diff --git a/engine/compiler.c b/engine/compiler.c
index 5801e80..3ced778 100644
--- a/engine/compiler.c
+++ b/engine/compiler.c
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ PH7_PRIVATE sxi32 PH7_CompileVariable(ph7_gen_state *pGen, sxi32 iCompileFlag) {
 	}
 	p3 = (void *)zName;
 	/* Emit the load instruction */
-	PH7_VmEmitInstr(pGen->pVm, 0, PH7_OP_LOAD, 0, 0, p3, 0);
+	PH7_VmEmitInstr(pGen->pVm, 0, PH7_OP_LOADV, 0, 0, p3, 0);
 	/* Node successfully compiled */
 	return SXRET_OK;
 }
@@ -4679,7 +4679,7 @@ static sxi32 PH7_GenStateEmitExprCode(
 				/* Static member access,remember that */
 				iP1 = 1;
 				pInstr = PH7_VmPeekInstr(pGen->pVm);
-				if(pInstr && pInstr->iOp == PH7_OP_LOAD) {
+				if(pInstr && pInstr->iOp == PH7_OP_LOADV) {
 					p3 = pInstr->p3;
 					(void)PH7_VmPopInstr(pGen->pVm);
 				}
diff --git a/engine/vm.c b/engine/vm.c
index 64b9888..5cfe7d8 100644
--- a/engine/vm.c
+++ b/engine/vm.c
@@ -2475,12 +2475,12 @@ static sxi32 VmByteCodeExec(
 					break;
 				}
 			/*
-			 * LOAD: * * P3
+			 * LOADV: * * P3
 			 *
 			 * Load a variable where it's name is taken from the top of the stack or
 			 * from the P3 operand.
 			 */
-			case PH7_OP_LOAD: {
+			case PH7_OP_LOADV: {
 					ph7_value *pObj;
 					SyString sName;
 					if(pInstr->p3 == 0) {
@@ -4485,7 +4485,7 @@ static sxi32 VmByteCodeExec(
 					SyString sName;
 					VmInstr *bInstr = &aInstr[pc - 1];
 					/* Extract function name */
-					if(pTos->iFlags & MEMOBJ_STRING && bInstr->iOp == PH7_OP_LOAD) {
+					if(pTos->iFlags & MEMOBJ_STRING && bInstr->iOp == PH7_OP_LOADV) {
 						PH7_VmThrowError(&(*pVm), PH7_CTX_ERR, "Calling a non-callable object");
 					} else if((pTos->iFlags & (MEMOBJ_CALL | MEMOBJ_STRING)) == 0) {
 						if(pTos->iFlags & MEMOBJ_HASHMAP) {
@@ -5220,8 +5220,8 @@ static const char *VmInstrToString(sxi32 nOp) {
 		case PH7_OP_DECLARE:
 			zOp = "DECLARE";
 			break;
-		case PH7_OP_LOAD:
-			zOp = "LOAD";
+		case PH7_OP_LOADV:
+			zOp = "LOADV";
 			break;
 		case PH7_OP_LOADC:
 			zOp = "LOADC";
diff --git a/include/ph7int.h b/include/ph7int.h
index 3e2fcc7..908ab93 100644
--- a/include/ph7int.h
+++ b/include/ph7int.h
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ enum ph7_vm_op {
 	PH7_OP_DONE =   1,   /* Done */
 	PH7_OP_HALT,         /* Halt */
 	PH7_OP_DECLARE,      /* Declare a variable */
-	PH7_OP_LOAD,         /* Load memory object */
+	PH7_OP_LOADV,        /* Load variable */
 	PH7_OP_LOADC,        /* Load constant */
 	PH7_OP_LOAD_IDX,     /* Load array entry */
 	PH7_OP_LOAD_MAP,     /* Load hashmap('array') */