diff --git a/src/mdbx.c b/src/mdbx.c
index aff16a4b..3703d7a9 100644
--- a/src/mdbx.c
+++ b/src/mdbx.c
@@ -2008,7 +2008,7 @@ static __inline void mdbx_meta_update_begin(const MDBX_env *env,
   mdbx_assert(env, meta->mm_txnid_a < txnid && meta->mm_txnid_b < txnid);
   meta->mm_txnid_a = txnid;
   (void)env;
-  mdbx_coherent_barrier();
+  mdbx_flush_noncoherent_cpu_writeback();
 }
 
 static __inline void mdbx_meta_update_end(const MDBX_env *env, MDBX_meta *meta,
@@ -2019,7 +2019,7 @@ static __inline void mdbx_meta_update_end(const MDBX_env *env, MDBX_meta *meta,
 
   mdbx_jitter4testing(true);
   meta->mm_txnid_b = txnid;
-  mdbx_coherent_barrier();
+  mdbx_flush_noncoherent_cpu_writeback();
 }
 
 static __inline void mdbx_meta_set_txnid(const MDBX_env *env, MDBX_meta *meta,
@@ -2179,7 +2179,7 @@ static txnid_t mdbx_find_oldest(MDBX_txn *txn) {
 
   txnid_t oldest = edge;
   lck->mti_readers_refresh_flag = nothing_changed;
-  mdbx_coherent_barrier();
+  mdbx_flush_noncoherent_cpu_writeback();
   const unsigned snap_nreaders = lck->mti_numreaders;
   for (unsigned i = 0; i < snap_nreaders; ++i) {
     if (lck->mti_readers[i].mr_pid) {
@@ -3241,7 +3241,7 @@ static int mdbx_txn_renew0(MDBX_txn *txn, unsigned flags) {
       r->mr_pid = 0;
       r->mr_txnid = ~(txnid_t)0;
       r->mr_tid = tid;
-      mdbx_coherent_barrier();
+      mdbx_flush_noncoherent_cpu_writeback();
       if (slot == nreaders)
         env->me_lck->mti_numreaders = ++nreaders;
       if (env->me_close_readers < nreaders)
@@ -3267,7 +3267,7 @@ static int mdbx_txn_renew0(MDBX_txn *txn, unsigned flags) {
         mdbx_assert(env, r->mr_pid == mdbx_getpid());
         mdbx_assert(env, r->mr_tid == mdbx_thread_self());
         mdbx_assert(env, r->mr_txnid == snap);
-        mdbx_coherent_barrier();
+        mdbx_flush_noncoherent_cpu_writeback();
         env->me_lck->mti_readers_refresh_flag = true;
       }
       mdbx_jitter4testing(true);
@@ -3674,7 +3674,7 @@ static int mdbx_txn_end(MDBX_txn *txn, unsigned mode) {
         txn->mt_ro_reader = NULL;
       }
     }
-    mdbx_coherent_barrier();
+    mdbx_flush_noncoherent_cpu_writeback();
     txn->mt_numdbs = 0; /* prevent further DBI activity */
     txn->mt_flags = MDBX_TXN_RDONLY | MDBX_TXN_FINISHED;
     txn->mt_owner = 0;
@@ -5500,7 +5500,7 @@ static int mdbx_sync_locked(MDBX_env *env, unsigned flags,
       target->mm_dbs[MAIN_DBI] = pending->mm_dbs[MAIN_DBI];
       target->mm_canary = pending->mm_canary;
       mdbx_jitter4testing(true);
-      mdbx_coherent_barrier();
+      mdbx_flush_noncoherent_cpu_writeback();
 
       /* LY: 'commit' the meta */
       mdbx_meta_update_end(env, target, pending->mm_txnid_b);
@@ -5519,7 +5519,7 @@ static int mdbx_sync_locked(MDBX_env *env, unsigned flags,
                               sizeof(head->mm_canary)) == 0);
     }
     target->mm_datasync_sign = pending->mm_datasync_sign;
-    mdbx_coherent_barrier();
+    mdbx_flush_noncoherent_cpu_writeback();
     mdbx_jitter4testing(true);
   } else {
     rc = mdbx_pwrite(env->me_fd, pending, sizeof(MDBX_meta),
@@ -12852,7 +12852,7 @@ static txnid_t __cold mdbx_oomkick(MDBX_env *env, const txnid_t laggard) {
       if (rc > 1) {
         asleep->mr_tid = 0;
         asleep->mr_pid = 0;
-        mdbx_coherent_barrier();
+        mdbx_flush_noncoherent_cpu_writeback();
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/osal.h b/src/osal.h
index 3a9b0d69..ec6c1a10 100644
--- a/src/osal.h
+++ b/src/osal.h
@@ -382,14 +382,14 @@ static __inline void mdbx_memory_barrier(void) {
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /* Cache coherence and invalidation */
 
-#ifndef MDBX_CACHE_IS_COHERENT
+#ifndef MDBX_CPU_WRITEBACK_IS_COHERENT
 #if defined(__ia32__) || defined(__e2k__) || defined(__hppa) ||                \
     defined(__hppa__)
-#define MDBX_CACHE_IS_COHERENT 1
+#define MDBX_CPU_WRITEBACK_IS_COHERENT 1
 #else
-#define MDBX_CACHE_IS_COHERENT 0
+#define MDBX_CPU_WRITEBACK_IS_COHERENT 0
 #endif
-#endif /* MDBX_CACHE_IS_COHERENT */
+#endif /* MDBX_CPU_WRITEBACK_IS_COHERENT */
 
 #ifndef MDBX_CACHELINE_SIZE
 #if defined(SYSTEM_CACHE_ALIGNMENT_SIZE)
@@ -401,10 +401,10 @@ static __inline void mdbx_memory_barrier(void) {
 #endif
 #endif /* MDBX_CACHELINE_SIZE */
 
-#if MDBX_CACHE_IS_COHERENT
-#define mdbx_coherent_barrier() mdbx_compiler_barrier()
+#if MDBX_CPU_WRITEBACK_IS_COHERENT
+#define mdbx_flush_noncoherent_cpu_writeback() mdbx_compiler_barrier()
 #else
-#define mdbx_coherent_barrier() mdbx_memory_barrier()
+#define mdbx_flush_noncoherent_cpu_writeback() mdbx_memory_barrier()
 #endif
 
 #if __has_include(<sys/cachectl.h>)