diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-trace.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-trace.h
index 2900da095..4d1e52aae 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-trace.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-trace.h
@@ -83,22 +83,22 @@ cogl_auto_trace_end_helper (CoglTraceHead **head)
     cogl_trace_end (*head);
 }
 
-#define COGL_TRACE_BEGIN(Name, description) \
+#define COGL_TRACE_BEGIN(Name, name) \
   CoglTraceHead CoglTrace##Name = { 0 }; \
   if (g_private_get (&cogl_trace_thread_data)) \
-    cogl_trace_begin (&CoglTrace##Name, description); \
+    cogl_trace_begin (&CoglTrace##Name, name); \
 
 #define COGL_TRACE_END(Name)\
   if (g_private_get (&cogl_trace_thread_data)) \
     cogl_trace_end (&CoglTrace##Name);
 
-#define COGL_TRACE_BEGIN_SCOPED(Name, description) \
+#define COGL_TRACE_BEGIN_SCOPED(Name, name) \
   CoglTraceHead CoglTrace##Name = { 0 }; \
   __attribute__((cleanup (cogl_auto_trace_end_helper))) \
     CoglTraceHead *ScopedCoglTrace##Name = NULL; \
   if (g_private_get (&cogl_trace_thread_data)) \
     { \
-      cogl_trace_begin (&CoglTrace##Name, description); \
+      cogl_trace_begin (&CoglTrace##Name, name); \
       ScopedCoglTrace##Name = &CoglTrace##Name; \
     }
 
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ cogl_auto_trace_end_helper (CoglTraceHead **head)
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#define COGL_TRACE_BEGIN(Name, description) (void) 0
+#define COGL_TRACE_BEGIN(Name, name) (void) 0
 #define COGL_TRACE_END(Name) (void) 0
-#define COGL_TRACE_BEGIN_SCOPED(Name, description) (void) 0
+#define COGL_TRACE_BEGIN_SCOPED(Name, name) (void) 0
 
 COGL_EXPORT void
 cogl_set_tracing_enabled_on_thread_with_fd (void       *data,