diff --git a/librz/core/cmd/cmd_search.c b/librz/core/cmd/cmd_search.c
index a869405be96..c7a7958ed62 100644
--- a/librz/core/cmd/cmd_search.c
+++ b/librz/core/cmd/cmd_search.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static RzCmdStatus cmd_core_handle_search_hits(RzCore *core, RzCmdStateOutput *s
 		}
 
 		// only output & add flag when cmd.hit is not set.
-		const char *meta = hit->metadata ? hit->metadata : "match";
+		const char *meta = hit->hit_desc ? hit->hit_desc : "match";
 		char *flag = rz_str_newf("%s.%s.%" PFMTSZu, search_prefix, meta, counter);
 		rz_flag_set(core->flags, flag, hit->address, hit->size);
 		cmd_search_output_to_state(state, hit, flag);
diff --git a/librz/include/rz_search.h b/librz/include/rz_search.h
index b3a545a2786..6ca8f8c337a 100644
--- a/librz/include/rz_search.h
+++ b/librz/include/rz_search.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ typedef struct rz_search_opt_t RzSearchOpt;
 typedef struct rz_search_collection_t RzSearchCollection;
 
 typedef struct rz_search_hit_t {
-	char *metadata; ///< Metadata for extra details (can be NULL)
+	char *hit_desc; ///< Hit description (can be NULL)
 	ut64 address; ///< Address the matched data
 	size_t size; ///< Size of the matched data (can be 0)
 } RzSearchHit;
diff --git a/librz/main/rz-find.c b/librz/main/rz-find.c
index 12709000e03..d7aced95629 100644
--- a/librz/main/rz-find.c
+++ b/librz/main/rz-find.c
@@ -182,11 +182,11 @@ static void rz_find_output_hit(RzFindOptions *ro, RzSearchHit *hit, RzCore *core
 		pj_o(ro->pj);
 		pj_kn(ro->pj, "address", hit->address);
 		pj_kn(ro->pj, "size", hit->size);
-		pj_ks(ro->pj, "type", hit->metadata);
+		pj_ks(ro->pj, "type", hit->hit_desc);
 		pj_end(ro->pj);
 		break;
 	case RZ_FIND_OUTPUT_STANDARD:
-		printf("0x%" PFMT64x " %" PFMTSZu " %s\n", hit->address, hit->size, hit->metadata);
+		printf("0x%" PFMT64x " %" PFMTSZu " %s\n", hit->address, hit->size, hit->hit_desc);
 		break;
 	case RZ_FIND_OUTPUT_HEXDUMP:
 		rz_find_output_hit_as_hexdump(ro, hit, core);
diff --git a/librz/search/search.c b/librz/search/search.c
index 1d6cae82733..31c3585cb41 100644
--- a/librz/search/search.c
+++ b/librz/search/search.c
@@ -146,18 +146,18 @@ RZ_API RZ_OWN RzList /*<RzSearchHit *>*/ *rz_search_run(RZ_NONNULL RzSearchOpt *
 /**
  * \brief      Allocate and initialize a new RzSearchHit
  *
- * \param[in]  metadata  The metadata linked to the hit (can be NULL)
+ * \param[in]  hit_desc  The hit description linked to the hit (can be NULL)
  * \param[in]  address   The address where the hit happened
  * \param[in]  size      The size of the hit data (can be 0)
  *
  * \return     On success returns a valid pointer, otherwise NULL
  */
-RZ_IPI RZ_OWN RzSearchHit *rz_search_hit_new(const char *metadata, ut64 address, size_t size) {
+RZ_IPI RZ_OWN RzSearchHit *rz_search_hit_new(const char *hit_desc, ut64 address, size_t size) {
 	RzSearchHit *hit = RZ_NEW0(RzSearchHit);
 	if (!hit) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	hit->metadata = rz_str_dup(metadata);
+	hit->hit_desc = rz_str_dup(hit_desc);
 	hit->address = address;
 	hit->size = size;
 	return hit;
@@ -172,6 +172,6 @@ RZ_API void rz_search_hit_free(RZ_NULLABLE RzSearchHit *hit) {
 	if (!hit) {
 		return;
 	}
-	free(hit->metadata);
+	free(hit->hit_desc);
 	free(hit);
 }