diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 045f8725..c65439c6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	* src/color.c (found_in_list): Factor out this triple repetition.
 	* src/color.c (color_update): Rename a variable for conciseness.
 	* src/color.c (nfreeregex): Elide this function, now used just once.
+	* src/nano.h: Rename a struct element for aptness and contrast.
 
 GNU nano 2.5.3 - 2016.02.25
 
diff --git a/src/color.c b/src/color.c
index 542ed76c..f1f6a351 100644
--- a/src/color.c
+++ b/src/color.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ bool found_in_list(regexlisttype *head, const char *shibboleth)
 
 	if (not_compiled) {
 	    item->ext = (regex_t *)nmalloc(sizeof(regex_t));
-	    regcomp(item->ext, fixbounds(item->ext_regex), REG_EXTENDED);
+	    regcomp(item->ext, fixbounds(item->full_regex), REG_EXTENDED);
 	}
 
 	if (regexec(item->ext, shibboleth, 0, NULL, 0) == 0)
diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index 06cde108..f31c2e3d 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -1626,7 +1626,7 @@ int strtomenu(const char *input)
 #ifndef DISABLE_COLOR
 void free_list_item(regexlisttype *dropit)
 {
-    free(dropit->ext_regex);
+    free(dropit->full_regex);
     if (dropit->ext != NULL)
 	regfree(dropit->ext);
     free(dropit->ext);
diff --git a/src/nano.h b/src/nano.h
index 0099c37d..034cd13b 100644
--- a/src/nano.h
+++ b/src/nano.h
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ typedef struct colortype {
 } colortype;
 
 typedef struct regexlisttype {
-    char *ext_regex;
-	/* The regexstrings for the things that match this syntax. */
+    char *full_regex;
+	/* A regex string to match things that imply a certain syntax. */
     regex_t *ext;
 	/* The compiled regexes. */
     struct regexlisttype *next;
diff --git a/src/rcfile.c b/src/rcfile.c
index db1a129a..1b4d19e6 100644
--- a/src/rcfile.c
+++ b/src/rcfile.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ void parse_syntax(char *ptr)
 
 	/* Save the extension regex if it's valid. */
 	if (nregcomp(fileregptr, REG_NOSUB)) {
-	    newext->ext_regex = mallocstrcpy(NULL, fileregptr);
+	    newext->full_regex = mallocstrcpy(NULL, fileregptr);
 	    newext->ext = NULL;
 
 	    if (endext == NULL)
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ void parse_header_exp(char *ptr)
 
 	/* Save the regex string if it's valid. */
 	if (nregcomp(regexstring, 0)) {
-	    newheader->ext_regex = mallocstrcpy(NULL, regexstring);
+	    newheader->full_regex = mallocstrcpy(NULL, regexstring);
 	    newheader->ext = NULL;
 
 	    if (endheader == NULL)
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ void parse_magic_exp(char *ptr)
 
 	/* Save the regex string if it's valid. */
 	if (nregcomp(regexstring, REG_NOSUB)) {
-	    newmagic->ext_regex = mallocstrcpy(NULL, regexstring);
+	    newmagic->full_regex = mallocstrcpy(NULL, regexstring);
 	    newmagic->ext = NULL;
 
 	    if (endmagic == NULL)