diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index c684a5124a572fa17f003e499ffc963619843412..d2e5eb20c95e0801a9d9f8b7a2c531c6f13e0529 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
     /* Group of "Appearance" toggles. */
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-X", 0, do_toggle_void, NO_HELP);
-    add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-C", 0, do_toggle_void, CONST_UPDATE);
+    add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-C", 0, do_toggle_void, CONSTANT_SHOW);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-O", 0, do_toggle_void, MORE_SPACE);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-S", 0, do_toggle_void, SMOOTH_SCROLL);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-$", 0, do_toggle_void, SOFTWRAP);
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ const char *flagtostr(int flag)
 	    /* TRANSLATORS: The next seventeen strings are toggle descriptions;
 	     * they are best kept shorter than 40 characters, but may be longer. */
 	    return N_("Help mode");
-	case CONST_UPDATE:
+	case CONSTANT_SHOW:
 	    return N_("Constant cursor position display");
 	case MORE_SPACE:
 	    return N_("Use of one more line for editing");
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ sc *strtosc(const char *input)
 	if (!strcasecmp(input, "nohelp"))
 	    s->toggle = NO_HELP;
 	else if (!strcasecmp(input, "constupdate"))
-	    s->toggle = CONST_UPDATE;
+	    s->toggle = CONSTANT_SHOW;
 	else if (!strcasecmp(input, "morespace"))
 	    s->toggle = MORE_SPACE;
 	else if (!strcasecmp(input, "smoothscroll"))
diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 333dfd45d077a6cf22bb8cdaa6f8ee2565284299..ae044be2f8c352027db0ecaf59cf4052c251ad3b 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -2141,7 +2141,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		break;
 #endif
 	    case 'c':
-		SET(CONST_UPDATE);
+		SET(CONSTANT_SHOW);
 		break;
 	    case 'd':
 		SET(REBIND_DELETE);
@@ -2660,7 +2660,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	/* Update the displayed current cursor position only when there
 	 * are no keys waiting in the input buffer. */
-	if (ISSET(CONST_UPDATE) && get_key_buffer_len() == 0)
+	if (ISSET(CONSTANT_SHOW) && get_key_buffer_len() == 0)
 	    do_cursorpos(FALSE);
 
 	/* Refresh just the cursor position or the entire edit window. */
diff --git a/src/nano.h b/src/nano.h
index 5be1ad5ae621d1f506734e5f8bfafe94a8598887..37226adb25b64eb4ec1ac153027b64e201919bf3 100644
--- a/src/nano.h
+++ b/src/nano.h
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ enum
 {
     DONTUSE,
     CASE_SENSITIVE,
-    CONST_UPDATE,
+    CONSTANT_SHOW,
     NO_HELP,
     SUSPEND,
     NO_WRAP,
diff --git a/src/rcfile.c b/src/rcfile.c
index a68d423ec01f6e1b0d59ba8fc60fea129ab2c636..c88975de31f4fcdfbc4ef623e7e9c8d62f46e178 100644
--- a/src/rcfile.c
+++ b/src/rcfile.c
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ static const rcoption rcopts[] = {
 #ifndef DISABLE_JUSTIFY
     {"brackets", 0},
 #endif
-    {"const", CONST_UPDATE},  /* deprecated form, remove in 2018 */
-    {"constantshow", CONST_UPDATE},
+    {"const", CONSTANT_SHOW},  /* deprecated form, remove in 2018 */
+    {"constantshow", CONSTANT_SHOW},
 #ifndef DISABLE_WRAPJUSTIFY
     {"fill", 0},
 #endif
diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index 2304d6dab0ed26f972403a2979588c67e99ddd07..27f4bbdab1d97f6b9b95683d6ce9f1c0e75fdc13 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -2452,7 +2452,7 @@ void do_justify(bool full_justify)
 
     /* If needed, unset the cursor-position suppression flag, so the cursor
      * position /will/ be displayed upon a return to the main loop. */
-    if (ISSET(CONST_UPDATE))
+    if (ISSET(CONSTANT_SHOW))
 	do_cursorpos(FALSE);
 
     func = func_from_key(&kbinput);
@@ -3566,7 +3566,7 @@ void do_verbatim_input(void)
     kbinput = get_verbatim_kbinput(edit, &kbinput_len);
 
     /* Unsuppress cursor-position display or blank the statusbar. */
-    if (ISSET(CONST_UPDATE))
+    if (ISSET(CONSTANT_SHOW))
 	do_cursorpos(FALSE);
     else {
 	blank_statusbar();
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index d5b854c20c4923ae22a86f9db43b188c24429f3a..a7f6c931e9bdaa09a72bf46f0860f895b78d59b1 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ void check_statusblank(void)
     statusblank--;
 
     /* When editing and 'constantshow' is active, skip the blanking. */
-    if (currmenu == MMAIN && ISSET(CONST_UPDATE))
+    if (currmenu == MMAIN && ISSET(CONSTANT_SHOW))
 	return;
 
     if (statusblank == 0) {