diff --git a/src/jansson.h b/src/jansson.h
index 4162304..7e9bb21 100644
--- a/src/jansson.h
+++ b/src/jansson.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ typedef enum {
 typedef struct json_t {
     json_type type;
     size_t refcount;
-    unsigned char flag;
+    unsigned char flags;
 } json_t;
 
 #ifndef JANSSON_USING_CMAKE /* disabled if using cmake */
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ typedef long json_int_t;
 #define json_boolean_value     json_is_true
 #define json_is_boolean(json)  (json_is_true(json) || json_is_false(json))
 #define json_is_null(json)     ((json) && json_typeof(json) == JSON_NULL)
-#define json_get_flag(json)    ((json)->flag)
+#define json_get_flags(json)   ((json)->flags)
 
 /* construction, destruction, reference counting */
 
diff --git a/src/value.c b/src/value.c
index c2cde6b..d1f5abc 100644
--- a/src/value.c
+++ b/src/value.c
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ static JSON_INLINE void json_init(json_t *json, json_type type)
 }
 
 
-int json_set_flag(json_t *json, unsigned char input)
+int json_set_flags(json_t *json, unsigned char input)
 {
-    json->flag = input;
+    json->flags = input;
     return 0;
 }