diff --git a/include/vlc_preparser.h b/include/vlc_preparser.h
index 58debbe122..455455e0c2 100644
--- a/include/vlc_preparser.h
+++ b/include/vlc_preparser.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ typedef enum input_item_meta_request_option_t
  *
  * @param obj the parent object
  * @param max_threads the maximum number of threads used to parse, must be >= 1
- * @param default_timeout default timeout of the preparser, 0 for no limits.
+ * @param timeout timeout of the preparser, 0 for no limits.
  * @param request_type a combination of META_REQUEST_OPTION_PARSE,
  * META_REQUEST_OPTION_FETCH_LOCAL and META_REQUEST_OPTION_FETCH_NETWORK, it is
  * used to setup the executors for each domain.
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ typedef enum input_item_meta_request_option_t
  */
 VLC_API vlc_preparser_t *vlc_preparser_New( vlc_object_t *obj,
                                             unsigned max_threads,
-                                            vlc_tick_t default_timeout,
+                                            vlc_tick_t timeout,
                                             input_item_meta_request_option_t request_type );
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/preparser/preparser.c b/src/preparser/preparser.c
index dfab23a971..2f2bd24723 100644
--- a/src/preparser/preparser.c
+++ b/src/preparser/preparser.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct vlc_preparser_t
     vlc_object_t* owner;
     input_fetcher_t* fetcher;
     vlc_executor_t *executor;
-    vlc_tick_t default_timeout;
+    vlc_tick_t timeout;
     atomic_bool deactivated;
 
     vlc_mutex_t lock;
@@ -319,11 +319,11 @@ Interrupt(struct task *task)
 }
 
 vlc_preparser_t* vlc_preparser_New( vlc_object_t *parent, unsigned max_threads,
-                                    vlc_tick_t default_timeout,
+                                    vlc_tick_t timeout,
                                     input_item_meta_request_option_t request_type )
 {
     assert(max_threads >= 1);
-    assert(default_timeout >= 0);
+    assert(timeout >= 0);
     assert(request_type & (META_REQUEST_OPTION_FETCH_ANY|META_REQUEST_OPTION_PARSE));
 
     vlc_preparser_t* preparser = malloc( sizeof *preparser );
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ vlc_preparser_t* vlc_preparser_New( vlc_object_t *parent, unsigned max_threads,
     else
         preparser->executor = NULL;
 
-    preparser->default_timeout = default_timeout;
+    preparser->timeout = timeout;
 
     preparser->owner = parent;
     if (request_type & META_REQUEST_OPTION_FETCH_ANY)
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ vlc_preparser_req_id vlc_preparser_Push( vlc_preparser_t *preparser, input_item_
 
     struct task *task =
         TaskNew(preparser, item, i_options, cbs, cbs_userdata,
-                preparser->default_timeout);
+                preparser->timeout);
     if( !task )
         return 0;
 
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ void vlc_preparser_Deactivate( vlc_preparser_t* preparser )
 void vlc_preparser_SetTimeout( vlc_preparser_t *preparser,
                                vlc_tick_t timeout )
 {
-    preparser->default_timeout = timeout;
+    preparser->timeout = timeout;
 }
 
 void vlc_preparser_Delete( vlc_preparser_t *preparser )