diff --git a/lib/dns/deleg.c b/lib/dns/deleg.c
index 92ee3f1a8f..708f53ad04 100644
--- a/lib/dns/deleg.c
+++ b/lib/dns/deleg.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ dns__deleg_lookup(dns_delegdb_t *delegdb, dns_qpread_t *qpr,
 	isc_stdtime_t now = optnow > 0 ? optnow : isc_stdtime_now();
 
 	dns_qpchain_t chain = {};
-	bool noexact = (options & DNS_DBFIND_NOEXACT) != 0;
+	bool above = (options & DNS_DBFIND_ABOVE) != 0;
 
 	REQUIRE(VALID_DELEGDB(delegdb));
 	REQUIRE(DNS_NAME_VALID(name));
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ dns__deleg_lookup(dns_delegdb_t *delegdb, dns_qpread_t *qpr,
 
 	/*
 	 * Walk up the chain when:
-	 *  - we have an exact match but the caller asked for NOEXACT
+	 *  - we have an exact match but the caller asked for DNS_DBFIND_ABOVE
 	 *    (i.e. the caller wants the deepest *proper* ancestor), or
 	 *  - the matched node is no longer active and we need to fall
 	 *    back to the closest still-active ancestor (this applies
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ dns__deleg_lookup(dns_delegdb_t *delegdb, dns_qpread_t *qpr,
 	 * exists in the chain, so we must NULL-check before dereferencing
 	 * 'node' below.
 	 */
-	if ((result == ISC_R_SUCCESS && noexact) || !isactive(node, now)) {
+	if ((result == ISC_R_SUCCESS && above) || !isactive(node, now)) {
 		getparentnode(&chain, &node, now);
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/db.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/db.h
index bd8fca23d1..83ea893d29 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/db.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/db.h
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ enum {
 	DNS_DBFIND_GLUEOK = 1 << 0,
 	DNS_DBFIND_NOWILD = 1 << 1,
 	DNS_DBFIND_PENDINGOK = 1 << 2,
-	DNS_DBFIND_NOEXACT = 1 << 3,
+	DNS_DBFIND_ABOVE = 1 << 3,
 	DNS_DBFIND_COVERINGNSEC = 1 << 4,
 	DNS_DBFIND_FORCENSEC3 = 1 << 5,
 	DNS_DBFIND_ADDITIONALOK = 1 << 6,
diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
index 740ed2496c..e8c0af78b1 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ dns_view_bestzonecut(dns_view_t *view, const dns_name_t *name,
  *\li	If 'use_cache' is true, and the view has a cache, then it will be
  *	searched.
  *
- *\li	If the DNS_DBFIND_NOEXACT option is set, then the zonecut returned
+ *\li	If the DNS_DBFIND_ABOVE option is set, then the zonecut returned
  *	(if any) will be the deepest known ancestor of 'name'.
  *
  *\li	If dcname is not NULL the deepest cached name is copied to it.
diff --git a/lib/dns/resolver.c b/lib/dns/resolver.c
index 65da6ae155..454df5a5a3 100644
--- a/lib/dns/resolver.c
+++ b/lib/dns/resolver.c
@@ -4626,7 +4626,7 @@ resume_qmin(void *arg) {
 	dns_delegset_detach(&fctx->delegset);
 
 	if (dns_rdatatype_atparent(fctx->type)) {
-		findoptions |= DNS_DBFIND_NOEXACT;
+		findoptions |= DNS_DBFIND_ABOVE;
 	}
 	result = dns_view_bestzonecut(res->view, fctx->name, fname, dcname,
 				      fctx->now, findoptions, true, true,
@@ -5064,7 +5064,7 @@ fctx__create(dns_resolver_t *res, isc_loop_t *loop, const dns_name_t *name,
 			 * mode, so find the best nameservers to use.
 			 */
 			if (dns_rdatatype_atparent(fctx->type)) {
-				findoptions |= DNS_DBFIND_NOEXACT;
+				findoptions |= DNS_DBFIND_ABOVE;
 			}
 			result = dns_view_bestzonecut(
 				res->view, name, fctx->fwdname, dcname,
@@ -9372,7 +9372,7 @@ rctx_nextserver(respctx_t *rctx, dns_message_t *message,
 			return;
 		}
 		if (dns_rdatatype_atparent(fctx->type)) {
-			findoptions |= DNS_DBFIND_NOEXACT;
+			findoptions |= DNS_DBFIND_ABOVE;
 		}
 		/* FIXME: Why??? */
 		if ((rctx->retryopts & DNS_FETCHOPT_UNSHARED) == 0) {
diff --git a/lib/dns/view.c b/lib/dns/view.c
index 1637131a6c..a73c55756c 100644
--- a/lib/dns/view.c
+++ b/lib/dns/view.c
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ bestzonecut_zone(dns_view_t *view, const dns_name_t *name, dns_name_t *fname,
 	unsigned int ztoptions = DNS_ZTFIND_MIRROR;
 	isc_result_t result;
 
-	if ((options & DNS_DBFIND_NOEXACT) != 0) {
+	if ((options & DNS_DBFIND_ABOVE) != 0) {
 		ztoptions |= DNS_ZTFIND_NOEXACT;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/dns/deleg_test.c b/tests/dns/deleg_test.c
index 8082b67091..d3af6aba96 100644
--- a/tests/dns/deleg_test.c
+++ b/tests/dns/deleg_test.c
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ noexacttests(ISC_ATTR_UNUSED void *arg) {
 		dns_delegset_detach(&delegset);
 
 		result = lookupdb(db, zonecuts[i].name, now + 1,
-				  DNS_DBFIND_NOEXACT,
-				  zonecuts[i].noexactexpected, &delegset);
+				  DNS_DBFIND_ABOVE, zonecuts[i].noexactexpected,
+				  &delegset);
 		assert_int_equal(result, zonecuts[i].noexactresult);
 		if (result == ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 			dns_delegset_detach(&delegset);