diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d691ee2e..faf9e78a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ endif()
 
 string(TOUPPER ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} sysname)
 if("${sysname}" MATCHES ".*SOLARIS.*")
-    option(DBUS_BUS_ENABLE_EVPORTS "build with evports support (solaris only)" ON)
+    option(DBUS_BUS_ENABLE_EVPORTS "build with event ports support (solaris only)" ON)
     if(DBUS_BUS_ENABLE_EVPORTS)
         if(NOT HAVE_PORT_H)
             message(FATAL_ERROR "port.h not found!")
diff --git a/README.cmake b/README.cmake
index cbec8ccc..b51f4ab8 100644
--- a/README.cmake
+++ b/README.cmake
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ DBUS_BUS_ENABLE_INOTIFY:BOOL=ON
 DBUS_BUS_ENABLE_KQUEUE:BOOL=ON
 
 *Solaris only:
-// enable evports as dir watch backend
+// enable event ports as dir watch backend
 DBUS_BUS_ENABLE_EVPORTS:BOOL=ON
 
 x11 only:
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index e3b8aaa1..ab79326b 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ option(
   'evports',
   type: 'feature',
   value: 'auto',
-  description: 'event port support'
+  description: 'Event ports support'
 )
 
 option(