diff --git a/foreign_cc/cmake.bzl b/foreign_cc/cmake.bzl
index 77031351..3e390ece 100644
--- a/foreign_cc/cmake.bzl
+++ b/foreign_cc/cmake.bzl
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ load(
     "create_attrs",
     "expand_locations_and_make_variables",
 )
-load("//foreign_cc/private:transitions.bzl", "make_variant")
+load("//foreign_cc/private:transitions.bzl", "foreign_cc_rule_variant")
 load(
     "//foreign_cc/private/framework:platform.bzl",
     "os_name",
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ def cmake_variant(name, toolchain, **kwargs):
         toolchain: The desired make variant toolchain to use, e.g. @rules_foreign_cc//toolchains:preinstalled_nmake_toolchain
         **kwargs: Remaining keyword arguments
     """
-    make_variant(
+    foreign_cc_rule_variant(
         name = name,
         rule = cmake,
         toolchain = toolchain,
diff --git a/foreign_cc/configure.bzl b/foreign_cc/configure.bzl
index 93390417..47dd5c65 100644
--- a/foreign_cc/configure.bzl
+++ b/foreign_cc/configure.bzl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ load(
     "create_attrs",
     "expand_locations_and_make_variables",
 )
-load("//foreign_cc/private:transitions.bzl", "make_variant")
+load("//foreign_cc/private:transitions.bzl", "foreign_cc_rule_variant")
 load("//foreign_cc/private/framework:platform.bzl", "os_name")
 load("//toolchains/native_tools:tool_access.bzl", "get_make_data", "get_pkgconfig_data")
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ def configure_make_variant(name, toolchain, **kwargs):
         toolchain: The desired make variant toolchain to use, e.g. @rules_foreign_cc//toolchains:preinstalled_nmake_toolchain
         **kwargs: Remaining keyword arguments
     """
-    make_variant(
+    foreign_cc_rule_variant(
         name = name,
         rule = configure_make,
         toolchain = toolchain,
diff --git a/foreign_cc/make.bzl b/foreign_cc/make.bzl
index 0c5892bf..c6915bd2 100644
--- a/foreign_cc/make.bzl
+++ b/foreign_cc/make.bzl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ load(
     "expand_locations_and_make_variables",
 )
 load("//foreign_cc/private:make_script.bzl", "create_make_script")
-load("//foreign_cc/private:transitions.bzl", _make_variant = "make_variant")
+load("//foreign_cc/private:transitions.bzl", "foreign_cc_rule_variant")
 load("//toolchains/native_tools:tool_access.bzl", "get_make_data")
 
 def _make(ctx):
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def make_variant(name, toolchain, **kwargs):
         toolchain: The desired make variant toolchain to use, e.g. @rules_foreign_cc//toolchains:preinstalled_nmake_toolchain
         **kwargs: Remaining keyword arguments
     """
-    _make_variant(
+    foreign_cc_rule_variant(
         name = name,
         rule = make,
         toolchain = toolchain,
diff --git a/foreign_cc/private/transitions.bzl b/foreign_cc/private/transitions.bzl
index 30494793..c3f9dea8 100644
--- a/foreign_cc/private/transitions.bzl
+++ b/foreign_cc/private/transitions.bzl
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ extra_toolchains_transitioned_foreign_cc_target = rule(
     incompatible_use_toolchain_transition = True,
 )
 
-def make_variant(name, rule, toolchain, **kwargs):
-    """ Wrapper macro around foreign cc rules to force usage of the given make variant toolchain.
+def foreign_cc_rule_variant(name, rule, toolchain, **kwargs):
+    """ Wrapper macro around foreign cc rules to force usage of the given  toolchain.
 
     Args:
         name: The target name
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ def make_variant(name, rule, toolchain, **kwargs):
         **kwargs: Remaining keyword arguments
     """
 
-    make_variant_target_name = name + "_"
+    foreign_cc_rule_target_name = name + "_"
 
     tags = kwargs.pop("tags", [])
 
     rule(
-        name = make_variant_target_name,
+        name = foreign_cc_rule_target_name,
         tags = tags + ["manual"],
         **kwargs
     )
@@ -64,6 +64,6 @@ def make_variant(name, rule, toolchain, **kwargs):
     extra_toolchains_transitioned_foreign_cc_target(
         name = name,
         extra_toolchains = [toolchain],
-        target = make_variant_target_name,
+        target = foreign_cc_rule_target_name,
         tags = tags,
     )