diff --git a/src/OT/glyf/Glyph.hh b/src/OT/glyf/Glyph.hh
index 7ac31f898..b82cae895 100644
--- a/src/OT/glyf/Glyph.hh
+++ b/src/OT/glyf/Glyph.hh
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ struct Glyph
         comp_points.reset ();
 
 	coord_setter_t coord_setter (font);
-	item.set_coordinates (coord_setter, record_points);
+	item.set_variations (coord_setter, record_points);
 
 	if (unlikely (!glyf_accelerator.glyph_for_gid (item.get_gid ())
 				       .get_points (font, glyf_accelerator, comp_points,
diff --git a/src/OT/glyf/VarCompositeGlyph.hh b/src/OT/glyf/VarCompositeGlyph.hh
index d3b9709f4..51e40bdbf 100644
--- a/src/OT/glyf/VarCompositeGlyph.hh
+++ b/src/OT/glyf/VarCompositeGlyph.hh
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ struct VarCompositeGlyphRecord
     translate (matrix, trans, -tCenterX, -tCenterY);
   }
 
-  void set_coordinates (coord_setter_t &setter,
-			hb_array_t<contour_point_t> axis_points) const
+  void set_variations (coord_setter_t &setter,
+		       hb_array_t<contour_point_t> axis_points) const
   {
     unsigned axis_width = (flags & AXIS_INDICES_ARE_SHORT) ? 2 : 1;