diff --git a/nptl/nptl-printers.py b/nptl/nptl-printers.py
index 3fb0335135..981eeedd76 100644
--- a/nptl/nptl-printers.py
+++ b/nptl/nptl-printers.py
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ class ConditionVariablePrinter(object):
         """
 
         data = cond['__data']
-        self.wrefs = data['__wrefs']
+        self.crefs = data['__crefs']
         self.grefs = data['__g_refs']
         self.values = []
 
@@ -359,12 +359,12 @@ class ConditionVariablePrinter(object):
     def read_attributes(self):
         """Read the condvar's attributes."""
 
-        if (self.wrefs & PTHREAD_COND_CLOCK_MONOTONIC_MASK) != 0:
+        if (self.crefs & PTHREAD_COND_CLOCK_MONOTONIC_MASK) != 0:
             self.values.append(('Clock ID', 'CLOCK_MONOTONIC'))
         else:
             self.values.append(('Clock ID', 'CLOCK_REALTIME'))
 
-        if (self.wrefs & PTHREAD_COND_SHARED_MASK) != 0:
+        if (self.crefs & PTHREAD_COND_SHARED_MASK) != 0:
             self.values.append(('Shared', 'Yes'))
         else:
             self.values.append(('Shared', 'No'))
diff --git a/nptl/pthread_cond_broadcast.c b/nptl/pthread_cond_broadcast.c
index e45f6271bf..18a3c3553c 100644
--- a/nptl/pthread_cond_broadcast.c
+++ b/nptl/pthread_cond_broadcast.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ___pthread_cond_broadcast (pthread_cond_t *cond)
   unsigned int grefs1 = atomic_load_relaxed (cond->__data.__g_refs + 1);
   if ((grefs0 >> 1) == 0 && (grefs1 >> 1) == 0)
     return 0;
-  unsigned int flags = atomic_load_relaxed (&cond->__data.__wrefs);
+  unsigned int flags = atomic_load_relaxed (&cond->__data.__crefs);
   int private = __condvar_get_private (flags);
 
   __condvar_acquire_lock (cond, private);
diff --git a/nptl/pthread_cond_common.c b/nptl/pthread_cond_common.c
index ce09d5d15a..220db22e9f 100644
--- a/nptl/pthread_cond_common.c
+++ b/nptl/pthread_cond_common.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
-/* We need 3 least-significant bits on __wrefs for something else.
+/* We need 3 least-significant bits on __crefs for something else.
    This also matches __atomic_wide_counter requirements: The highest
    value we add is __PTHREAD_COND_MAX_GROUP_SIZE << 2 to __g1_start
    (the two extra bits are for the lock in the two LSBs of
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ __condvar_set_orig_size (pthread_cond_t *cond, unsigned int size)
     atomic_store_relaxed (&cond->__data.__g1_orig_size, (size << 2) | 2);
 }
 
-/* Returns FUTEX_SHARED or FUTEX_PRIVATE based on the provided __wrefs
+/* Returns FUTEX_SHARED or FUTEX_PRIVATE based on the provided __crefs
    value.  */
 static int __attribute__ ((unused))
 __condvar_get_private (int flags)
diff --git a/nptl/pthread_cond_destroy.c b/nptl/pthread_cond_destroy.c
index 053d0a2fbc..844647b3b7 100644
--- a/nptl/pthread_cond_destroy.c
+++ b/nptl/pthread_cond_destroy.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ __pthread_cond_destroy (pthread_cond_t *cond)
 {
   LIBC_PROBE (cond_destroy, 1, cond);
 
-  unsigned int flags = atomic_load_relaxed (&cond->__data.__wrefs);
+  unsigned int flags = atomic_load_relaxed (&cond->__data.__crefs);
   int private = __condvar_get_private (flags);
   for (unsigned g = 0; g < 2; ++g)
     {
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ __pthread_cond_destroy (pthread_cond_t *cond)
 
