diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 71110c16f..1765e6c47 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ endif
 
 conf = configuration_data()
 conf.set_quoted('P_DATA', dataroot)
-if get_option('build_credit') != ''
-    conf.set_quoted('BUILD_CREDIT', get_option('build_credit'))
+if get_option('credit') != ''
+    conf.set_quoted('BUILD_CREDIT', get_option('credit'))
 endif
 conf.set('WITH_UPDATE_CHECKER', get_option('enable_update_checker'))
 
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index e99e25cc8..ea1fe5e30 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ option('uchardet', type: 'feature', description: 'uchardet character encoding de
 
 option('system_luajit', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Force using system luajit')
 
-option('build_credit', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Build credit shown in program title')
+option('credit', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Build credit shown in program title')
 
 option('enable_update_checker', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Enable the update checker')
 option('update_server', type: 'string', value: 'updates.aegisub.org', description: 'Server to use for the update checker')