diff --git a/src/protocols/ssh/settings.h b/src/protocols/ssh/settings.h
index 101caf70..ea9f5ace 100644
--- a/src/protocols/ssh/settings.h
+++ b/src/protocols/ssh/settings.h
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@
 #define GUAC_SSH_DEFAULT_RECORDING_NAME "recording"
 
 /**
- * The default polling timer for SSH activity in milliseconds.
+ * The default polling timeout for SSH activity in milliseconds.
  */
-#define GUAC_SSH_DEFAULT_POLL_TIMER 1000
+#define GUAC_SSH_DEFAULT_POLL_TIMEOUT 1000
 
 /**
  * Settings for the SSH connection. The values for this structure are parsed
diff --git a/src/protocols/ssh/ssh.c b/src/protocols/ssh/ssh.c
index 59039bb6..afbfe331 100644
--- a/src/protocols/ssh/ssh.c
+++ b/src/protocols/ssh/ssh.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ void* ssh_client_thread(void* data) {
         }
         /* If keepalive is not configured, sleep for the default of 1 second */
         else
-            timer = GUAC_SSH_DEFAULT_POLL_TIMER;
+            timer = GUAC_SSH_DEFAULT_POLL_TIMEOUT;
 
         /* Read terminal data */
         bytes_read = libssh2_channel_read(ssh_client->term_channel,