   /* Same as above, except to synchronize with canceled threads.  This wake
      flag never gets cleared, so it's enough to set it once.  */
-  unsigned int wrefs = atomic_fetch_or_acquire (&cond->__data.__wrefs, 4) | 4;
-  while (wrefs >> 3 != 0)
+  unsigned int crefs = atomic_fetch_or_acquire (&cond->__data.__crefs, 4) | 4;
+  while (crefs >> 3 != 0)
     {
-      futex_wait_simple (&cond->__data.__wrefs, wrefs, private);
-      wrefs = atomic_load_acquire (&cond->__data.__wrefs);
+      futex_wait_simple (&cond->__data.__crefs, crefs, private);
+      crefs = atomic_load_acquire (&cond->__data.__crefs);
     }
   /* The memory the condvar occupies can now be reused.  */
   return 0;
diff --git a/nptl/pthread_cond_init.c b/nptl/pthread_cond_init.c
index 739b3afb2d..d2e1988cf6 100644
--- a/nptl/pthread_cond_init.c
+++ b/nptl/pthread_cond_init.c
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ __pthread_cond_init (pthread_cond_t *cond, const pthread_condattr_t *cond_attr)
 
   /* Iff not equal to ~0l, this is a PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE condvar.  */
   if (icond_attr != NULL && (icond_attr->value & 1) != 0)
-    cond->__data.__wrefs |= __PTHREAD_COND_SHARED_MASK;
+    cond->__data.__crefs |= __PTHREAD_COND_SHARED_MASK;
   int clockid = (icond_attr != NULL
 		 ? ((icond_attr->value >> 1) & ((1 << COND_CLOCK_BITS) - 1))
 		 : CLOCK_REALTIME);
   /* If 0, CLOCK_REALTIME is used; CLOCK_MONOTONIC otherwise.  */
   if (clockid != CLOCK_REALTIME)
-    cond->__data.__wrefs |= __PTHREAD_COND_CLOCK_MONOTONIC_MASK;
+    cond->__data.__crefs |= __PTHREAD_COND_CLOCK_MONOTONIC_MASK;
 
   LIBC_PROBE (cond_init, 2, cond, cond_attr);
 
diff --git a/nptl/pthread_cond_signal.c b/nptl/pthread_cond_signal.c
index 2e8be2d3b5..d3735103fc 100644
--- a/nptl/pthread_cond_signal.c
+++ b/nptl/pthread_cond_signal.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ___pthread_cond_signal (pthread_cond_t *cond)
   unsigned int grefs1 = atomic_load_relaxed (cond->__data.__g_refs + 1);
   if ((grefs0 >> 1) == 0 && (grefs1 >> 1) == 0)
     return 0;
-  unsigned int flags = atomic_load_relaxed (&cond->__data.__wrefs);
+  unsigned int flags = atomic_load_relaxed (&cond->__data.__crefs);
   int private = __condvar_get_private (flags);
 
   __condvar_acquire_lock (cond, private);
diff --git a/nptl/pthread_cond_wait.c b/nptl/pthread_cond_wait.c
index b949805dae..515b4ba60e 100644
--- a/nptl/pthread_cond_wait.c
+++ b/nptl/pthread_cond_wait.c
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ __condvar_cleanup_waiting (void *arg)
      determine when all waiters have woken. Since we will do more work in
      this function, we are using an extra channel to communicate to
      pthread_cond_destroy that it is not allowed to finish yet: We
-     increment the refcount starting at the fourth bit on __wrefs. Relaxed
+     increment the refcount starting at the fourth bit on __crefs. Relaxed
      MO is enough. The synchronization happens because __condvar_dec_grefs
      uses release MO. */
-  atomic_fetch_add_relaxed (&cond->__data.__wrefs, 8);
+  atomic_fetch_add_relaxed (&cond->__data.__crefs, 8);
   __condvar_dec_grefs (cond, g, cbuffer->private);
 
   __condvar_cancel_waiting (cond, cbuffer->wseq >> 1, g, cbuffer->private);
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ __condvar_cleanup_waiting (void *arg)
      are the last waiter (prior value of __wrefs was 1 << 3), then wake any
      threads waiting in pthread_cond_destroy.  Release MO to synchronize with
      these threads.  Don't bother clearing the wake-up request flag.  */
-  if ((atomic_fetch_add_release (&cond->__data.__wrefs, -8) >> 2) == 3)
-    futex_wake (&cond->__data.__wrefs, INT_MAX, cbuffer->private);
+  if ((atomic_fetch_add_release (&cond->__data.__crefs, -8) >> 2) == 3)
+    futex_wake (&cond->__data.__crefs, INT_MAX, cbuffer->private);
 
