diff --git a/cogl/cogl-internal.h b/cogl/cogl-internal.h
index df074687a..afc12553b 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-internal.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-internal.h
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ _cogl_xlib_remove_filter (CoglXlibFilterFunc func,
 
 typedef enum _CoglFeatureFlagsPrivate
 {
-  COGL_FEATURE_PRIVATE_ARB_FP = (1 << 0)
+  COGL_FEATURE_PRIVATE_PLACE_HOLDER = (1 << 0)
 } CoglFeatureFlagsPrivate;
 
 gboolean
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-material-arbfp.c b/cogl/cogl-material-arbfp.c
index ea671e9a8..4d7930166 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-material-arbfp.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl-material-arbfp.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ _cogl_material_backend_arbfp_start (CoglMaterial *material,
 
   _COGL_GET_CONTEXT (ctx, FALSE);
 
-  if (!_cogl_features_available_private (COGL_FEATURE_PRIVATE_ARB_FP))
+  if (!cogl_features_available (COGL_FEATURE_SHADERS_ARBFP))
     return FALSE;
 
   /* TODO: support fog */
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-types.h b/cogl/cogl-types.h
index f892bea67..0e654acda 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-types.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-types.h
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ typedef enum { /*< prefix=COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT >*/
  * @COGL_FEATURE_TEXTURE_YUV: ycbcr conversion support
  * @COGL_FEATURE_TEXTURE_READ_PIXELS: glReadPixels() support
  * @COGL_FEATURE_SHADERS_GLSL: GLSL support
+ * @COGL_FEATURE_SHADERS_ARBFP: ARBFP support
  * @COGL_FEATURE_OFFSCREEN: FBO support
  * @COGL_FEATURE_OFFSCREEN_MULTISAMPLE: Multisample support on FBOs
  * @COGL_FEATURE_OFFSCREEN_BLIT: Blit support on FBOs
@@ -276,7 +277,8 @@ typedef enum
   COGL_FEATURE_TEXTURE_NPOT_MIPMAP    = (1 << 16),
   COGL_FEATURE_TEXTURE_NPOT_REPEAT    = (1 << 17),
   COGL_FEATURE_POINT_SPRITE           = (1 << 18),
-  COGL_FEATURE_TEXTURE_3D             = (1 << 19)
+  COGL_FEATURE_TEXTURE_3D             = (1 << 19),
+  COGL_FEATURE_SHADERS_ARBFP          = (1 << 20)
 } CoglFeatureFlags;
 
 /**
diff --git a/cogl/cogl.c b/cogl/cogl.c
index 4df0cdbd3..624a63c78 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl.c
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ _cogl_features_available_private (CoglFeatureFlagsPrivate features)
     _cogl_features_init ();
 
   if (G_UNLIKELY (cogl_debug_flags & COGL_DEBUG_DISABLE_ARBFP))
-    ctx->feature_flags_private &= ~COGL_FEATURE_PRIVATE_ARB_FP;
+    ctx->feature_flags_private &= ~COGL_FEATURE_SHADERS_ARBFP;
 
   return (ctx->feature_flags_private & features) == features;
 }
diff --git a/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-feature-functions.h b/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-feature-functions.h
index 6b184f4a5..26eeee998 100644
--- a/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-feature-functions.h
+++ b/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-feature-functions.h
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ COGL_FEATURE_END ()
 COGL_FEATURE_BEGIN (arbfp, 255, 255,
                     "ARB\0",
                     "fragment_program\0",
-                    0,
-                    COGL_FEATURE_PRIVATE_ARB_FP)
+                    COGL_FEATURE_SHADERS_ARBFP,
+                    0)
 COGL_FEATURE_FUNCTION (void, glGenPrograms,
                        (GLsizei               n,
                         GLuint               *programs))