diff --git a/src/markdown.c b/src/markdown.c
index 668964c..3943d6e 100755
--- a/src/markdown.c
+++ b/src/markdown.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ parse_emph1(struct buf *ob, struct render *rndr, char *data, size_t size, char c
 
 		if (data[i] == c && !isspace(data[i - 1])) {
 
-			if ((rndr->ext_flags & MKDEXT_LAX_EMPHASIS) == 0) {
+			if (rndr->ext_flags & MKDEXT_STRICT_EMPHASIS) {
 				if (!(i + 1 == size || isspace(data[i + 1]) || ispunct(data[i + 1])))
 					continue;
 			}
diff --git a/src/markdown.h b/src/markdown.h
index cae5347..7d01d57 100755
--- a/src/markdown.h
+++ b/src/markdown.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ enum mkd_autolink {
 };
 
 enum mkd_extensions {
-	MKDEXT_LAX_EMPHASIS = (1 << 0),
+	MKDEXT_STRICT_EMPHASIS = (1 << 0),
 	MKDEXT_TABLES = (1 << 1),
 	MKDEXT_FENCED_CODE = (1 << 2),
 	MKDEXT_AUTOLINK = (1 << 3),