaconf.h b/luaconf.h
index 8f13743b..bdf927e7 100644
--- a/luaconf.h
+++ b/luaconf.h
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
 @@ LUA_NUMBER is the floating-point type used by Lua.
 @@ LUAI_UACNUMBER is the result of a 'default argument promotion'
 @@ over a floating number.
-@@ l_mathlim(x) corrects limit name 'x' to the proper float type
+@@ l_floatatt(x) corrects float attribute 'x' to the proper float type
 ** by prefixing it with one of FLT/DBL/LDBL.
 @@ LUA_NUMBER_FRMLEN is the length modifier for writing floats.
 @@ LUA_NUMBER_FMT is the format for writing floats.
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
 
 #define LUA_NUMBER	float
 
-#define l_mathlim(n)		(FLT_##n)
+#define l_floatatt(n)		(FLT_##n)
 
 #define LUAI_UACNUMBER	double
 
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
 
 #define LUA_NUMBER	long double
 
-#define l_mathlim(n)		(LDBL_##n)
+#define l_floatatt(n)		(LDBL_##n)
 
 #define LUAI_UACNUMBER	long double
 
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
 
 #define LUA_NUMBER	double
 
-#define l_mathlim(n)		(DBL_##n)
+#define l_floatatt(n)		(DBL_##n)
 
 #define LUAI_UACNUMBER	double
 
diff --git a/lvm.c b/lvm.c
index d70ac7ac..db7b0eed 100644
--- a/lvm.c
+++ b/lvm.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 */
 
 /* number of bits in the mantissa of a float */
-#define NBM		(l_mathlim(MANT_DIG))
+#define NBM		(l_floatatt(MANT_DIG))
 
 /*
 ** Check whether some integers may not fit in a float, testing whether