diff --git a/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index 2148eb5a9..b31a224f9 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
  *
  *   /* the cogl_texture variable is set elsewhere */
  *   node = clutter_texture_node_new (cogl_texture, CLUTTER_COLOR_White,
- *                                    CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_BILINEAR,
+ *                                    CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_TRILINEAR,
  *                                    CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_LINEAR);
  *
  *   /* paint the content of the node using the allocation */
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-enums.h b/clutter/clutter-enums.h
index 38e5dfd7e..bf3dea5a8 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-enums.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-enums.h
@@ -1153,8 +1153,9 @@ typedef enum {
  * ClutterScalingFilter:
  * @CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_LINEAR: Linear interpolation filter
  * @CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_NEAREST: Nearest neighbor interpolation filter
- * @CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_BILINEAR: Bilinear minification filter; this
- *   filter enables mipmap generation.
+ * @CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_TRILINEAR: Trilinear minification filter, with
+ *   mipmap generation; this filter linearly interpolates on every axis,
+ *   as well as between mipmap levels.
  *
  * The scaling filters to be used with the #ClutterActor:minification-filter
  * and #ClutterActor:magnification-filter properties.
@@ -1164,7 +1165,7 @@ typedef enum {
 typedef enum {
   CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_LINEAR,
   CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_NEAREST,
-  CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_BILINEAR
+  CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_TRILINEAR
 } ClutterScalingFilter;
 
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c b/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c
index be7a23166..1dc6f136f 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ clutter_scaling_filter_to_cogl_pipeline_filter (ClutterScalingFilter filter)
     case CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_LINEAR:
       return COGL_PIPELINE_FILTER_LINEAR;
 
-    case CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_BILINEAR:
+    case CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_TRILINEAR:
       return COGL_PIPELINE_FILTER_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/interactive/test-canvas.c b/tests/interactive/test-canvas.c
index a452df697..01f11c9e1 100644
--- a/tests/interactive/test-canvas.c
+++ b/tests/interactive/test-canvas.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ test_canvas_main (int argc, char *argv[])
   actor = clutter_actor_new ();
   clutter_actor_set_content (actor, canvas);
   clutter_actor_set_content_scaling_filters (actor,
-                                             CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_BILINEAR,
+                                             CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_TRILINEAR,
                                              CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_LINEAR);
   clutter_actor_add_child (stage, actor);
 
diff --git a/tests/interactive/test-image-box.c b/tests/interactive/test-image-box.c
index 4410a49c8..f35363c6c 100644
--- a/tests/interactive/test-image-box.c
+++ b/tests/interactive/test-image-box.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ test_image_box_main (int argc, char *argv[])
   g_object_unref (pixbuf);
 
   clutter_actor_set_content_scaling_filters (box,
-                                             CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_BILINEAR,
+                                             CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_TRILINEAR,
                                              CLUTTER_SCALING_FILTER_LINEAR);
   clutter_actor_set_content_gravity (box, gravities[n_gravities - 1].gravity);
   clutter_actor_set_content (box, image);