diff --git a/src/hb-font.cc b/src/hb-font.cc
index 10f686eb5..6d974fe5a 100644
--- a/src/hb-font.cc
+++ b/src/hb-font.cc
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ hb_font_get_glyph_nil (hb_font_t *font HB_UNUSED,
 static void
 hb_font_get_kerning_nil (hb_font_t *font HB_UNUSED,
 			 void *font_data HB_UNUSED,
-			 hb_codepoint_t first_glyph,
-			 hb_codepoint_t second_glyph,
+			 hb_codepoint_t left_glyph,
+			 hb_codepoint_t right_glyph,
 			 hb_position_t *x_kern,
 			 hb_position_t *y_kern,
 			 void *user_data HB_UNUSED)
 {
   if (font->parent) {
-    hb_font_get_kerning (font->parent, first_glyph, second_glyph, x_kern, y_kern);
+    hb_font_get_kerning (font->parent, left_glyph, right_glyph, x_kern, y_kern);
     font->parent_scale_distance (x_kern, y_kern);
     return;
   }
@@ -298,12 +298,12 @@ hb_font_get_glyph (hb_font_t *font,
 
 void
 hb_font_get_kerning (hb_font_t *font,
-		     hb_codepoint_t first_glyph, hb_codepoint_t second_glyph,
+		     hb_codepoint_t left_glyph, hb_codepoint_t right_glyph,
 		     hb_position_t *x_kern, hb_position_t *y_kern)
 {
   *x_kern = *y_kern = 0;
   return font->klass->get.kerning (font, font->user_data,
-				   first_glyph, second_glyph,
+				   left_glyph, right_glyph,
 				   x_kern, y_kern,
 				   font->klass->user_data.kerning);
 }
diff --git a/src/hb-font.h b/src/hb-font.h
index 97831ffaa..c6f80c3bf 100644
--- a/src/hb-font.h
+++ b/src/hb-font.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ typedef hb_codepoint_t (*hb_font_get_glyph_func_t) (hb_font_t *font, void *font_
 						    hb_codepoint_t unicode, hb_codepoint_t variation_selector,
 						    void *user_data);
 typedef void (*hb_font_get_kerning_func_t) (hb_font_t *font, void *font_data,
-					    hb_codepoint_t first_glyph, hb_codepoint_t second_glyph,
+					    hb_codepoint_t left_glyph, hb_codepoint_t right_glyph,
 					    hb_position_t *x_kern, hb_position_t *y_kern,
 					    void *user_data);
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ hb_font_get_glyph (hb_font_t *font,
 
 void
 hb_font_get_kerning (hb_font_t *font,
-		     hb_codepoint_t first_glyph, hb_codepoint_t second_glyph,
+		     hb_codepoint_t left_glyph, hb_codepoint_t right_glyph,
 		     hb_position_t *x_kern, hb_position_t *y_kern);
 
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ft.cc b/src/hb-ft.cc
index 9535ba1aa..b3a5cd091 100644
--- a/src/hb-ft.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ft.cc
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ hb_ft_get_glyph (hb_font_t *font HB_UNUSED,
 static void
 hb_ft_get_kerning (hb_font_t *font HB_UNUSED,
 		   void *font_data,
-		   hb_codepoint_t first_glyph,
-		   hb_codepoint_t second_glyph,
+		   hb_codepoint_t left_glyph,
+		   hb_codepoint_t right_glyph,
 		   hb_position_t *x_kern,
 		   hb_position_t *y_kern,
 		   void *user_data HB_UNUSED)
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ hb_ft_get_kerning (hb_font_t *font HB_UNUSED,
   FT_Vector kerning;
 
   /* TODO: Kern type? */
-  if (FT_Get_Kerning (ft_face, first_glyph, second_glyph, FT_KERNING_DEFAULT, &kerning))
+  if (FT_Get_Kerning (ft_face, left_glyph, right_glyph, FT_KERNING_DEFAULT, &kerning))
     return;
 
   *x_kern = kerning.x;