diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h b/include/libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h
index 5c907ee9..2c0bfadb 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ namespace libcamera {
 class GlobalConfiguration
 {
 public:
-	using Configuration = const ValueNode &;
+	using Option = const ValueNode &;
 
 	GlobalConfiguration();
 
 	unsigned int version() const;
-	Configuration configuration() const;
+	Option configuration() const;
 
 	template<typename T>
 	std::optional<T> option(
diff --git a/src/libcamera/global_configuration.cpp b/src/libcamera/global_configuration.cpp
index ee7d9c18..4d154c02 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/global_configuration.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/global_configuration.cpp
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(Configuration)
  */
 
 /**
- * \typedef GlobalConfiguration::Configuration
- * \brief Type representing global libcamera configuration
+ * \typedef GlobalConfiguration::Option
+ * \brief Type representing a configuration option
  *
  * All code outside GlobalConfiguration must use this type declaration and not
  * the underlying type.
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ unsigned int GlobalConfiguration::version() const
  * \note \a ValueNode type itself shouldn't be used in type declarations to
  * avoid trouble if we decide to change the underlying data objects in future.
  *
- * \return The whole configuration section
+ * \return The top-level configuration option
  */
-GlobalConfiguration::Configuration GlobalConfiguration::configuration() const
+GlobalConfiguration::Option GlobalConfiguration::configuration() const
 {
 	return (*configuration_)["configuration"];
 }
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
index 812ff796..0aa5b1c5 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@ bool SimplePipelineHandler::matchDevice(std::shared_ptr<MediaDevice> media,
 
 	swIspEnabled_ = info.swIspEnabled;
 	const GlobalConfiguration &configuration = cameraManager()->_d()->configuration();
-	for (GlobalConfiguration::Configuration entry :
+	for (GlobalConfiguration::Option entry :
 	     configuration.configuration()["pipelines"]["simple"]["supported_devices"]
 		     .asList()) {
 		auto name = entry["driver"].get<std::string>();