diff --git a/gc.c b/gc.c
index cc891d6a..0364a079 100644
--- a/gc.c
+++ b/gc.c
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ void gc_thread_data_init(gc_thread_data *thd, int mut_num, char *stack_base, lon
   thd->thread_state = CYC_THREAD_STATE_NEW;
   //thd->mutator_num = mut_num;
   thd->jmp_start = malloc(sizeof(jmp_buf));
-  thd->gc_args = malloc(sizeof(object) * NUM_GC_ANS);
+  thd->gc_args = malloc(sizeof(object) * NUM_GC_ARGS);
   thd->gc_num_args = 0;
   thd->moveBufLen = 0;
   gc_thr_grow_move_buffer(thd);
diff --git a/include/cyclone/types.h b/include/cyclone/types.h
index a71998a2..7f55ed4d 100644
--- a/include/cyclone/types.h
+++ b/include/cyclone/types.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 // Maximum number of args that GC will accept
-#define NUM_GC_ANS 128
+#define NUM_GC_ARGS 128
 
 // Which way does the CPU grow its stack?
 #define STACK_GROWTH_IS_DOWNWARD 1
diff --git a/runtime.c b/runtime.c
index 033c2c28..9f8b06dd 100644
--- a/runtime.c
+++ b/runtime.c
@@ -2869,7 +2869,7 @@ int gc_minor(void *data, object low_limit, object high_limit, closure cont, obje
 
 //fprintf(stdout, "DEBUG, started minor GC\n"); // JAE DEBUG
   // Prevent overrunning buffer
-  if (num_args > NUM_GC_ANS) {
+  if (num_args > NUM_GC_ARGS) {
     printf("Fatal error - too many arguments (%d) to GC\n", num_args);
     exit(1);
   }