diff --git a/include/sentry.h b/include/sentry.h
index ad6e70f81..1937d99c0 100644
--- a/include/sentry.h
+++ b/include/sentry.h
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ SENTRY_API void sentry_options_set_database_pathw_n(
  * Returns the name of the named pipe where the Crashpad handler is listening
  * for child connections if Crashpad is active backend.
  */
-SENTRY_API const wchar_t *sentry_options_get_handler_ipc_pathw(
+SENTRY_API const wchar_t *sentry_options_get_handler_ipc_pipew(
     sentry_options_t *opts);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/backends/sentry_backend_crashpad.cpp b/src/backends/sentry_backend_crashpad.cpp
index d8fd59ab2..b06e71b81 100644
--- a/src/backends/sentry_backend_crashpad.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/sentry_backend_crashpad.cpp
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ crashpad_backend_startup(
             /* asynchronous_start */ false, attachments);
 #ifdef SENTRY_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
         std::wstring pipe_name = data->client->GetHandlerIPCPipe();
-        const_cast<sentry_options_t *>(options)->handler_ipc_path
+        const_cast<sentry_options_t *>(options)->handler_ipc_pipe
             = sentry__path_new(pipe_name.c_str());
 #endif
         sentry_free(minidump_url);
diff --git a/src/sentry_options.c b/src/sentry_options.c
index 3ba5b78c6..026a5cda2 100644
--- a/src/sentry_options.c
+++ b/src/sentry_options.c
@@ -538,9 +538,9 @@ sentry_options_set_database_pathw(sentry_options_t *opts, const wchar_t *path)
 #endif
 
 const wchar_t *
-sentry_options_get_handler_ipc_pathw(sentry_options_t *opts)
+sentry_options_get_handler_ipc_pipew(sentry_options_t *opts)
 {
-    return opts->handler_ipc_path ? opts->handler_ipc_path->path : NULL;
+    return opts->handler_ipc_pipe ? opts->handler_ipc_pipe->path : NULL;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/sentry_options.h b/src/sentry_options.h
index bd523b902..31bcdf044 100644
--- a/src/sentry_options.h
+++ b/src/sentry_options.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ typedef struct sentry_options_s {
 
 #ifdef SENTRY_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
     /* Filled out after crashpad startup, only on Windows */
-    sentry_path_t* handler_ipc_path;
+    sentry_path_t* handler_ipc_pipe;
 #endif
 
     long user_consent;