diff --git a/kitty/fonts.c b/kitty/fonts.c
index 945f9eaad..f6fa2c9a9 100644
--- a/kitty/fonts.c
+++ b/kitty/fonts.c
@@ -544,8 +544,8 @@ in_symbol_maps(FontGroup *fg, char_type ch) {
 
 
 static inline ssize_t
-font_for_cell(FontGroup *fg, CPUCell *cpu_cell, GPUCell *gpu_cell, bool *is_secondary_font, bool *is_emoji_presentation) {
-    *is_secondary_font = false;
+font_for_cell(FontGroup *fg, CPUCell *cpu_cell, GPUCell *gpu_cell, bool *is_fallback_font, bool *is_emoji_presentation) {
+    *is_fallback_font = false;
     *is_emoji_presentation = false;
 START_ALLOW_CASE_RANGE
     ssize_t ans;
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ START_ALLOW_CASE_RANGE
             return BOX_FONT;
         default:
             ans = in_symbol_maps(fg, cpu_cell->ch);
-            if (ans > -1) { *is_secondary_font = true; return ans; }
+            if (ans > -1) return ans;
             switch(BI_VAL(gpu_cell->attrs)) {
                 case 0:
                     ans = fg->medium_font_idx; break;
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ START_ALLOW_CASE_RANGE
             if (ans < 0) ans = fg->medium_font_idx;
             *is_emoji_presentation = has_emoji_presentation(cpu_cell, gpu_cell);
             if (!*is_emoji_presentation && has_cell_text(fg->fonts + ans, cpu_cell)) return ans;
-            *is_secondary_font = true;
+            *is_fallback_font = true;
             return fallback_font(fg, cpu_cell, gpu_cell);
     }
 END_ALLOW_CASE_RANGE
@@ -1100,12 +1100,12 @@ render_line(FONTS_DATA_HANDLE fg_, Line *line, index_type lnum, Cursor *cursor,
         if (prev_width == 2) { prev_width = 0; continue; }
         CPUCell *cpu_cell = line->cpu_cells + i;
         GPUCell *gpu_cell = line->gpu_cells + i;
-        bool is_secondary_font, is_emoji_presentation;
-        ssize_t cell_font_idx = font_for_cell(fg, cpu_cell, gpu_cell, &is_secondary_font, &is_emoji_presentation);
+        bool is_fallback_font, is_emoji_presentation;
+        ssize_t cell_font_idx = font_for_cell(fg, cpu_cell, gpu_cell, &is_fallback_font, &is_emoji_presentation);
 
         if (
                 cell_font_idx != MISSING_FONT &&
-                ((is_secondary_font && !is_emoji_presentation && is_symbol(cpu_cell->ch)) || (cell_font_idx != BOX_FONT && is_private_use(cpu_cell->ch)))
+                ((is_fallback_font && !is_emoji_presentation && is_symbol(cpu_cell->ch)) || (cell_font_idx != BOX_FONT && is_private_use(cpu_cell->ch)))
         ) {
             unsigned int desired_cells = 1;
             if (cell_font_idx > 0) {