diff --git a/include/SDL_surface.h b/include/SDL_surface.h
index 457a8ebaa..51a128300 100644
--- a/include/SDL_surface.h
+++ b/include/SDL_surface.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define SDL_PREALLOC        0x00000001  /**< Surface uses preallocated memory */
 #define SDL_RLEACCEL        0x00000002  /**< Surface is RLE encoded */
 #define SDL_DONTFREE        0x00000004  /**< Surface is referenced internally */
-#define SDL_MEMALIGNED      0x00000008  /**< Surface uses aligned memory */
+#define SDL_SIMD_ALIGNED    0x00000008  /**< Surface uses aligned memory */
 /* @} *//* Surface flags */
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_surface.c b/src/video/SDL_surface.c
index a95fce628..6b359754e 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_surface.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_surface.c
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ SDL_FreeSurface(SDL_Surface * surface)
     }
     if (surface->flags & SDL_PREALLOC) {
         /* Don't free */
-    } else if (surface->flags & SDL_MEMALIGNED) {
+    } else if (surface->flags & SDL_SIMD_ALIGNED) {
         /* Free aligned */
         SDL_SIMDFree(surface->pixels);
     } else {