diff --git a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Debug.hs b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Debug.hs
index 82685f3..c12c93c 100644
--- a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Debug.hs
+++ b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Debug.hs
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ debugInfo = cradle >>= \c -> convert' =<< do
       ]
   where
     simpleCompilerOption = options >>= \op ->
-        return $ CompilerOptions (ghcOpts op) [] []
+        return $ CompilerOptions (ghcUserOptions op) [] []
     fromCabalFile c = options >>= \opts -> do
         pkgDesc <- parseCabalFile $ fromJust $ cradleCabalFile c
-        liftIO $ getCompilerOptions (ghcOpts opts) c pkgDesc
+        liftIO $ getCompilerOptions (ghcUserOptions opts) c pkgDesc
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Logger.hs b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Logger.hs
index 17aa82a..4962628 100644
--- a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Logger.hs
+++ b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Logger.hs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ withLogger :: IOish m
            -> GhcModT m (Either String String)
 withLogger setDF body = ghandle sourceError $ do
     logref <- liftIO newLogRef
-    wflags <- filter ("-fno-warn" `isPrefixOf`) . ghcOpts <$> options
+    wflags <- filter ("-fno-warn" `isPrefixOf`) . ghcUserOptions <$> options
     withDynFlags (setLogger logref . setDF) $
         withCmdFlags wflags $ do
             body
diff --git a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Monad.hs b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Monad.hs
index 25214eb..713d799 100644
--- a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Monad.hs
+++ b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Monad.hs
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ initializeFlagsWithCradle opt c
   where
     mCradleFile = cradleCabalFile c
     cabal = isJust mCradleFile
-    ghcopts = ghcOpts opt
+    ghcopts = ghcUserOptions opt
     withCabal = do
         pkgDesc <- parseCabalFile $ fromJust mCradleFile
         compOpts <- liftIO $ getCompilerOptions ghcopts c pkgDesc
diff --git a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Types.hs b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Types.hs
index b92b32c..b224059 100644
--- a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Types.hs
+++ b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Types.hs
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ newtype LineSeparator = LineSeparator String
 data Options = Options {
     outputStyle   :: OutputStyle
   , hlintOpts     :: [String]
-  , ghcOpts       :: [GHCOption]
+    -- | GHC command line options set on the @ghc-mod@ command line
+  , ghcUserOptions:: [GHCOption]
   -- | If 'True', 'browse' also returns operators.
   , operators     :: Bool
   -- | If 'True', 'browse' also returns types.
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ defaultOptions :: Options
 defaultOptions = Options {
     outputStyle   = PlainStyle
   , hlintOpts     = []
-  , ghcOpts       = []
+  , ghcUserOptions= []
   , operators     = False
   , detailed      = False
   , qualified     = False
diff --git a/src/GHCMod.hs b/src/GHCMod.hs
index 0e75f2c..84b8bbf 100644
--- a/src/GHCMod.hs
+++ b/src/GHCMod.hs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ argspec = [ Option "l" ["tolisp"]
             (ReqArg (\h opts -> opts { hlintOpts = h : hlintOpts opts }) "hlintOpt")
             "hlint options"
           , Option "g" ["ghcOpt"]
-            (ReqArg (\g opts -> opts { ghcOpts = g : ghcOpts opts }) "ghcOpt")
+            (ReqArg (\g opts -> opts { ghcUserOptions = g : ghcUserOptions opts }) "ghcOpt")
             "GHC options"
           , Option "o" ["operators"]
             (NoArg (\opts -> opts { operators = True }))
diff --git a/src/GHCModi.hs b/src/GHCModi.hs
index c6e2541..f651a3a 100644
--- a/src/GHCModi.hs
+++ b/src/GHCModi.hs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ argspec = [ Option "b" ["boundary"]
             (NoArg (\opts -> opts { outputStyle = LispStyle }))
             "print as a list of Lisp"
           , Option "g" []
-            (ReqArg (\s opts -> opts { ghcOpts = s : ghcOpts opts }) "flag") "specify a ghc flag"
+            (ReqArg (\s opts -> opts { ghcUserOptions = s : ghcUserOptions opts }) "flag") "specify a ghc flag"
           ]
 
 usage :: String