diff --git a/include/git2/config.h b/include/git2/config.h
index a3202c2b1..a7d897443 100644
--- a/include/git2/config.h
+++ b/include/git2/config.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ typedef struct {
  * may be used on any `git_config` call to load the
  * global configuration file.
  *
- * This method will not guess the path to the xdr compatible
+ * This method will not guess the path to the xdg compatible
  * config file (.config/git/config).
  *
  * @param global_config_path Buffer of GIT_PATH_MAX length to store the path
@@ -71,21 +71,21 @@ typedef struct {
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_config_find_global(char *global_config_path, size_t length);
 
 /**
- * Locate the path to the global xdr compatible configuration file
+ * Locate the path to the global xdg compatible configuration file
  *
- * The xdr compatible configuration file is usually
+ * The xdg compatible configuration file is usually
  * located in `$HOME/.config/git/config`.
  *
  * This method will try to guess the full path to that
  * file, if the file exists. The returned path
  * may be used on any `git_config` call to load the
- * global configuration file.
+ * xdg compatible configuration file.
  *
- * @param global_config_path Buffer of GIT_PATH_MAX length to store the path
- * @return 0 if a global configuration file has been
+ * @param xdg_config_path Buffer of GIT_PATH_MAX length to store the path
+ * @return 0 if a xdg compatible configuration file has been
  *	found. Its path will be stored in `buffer`.
  */
-GIT_EXTERN(int) git_config_find_xdr(char *global_config_path, size_t length);
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_config_find_xdg(char *xdg_config_path, size_t length);
 
 /**
  * Locate the path to the system configuration file
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index d8e54751a..b89c16b1c 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ int git_config_find_global_r(git_buf *path)
 	return error;
 }
 
-int git_config_find_xdr_r(git_buf *path)
+int git_config_find_xdg_r(git_buf *path)
 {
 	int error = git_futils_find_global_file(path, GIT_CONFIG_FILENAME_ALT);
 
@@ -483,10 +483,10 @@ int git_config_find_global(char *global_config_path, size_t length)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int git_config_find_xdr(char *xdr_config_path, size_t length)
+int git_config_find_xdg(char *xdg_config_path, size_t length)
 {
 	git_buf path  = GIT_BUF_INIT;
-	int ret = git_config_find_xdr_r(&path);
+	int ret = git_config_find_xdg_r(&path);
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		git_buf_free(&path);
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ int git_config_find_xdr(char *xdr_config_path, size_t length)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	git_buf_copy_cstr(xdr_config_path, length, &path);
+	git_buf_copy_cstr(xdg_config_path, length, &path);
 	git_buf_free(&path);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ int git_config_open_default(git_config **out)
 	if (!error && !git_config_find_global_r(&buf))
 		error = git_config_add_file_ondisk(cfg, buf.ptr, 3);
 
-	if (!error && !git_config_find_xdr_r(&buf))
+	if (!error && !git_config_find_xdg_r(&buf))
 		error = git_config_add_file_ondisk(cfg, buf.ptr, 2);
 
 	if (!error && !git_config_find_system_r(&buf))
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 4e451a23f..471b42dad 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct git_config {
 };
 
 extern int git_config_find_global_r(git_buf *global_config_path);
-extern int git_config_find_xdr_r(git_buf *system_config_path);
+extern int git_config_find_xdg_r(git_buf *system_config_path);
 extern int git_config_find_system_r(git_buf *system_config_path);
 
 extern int git_config_parse_bool(int *out, const char *bool_string);
diff --git a/src/repository.c b/src/repository.c
index d1cf47fe5..e9c1bdf47 100644
--- a/src/repository.c
+++ b/src/repository.c
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ static int load_config(
 	git_config **out,
 	git_repository *repo,
 	const char *global_config_path,
-	const char *xdr_config_path,
+	const char *xdg_config_path,
 	const char *system_config_path)
 {
 	git_buf config_path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
@@ -470,8 +470,8 @@ static int load_config(
 			goto on_error;
 	}
 
-	if (xdr_config_path != NULL) {
-		if (git_config_add_file_ondisk(cfg, xdr_config_path, 2) < 0)
+	if (xdg_config_path != NULL) {
+		if (git_config_add_file_ondisk(cfg, xdg_config_path, 2) < 0)
 			goto on_error;
 	}
 
@@ -493,23 +493,23 @@ on_error:
 int git_repository_config__weakptr(git_config **out, git_repository *repo)
 {
 	if (repo->_config == NULL) {
-		git_buf global_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT, xdr_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT, system_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+		git_buf global_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT, xdg_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT, system_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 		int res;
 
 		const char *global_config_path = NULL;
-		const char *xdr_config_path = NULL;
+		const char *xdg_config_path = NULL;
 		const char *system_config_path = NULL;
 
 		if (git_config_find_global_r(&global_buf) == 0)
 			global_config_path = global_buf.ptr;
 
-		if (git_config_find_xdr_r(&xdr_buf) == 0)
-			xdr_config_path = xdr_buf.ptr;
+		if (git_config_find_xdg_r(&xdg_buf) == 0)
+			xdg_config_path = xdg_buf.ptr;
 
 		if (git_config_find_system_r(&system_buf) == 0)
 			system_config_path = system_buf.ptr;
 
-		res = load_config(&repo->_config, repo, global_config_path, xdr_config_path, system_config_path);
+		res = load_config(&repo->_config, repo, global_config_path, xdg_config_path, system_config_path);
 
 		git_buf_free(&global_buf);
 		git_buf_free(&system_buf);