diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h b/include/libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h
index 80b57b38ba03..5c907ee92bfe 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/global_configuration.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ private:
 	void load();
 	bool loadFile(const std::filesystem::path &fileName);
 
-	std::unique_ptr<ValueNode> yamlConfiguration_ =
+	std::unique_ptr<ValueNode> configuration_ =
 		std::make_unique<ValueNode>();
 };
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/global_configuration.cpp b/src/libcamera/global_configuration.cpp
index 44ed206de78f..ee7d9c185b80 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/global_configuration.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/global_configuration.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ bool GlobalConfiguration::loadFile(const std::filesystem::path &fileName)
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	yamlConfiguration_ = std::move(configuration);
+	configuration_ = std::move(configuration);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ bool GlobalConfiguration::loadFile(const std::filesystem::path &fileName)
  */
 unsigned int GlobalConfiguration::version() const
 {
-	return (*yamlConfiguration_)["version"].get<unsigned int>().value_or(0);
+	return (*configuration_)["version"].get<unsigned int>().value_or(0);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ unsigned int GlobalConfiguration::version() const
  */
 GlobalConfiguration::Configuration GlobalConfiguration::configuration() const
 {
-	return (*yamlConfiguration_)["configuration"];
+	return (*configuration_)["configuration"];
 }
 
 /**