diff --git a/extlib/benz/gc.c b/extlib/benz/gc.c
index 879dd953..3e4278e7 100644
--- a/extlib/benz/gc.c
+++ b/extlib/benz/gc.c
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ gc_sweep_phase(pic_state *pic)
   struct heap_page *page;
   khiter_t it;
   khash_t(reg) *h;
-  khash_t(s) *s = &pic->syms;
+  khash_t(s) *s = &pic->oblist;
   pic_sym *sym;
   struct pic_object *obj;
   size_t total = 0, inuse = 0;
diff --git a/extlib/benz/include/picrin.h b/extlib/benz/include/picrin.h
index 6e44db8c..e9888b2f 100644
--- a/extlib/benz/include/picrin.h
+++ b/extlib/benz/include/picrin.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ struct pic_state {
 
   pic_value features;
 
-  khash_t(s) syms;              /* name to symbol */
+  khash_t(s) oblist;            /* string to symbol */
   int ucnt;
   struct pic_reg *globals;
   struct pic_reg *macros;
diff --git a/extlib/benz/state.c b/extlib/benz/state.c
index 6661a221..c1ce64b8 100644
--- a/extlib/benz/state.c
+++ b/extlib/benz/state.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ pic_open(pic_allocf allocf, void *userdata)
   pic->heap = pic_heap_open(pic);
 
   /* symbol table */
-  kh_init(s, &pic->syms);
+  kh_init(s, &pic->oblist);
 
   /* unique symbol count */
   pic->ucnt = 0;
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ pic_open(pic_allocf allocf, void *userdata)
 void
 pic_close(pic_state *pic)
 {
-  khash_t(s) *h = &pic->syms;
+  khash_t(s) *h = &pic->oblist;
   pic_allocf allocf = pic->allocf;
 
   /* clear out root objects */
diff --git a/extlib/benz/symbol.c b/extlib/benz/symbol.c
index 8111a911..a3965dce 100644
--- a/extlib/benz/symbol.c
+++ b/extlib/benz/symbol.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ KHASH_DEFINE(s, pic_str *, pic_sym *, kh_pic_str_hash, kh_pic_str_cmp)
 pic_sym *
 pic_intern(pic_state *pic, pic_str *str)
 {
-  khash_t(s) *h = &pic->syms;
+  khash_t(s) *h = &pic->oblist;
   pic_sym *sym;
   khiter_t it;
   int ret;