diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index ce9dd815e4..e92ab19cfe 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ bool init_rom_file(void)
 {
    unsigned i;
 
-   g_extern.temporary_roms = string_list_new();
-   if (!g_extern.temporary_roms)
+   g_extern.temporary_content = string_list_new();
+   if (!g_extern.temporary_content)
       return false;
 
    const struct retro_subsystem_info *special = NULL;
@@ -462,17 +462,17 @@ bool init_rom_file(void)
 
       if (ext && !strcasecmp(ext, "zip"))
       {
-         char temporary_rom[PATH_MAX];
-         strlcpy(temporary_rom, content->elems[i].data, sizeof(temporary_rom));
-         if (!zlib_extract_first_rom(temporary_rom, sizeof(temporary_rom), valid_ext,
+         char temporary_content[PATH_MAX];
+         strlcpy(temporary_content, content->elems[i].data, sizeof(temporary_content));
+         if (!zlib_extract_first_rom(temporary_content, sizeof(temporary_content), valid_ext,
                   *g_settings.extraction_directory ? g_settings.extraction_directory : NULL))
          {
-            RARCH_ERR("Failed to extract ROM from zipped file: %s.\n", temporary_rom);
+            RARCH_ERR("Failed to extract ROM from zipped file: %s.\n", temporary_content);
             string_list_free(content);
             return false;
          }
-         string_list_set(content, i, temporary_rom);
-         string_list_append(g_extern.temporary_roms, temporary_rom, attr);
+         string_list_set(content, i, temporary_content);
+         string_list_append(g_extern.temporary_content, temporary_content, attr);
       }
    }
 #endif
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index d958bf1073..db339a3fa6 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ struct global
 #endif
    bool force_fullscreen;
 
-   struct string_list *temporary_roms;
+   struct string_list *temporary_content;
 
    content_history_t *history;
 
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 8bd5556102..60e2364852 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -3259,19 +3259,19 @@ void rarch_main_deinit(void)
 
    rarch_main_deinit_core();
 
-   if (g_extern.temporary_roms)
+   if (g_extern.temporary_content)
    {
       unsigned i;
-      for (i = 0; i < g_extern.temporary_roms->size; i++)
+      for (i = 0; i < g_extern.temporary_content->size; i++)
       {
-         const char *path = g_extern.temporary_roms->elems[i].data;
+         const char *path = g_extern.temporary_content->elems[i].data;
          RARCH_LOG("Removing temporary content file: %s.\n", path);
          if (remove(path) < 0)
             RARCH_ERR("Failed to remove temporary file: %s.\n", path);
       }
    }
-   string_list_free(g_extern.temporary_roms);
-   g_extern.temporary_roms = NULL;
+   string_list_free(g_extern.temporary_content);
+   g_extern.temporary_content = NULL;
 
    string_list_free(g_extern.subsystem_fullpaths);
    string_list_free(g_extern.savefiles);