   /* XXX If locking the mutex fails, should we just stop execution?  This
      might be better than silently ignoring the error.  */
@@ -280,13 +280,13 @@ __condvar_cleanup_waiting (void *arg)
    __g1_orig_size: Initial size of G1
      * The two least-significant bits represent the condvar-internal lock.
      * Only accessed while having acquired the condvar-internal lock.
-   __wrefs: Flags and count of waiters who called pthread_cancel.
+   __crefs: Flags and count of waiters who called pthread_cancel.
      * Bit 2 is true if waiters should run futex_wake when they remove the
        last reference.  pthread_cond_destroy uses this as futex word.
      * Bit 1 is the clock ID (0 == CLOCK_REALTIME, 1 == CLOCK_MONOTONIC).
      * Bit 0 is true iff this is a process-shared condvar.
      * Simple reference count used by __condvar_cleanup_waiting and pthread_cond_destroy.
-     (If the format of __wrefs is changed, update the pretty printers.)
+     (If the format of __crefs is changed, update the pretty printers.)
    For each of the two groups, we have:
    __g_refs: Futex waiter reference count.
      * LSB is true if waiters should run futex_wake when they remove the
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ __pthread_cond_wait_common (pthread_cond_t *cond, pthread_mutex_t *mutex,
      make us see the closed flag on __g_signals that designates a concurrent
      attempt to reuse the group's slot. */
   atomic_fetch_add_acquire (cond->__data.__g_refs + g, 2);
-  unsigned int flags = atomic_load_relaxed (&cond->__data.__wrefs);
+  unsigned int flags = atomic_load_relaxed (&cond->__data.__crefs);
   int private = __condvar_get_private (flags);
 
   /* Now that we are registered as a waiter, we can release the mutex.
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ ___pthread_cond_timedwait64 (pthread_cond_t *cond, pthread_mutex_t *mutex,
 
   /* Relaxed MO is suffice because clock ID bit is only modified
      in condition creation.  */
-  unsigned int flags = atomic_load_relaxed (&cond->__data.__wrefs);
+  unsigned int flags = atomic_load_relaxed (&cond->__data.__crefs);
   clockid_t clockid = (flags & __PTHREAD_COND_CLOCK_MONOTONIC_MASK)
                     ? CLOCK_MONOTONIC : CLOCK_REALTIME;
   return __pthread_cond_wait_common (cond, mutex, clockid, abstime);
diff --git a/nptl/tst-cond22.c b/nptl/tst-cond22.c
index 1336e9c79d..9f8cfea5c3 100644
--- a/nptl/tst-cond22.c
+++ b/nptl/tst-cond22.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ do_test (void)
 	  c.__data.__g1_start.__value32.__low,
 	  c.__data.__g_signals[0], c.__data.__g_refs[0], c.__data.__g_size[0],
 	  c.__data.__g_signals[1], c.__data.__g_refs[1], c.__data.__g_size[1],
-	  c.__data.__g1_orig_size, c.__data.__wrefs);
+	  c.__data.__g1_orig_size, c.__data.__crefs);
 
   if (pthread_create (&th, NULL, tf, (void *) 1l) != 0)
     {
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ do_test (void)
 	  c.__data.__g1_start.__value32.__low,
 	  c.__data.__g_signals[0], c.__data.__g_refs[0], c.__data.__g_size[0],
 	  c.__data.__g_signals[1], c.__data.__g_refs[1], c.__data.__g_size[1],
-	  c.__data.__g1_orig_size, c.__data.__wrefs);
+	  c.__data.__g1_orig_size, c.__data.__crefs);
 
   return status;
 }
diff --git a/sysdeps/nptl/bits/thread-shared-types.h b/sysdeps/nptl/bits/thread-shared-types.h
index 5653507e55..52decc49d6 100644
--- a/sysdeps/nptl/bits/thread-shared-types.h
+++ b/sysdeps/nptl/bits/thread-shared-types.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ struct __pthread_cond_s
   unsigned int __g_refs[2] __LOCK_ALIGNMENT;
   unsigned int __g_size[2];
   unsigned int __g1_orig_size;
-  unsigned int __wrefs;
+  unsigned int __crefs;
   unsigned int __g_signals[2];
 };
 
