diff --git a/verilog/dv/io_ports/Makefile b/verilog/dv/io_ports/Makefile
index 136dbdb..5eb7e8d 100644
--- a/verilog/dv/io_ports/Makefile
+++ b/verilog/dv/io_ports/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 ## Caravel Pointers
-CARAVEL_MASTER ?= caravel
-CARAVEL_PATH ?= ../../../$(CARAVEL_MASTER)
+CARAVEL_ROOT ?= caravel
+CARAVEL_PATH ?= ../../../$(CARAVEL_ROOT)
 CARAVEL_FIRMWARE_PATH = $(CARAVEL_PATH)/verilog/dv/caravel
 CARAVEL_VERILOG_PATH  = $(CARAVEL_PATH)/verilog
 CARAVEL_RTL_PATH = $(CARAVEL_VERILOG_PATH)/rtl
diff --git a/verilog/dv/la_test1/Makefile b/verilog/dv/la_test1/Makefile
index 51722f5..dfb1ce6 100644
--- a/verilog/dv/la_test1/Makefile
+++ b/verilog/dv/la_test1/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 ## Caravel Pointers
 # Path to caravel from user project root
-CARAVEL_MASTER ?= caravel
-CARAVEL_PATH ?= ../../../$(CARAVEL_MASTER)
+CARAVEL_ROOT ?= caravel
+CARAVEL_PATH ?= ../../../$(CARAVEL_ROOT)
 CARAVEL_FIRMWARE_PATH = $(CARAVEL_PATH)/verilog/dv/caravel
 CARAVEL_VERILOG_PATH  = $(CARAVEL_PATH)/verilog
 CARAVEL_RTL_PATH = $(CARAVEL_VERILOG_PATH)/rtl
diff --git a/verilog/dv/la_test2/Makefile b/verilog/dv/la_test2/Makefile
index b5feea7..210884a 100644
--- a/verilog/dv/la_test2/Makefile
+++ b/verilog/dv/la_test2/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 ## Caravel Pointers
 # Path to caravel from user project root
-CARAVEL_MASTER ?= caravel
-CARAVEL_PATH ?= ../../../$(CARAVEL_MASTER)
+CARAVEL_ROOT ?= caravel
+CARAVEL_PATH ?= ../../../$(CARAVEL_ROOT)
 CARAVEL_FIRMWARE_PATH = $(CARAVEL_PATH)/verilog/dv/caravel
 CARAVEL_VERILOG_PATH  = $(CARAVEL_PATH)/verilog
 CARAVEL_RTL_PATH = $(CARAVEL_VERILOG_PATH)/rtl
diff --git a/verilog/dv/mprj_stimulus/Makefile b/verilog/dv/mprj_stimulus/Makefile
index d159e15..a37cdf8 100644
--- a/verilog/dv/mprj_stimulus/Makefile
+++ b/verilog/dv/mprj_stimulus/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 ## Caravel Pointers
 # Path to caravel from user project root
-CARAVEL_MASTER ?= caravel
-CARAVEL_PATH ?= ../../../$(CARAVEL_MASTER)
+CARAVEL_ROOT ?= caravel
+CARAVEL_PATH ?= ../../../$(CARAVEL_ROOT)
 CARAVEL_FIRMWARE_PATH = $(CARAVEL_PATH)/verilog/dv/caravel
 CARAVEL_VERILOG_PATH  = $(CARAVEL_PATH)/verilog
 CARAVEL_RTL_PATH = $(CARAVEL_VERILOG_PATH)/rtl
diff --git a/verilog/dv/wb_port/Makefile b/verilog/dv/wb_port/Makefile
index d6cb12d..03d1122 100644
--- a/verilog/dv/wb_port/Makefile
+++ b/verilog/dv/wb_port/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 ## Caravel Pointers
 # Path to caravel from user project root
-CARAVEL_MASTER ?= caravel
-CARAVEL_PATH ?= ../../../$(CARAVEL_MASTER)
+CARAVEL_ROOT ?= caravel
+CARAVEL_PATH ?= ../../../$(CARAVEL_ROOT)
 CARAVEL_FIRMWARE_PATH = $(CARAVEL_PATH)/verilog/dv/caravel
 CARAVEL_VERILOG_PATH  = $(CARAVEL_PATH)/verilog
 CARAVEL_RTL_PATH = $(CARAVEL_VERILOG_PATH)/rtl