diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/globals.cc b/winsup/cygwin/globals.cc
index 3b25c2803..066026421 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/globals.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/globals.cc
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ enum exit_states
    "winsymlinks" setting of the CYGWIN environment variable. */
 enum winsym_t
 {
-  WSYM_sysfile = 0,
+  WSYM_default = 0,
   WSYM_lnk,
   WSYM_native,
   WSYM_nativestrict,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ bool ignore_case_with_glob;
 bool pipe_byte;
 bool reset_com;
 bool wincmdln;
-winsym_t allow_winsymlinks = WSYM_sysfile;
+winsym_t allow_winsymlinks = WSYM_default;
 bool disable_pcon;
 
 bool NO_COPY in_forkee;
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/path.cc b/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
index 1869fb8c8..cd029c5b4 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/path.cc
@@ -2013,7 +2013,7 @@ symlink_worker (const char *oldpath, path_conv &win32_newpath, bool isdevice)
       /* Don't try native symlinks on FSes not supporting reparse points. */
       else if ((wsym_type == WSYM_native || wsym_type == WSYM_nativestrict)
 	       && !(win32_newpath.fs_flags () & FILE_SUPPORTS_REPARSE_POINTS))
-	wsym_type = WSYM_sysfile;
+	wsym_type = WSYM_default;
 
       /* Attach .lnk suffix when shortcut is requested. */
       if (wsym_type == WSYM_lnk && !win32_newpath.exists ()
@@ -2059,9 +2059,9 @@ symlink_worker (const char *oldpath, path_conv &win32_newpath, bool isdevice)
 	      __leave;
 	    }
 	  /* Otherwise, fall back to default symlink type. */
-	  wsym_type = WSYM_sysfile;
+	  wsym_type = WSYM_default;
 	  fallthrough;
-	case WSYM_sysfile:
+	case WSYM_default:
 	  if (win32_newpath.fs_flags () & FILE_SUPPORTS_REPARSE_POINTS)
 	    {
 	      res = symlink_wsl (oldpath, win32_newpath);