diff --git a/include/ntux/ntux.h b/include/ntux/ntux.h
index c29ffa7..1a6cdea 100644
--- a/include/ntux/ntux.h
+++ b/include/ntux/ntux.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ struct ntux_common_ctx {
 	char **				senvp;
 	const char *			loader;
 	const char *			logfile;
-	const char *			refmode;
+	const char *			refobj;
 	const char *			strmode;
 	const char *			owner;
 	const char *			group;
diff --git a/src/driver/ntux_driver_ctx.c b/src/driver/ntux_driver_ctx.c
index 09d2142..e0f381d 100644
--- a/src/driver/ntux_driver_ctx.c
+++ b/src/driver/ntux_driver_ctx.c
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ static int ntux_cctx_update(
 					cctx->logfile = entry->arg;
 					break;
 
-				case TAG_REFMODE:
-					cctx->refmode = entry->arg;
+				case TAG_REFOBJ:
+					cctx->refobj = entry->arg;
 					break;
 
 				case TAG_STRMODE:
diff --git a/src/internal/ntux_driver_impl.h b/src/internal/ntux_driver_impl.h
index c3c109c..8b2be85 100644
--- a/src/internal/ntux_driver_impl.h
+++ b/src/internal/ntux_driver_impl.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ enum app_tags {
 	TAG_SILENT,
 	TAG_RECURSIVE,
 	TAG_STRMODE,
-	TAG_REFMODE,
+	TAG_REFOBJ,
 	TAG_CHANGES,
 	TAG_OWNER,
 	TAG_GROUP,
diff --git a/src/skin/ntux_skin_chmod.c b/src/skin/ntux_skin_chmod.c
index ce9ffad..798ad47 100644
--- a/src/skin/ntux_skin_chmod.c
+++ b/src/skin/ntux_skin_chmod.c
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ const struct argv_option ntux_chmod_options[] = {
 	{"strmode",		's',TAG_STRMODE,ARGV_OPTARG_REQUIRED,0,0,"<STRMODE>",
 				"set mode based on the symbolic mode %s"},
 
-	{"refmode",		'e',TAG_REFMODE,ARGV_OPTARG_REQUIRED,0,0,"<REFMODE>",
+	{"refobj",		'e',TAG_REFOBJ,ARGV_OPTARG_REQUIRED,0,0,"<REFOBJ>",
 				"set mode based on the reference file %s"},
 
-	{"reference",		0,TAG_REFMODE,ARGV_OPTARG_REQUIRED,0,0,0,
-				"a synonym for --refmode"},
+	{"reference",		0,TAG_REFOBJ,ARGV_OPTARG_REQUIRED,0,0,0,
+				"a synonym for --refobj"},
 
 	{"changes",		'c',TAG_CHANGES,ARGV_OPTARG_NONE,0,0,0,
 				"print a list of changed ACEs"},