diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index bd28d408..37768a8e 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ parse_section_csd(struct context *ctx)
     }
 
     else if (strcmp(key, "button-close-color") == 0) {
-        if (!value_to_color(ctx, &conf->csd.color.close, true))
+        if (!value_to_color(ctx, &conf->csd.color.quit, true))
             return false;
 
         conf->csd.color.close_set = true;
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 927f4e5f..cd5bbd14 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ struct config {
             uint32_t buttons;
             uint32_t minimize;
             uint32_t maximize;
-            uint32_t close;
+            uint32_t quit;  /* ‘close’ collides with #define in epoll-shim */
             uint32_t border;
         } color;
 
diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index d873aa79..d6fd6d6b 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@ render_csd_button(struct terminal *term, enum csd_surface surf_idx,
     case CSD_SURF_CLOSE:
         _color = term->conf->colors.table[1];  /* red */
         is_set = term->conf->csd.color.close_set;
-        conf_color = &term->conf->csd.color.close;
+        conf_color = &term->conf->csd.color.quit;
         is_active = term->active_surface == TERM_SURF_BUTTON_CLOSE;
         break;
 
diff --git a/tests/test-config.c b/tests/test-config.c
index be18a593..04149a59 100644
--- a/tests/test-config.c
+++ b/tests/test-config.c
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ test_section_csd(void)
     test_color(&ctx, &parse_section_csd, "button-maximize-color", true,
                &conf.csd.color.maximize);
     test_color(&ctx, &parse_section_csd, "button-close-color", true,
-               &conf.csd.color.close);
+               &conf.csd.color.quit);
 
     /* TODO: verify the ‘set’ bit is actually set for colors */
     /* TODO: font */