diff --git a/conf/example.conf.in b/conf/example.conf.in
index f06b705ad..e0f8be870 100644
--- a/conf/example.conf.in
+++ b/conf/example.conf.in
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ allocation {
     # be placed on different PVs from the pool data.
     thin_pool_metadata_require_separate_pvs = 0
 
-    # Specify chunk size calculation method for thin pool volumes.
+    # Specify chunk size calculation policy for thin pool volumes.
     # Possible options are:
-    # "default"        - if thin_pool_chunk_size is defined, use it.
+    # "generic"        - if thin_pool_chunk_size is defined, use it.
     #                    Otherwise, calcucate the chunk size based on
     #                    estimation and device hints exposed in sysfs:
     #                    the minimum_io_size. The chunk size is always
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ allocation {
     # 			 performance based on device hints exposed in
     # 			 sysfs: the optimal_io_size. The chunk size is
     # 			 always at least 512KiB.
-    # thin_pool_chunk_size_calculation = "default"
+    # thin_pool_chunk_size_policy = "generic"
 
     # Specify the minimal chunk size (in KB) for thin pool volumes.
     # Use of the larger chunk size may improve perfomance for plain
diff --git a/lib/config/config_settings.h b/lib/config/config_settings.h
index f7c133092..c93592000 100644
--- a/lib/config/config_settings.h
+++ b/lib/config/config_settings.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ cfg(allocation_mirror_logs_require_separate_pvs_CFG, "mirror_logs_require_separa
 cfg(allocation_thin_pool_metadata_require_separate_pvs_CFG, "thin_pool_metadata_require_separate_pvs", allocation_CFG_SECTION, 0, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, DEFAULT_THIN_POOL_METADATA_REQUIRE_SEPARATE_PVS, vsn(2, 2, 89), NULL)
 cfg(allocation_thin_pool_zero_CFG, "thin_pool_zero", allocation_CFG_SECTION, CFG_PROFILABLE, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, DEFAULT_THIN_POOL_ZERO, vsn(2, 2, 99), NULL)
 cfg(allocation_thin_pool_discards_CFG, "thin_pool_discards", allocation_CFG_SECTION, CFG_PROFILABLE, CFG_TYPE_STRING, DEFAULT_THIN_POOL_DISCARDS, vsn(2, 2, 99), NULL)
-cfg(allocation_thin_pool_chunk_size_calculation_CFG, "thin_pool_chunk_size_calculation", allocation_CFG_SECTION, CFG_PROFILABLE, CFG_TYPE_STRING, DEFAULT_THIN_POOL_CHUNK_SIZE_CALCULATION, vsn(2, 2, 101), NULL)
+cfg(allocation_thin_pool_chunk_size_policy_CFG, "thin_pool_chunk_size_policy", allocation_CFG_SECTION, CFG_PROFILABLE, CFG_TYPE_STRING, DEFAULT_THIN_POOL_CHUNK_SIZE_POLICY, vsn(2, 2, 101), NULL)
 cfg(allocation_thin_pool_chunk_size_CFG, "thin_pool_chunk_size", allocation_CFG_SECTION, CFG_PROFILABLE, CFG_TYPE_INT, 0, vsn(2, 2, 99), NULL)
 
 
diff --git a/lib/config/defaults.h b/lib/config/defaults.h
index cd3b5f910..fc2d4dc41 100644
--- a/lib/config/defaults.h
+++ b/lib/config/defaults.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_THIN_POOL_MAX_METADATA_SIZE (16 * 1024 * 1024)  /* KB */
 #define DEFAULT_THIN_POOL_MIN_METADATA_SIZE 2048  /* KB */
 #define DEFAULT_THIN_POOL_OPTIMAL_SIZE     (128 * 1024 * 1024)	/* KB */
-#define DEFAULT_THIN_POOL_CHUNK_SIZE_CALCULATION "default"
+#define DEFAULT_THIN_POOL_CHUNK_SIZE_POLICY "generic"
 #define DEFAULT_THIN_POOL_CHUNK_SIZE	    64	  /* KB */
 #define DEFAULT_THIN_POOL_CHUNK_SIZE_PERFORMANCE 512 /* KB */
 #define DEFAULT_THIN_POOL_DISCARDS "passdown"
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
index 71fe393e9..971f67755 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ struct lvcreate_params {
 	int activation_skip; /* activation skip flags */
 	activation_change_t activate; /* non-snapshot, non-mirror */
 	thin_discards_t discards;     /* thin */
-#define THIN_CHUNK_SIZE_CALC_METHOD_DEFAULT 0x01
+#define THIN_CHUNK_SIZE_CALC_METHOD_GENERIC 0x01
 #define THIN_CHUNK_SIZE_CALC_METHOD_PERFORMANCE 0x02
 	int thin_chunk_size_calc_method;
 
diff --git a/lib/metadata/thin_manip.c b/lib/metadata/thin_manip.c
index c71b9716b..f85696ca9 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/thin_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/thin_manip.c
@@ -573,8 +573,8 @@ static int _get_pool_chunk_size_calc(const char *str,
 				     int *chunk_size_calc_method,
 				     uint32_t *chunk_size)
 {
-	if (!strcasecmp(str, "default")) {
-		*chunk_size_calc_method = THIN_CHUNK_SIZE_CALC_METHOD_DEFAULT;
+	if (!strcasecmp(str, "generic")) {
+		*chunk_size_calc_method = THIN_CHUNK_SIZE_CALC_METHOD_GENERIC;
 		*chunk_size = DEFAULT_THIN_POOL_CHUNK_SIZE * 2;
 	}
 	else if (!strcasecmp(str, "performance")) {
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ int update_profilable_pool_params(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct profile *profi
 
 	if (!(passed_args & PASS_ARG_CHUNK_SIZE)) {
 		if (!(*chunk_size = find_config_tree_int(cmd, allocation_thin_pool_chunk_size_CFG, profile) * 2)) {
-			str = find_config_tree_str(cmd, allocation_thin_pool_chunk_size_calculation_CFG, profile);
+			str = find_config_tree_str(cmd, allocation_thin_pool_chunk_size_policy_CFG, profile);
 			if (!_get_pool_chunk_size_calc(str, chunk_size_calc_method, chunk_size))
 				return_0;
 		}