diff --git a/lib/hx509/cert.c b/lib/hx509/cert.c
index c40e903ac..1c149b82e 100644
--- a/lib/hx509/cert.c
+++ b/lib/hx509/cert.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ hx509_context_init(hx509_context *context)
 }
 
 void
-hx509_context_set_missing_crl(hx509_context context, int flag)
+hx509_context_set_missing_revoke(hx509_context context, int flag)
 {
     if (flag)
 	context->flags |= HX509_CTX_VERIFY_MISSING_OK;
diff --git a/lib/hx509/hxtool-commands.in b/lib/hx509/hxtool-commands.in
index 669316962..fc7d8dfde 100644
--- a/lib/hx509/hxtool-commands.in
+++ b/lib/hx509/hxtool-commands.in
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ command = {
 		help = "password, prompter, or environment"
 	}
 	option = {
-		long = "missing-crl"
+		long = "missing-revoke"
 		type = "flag"
-		help = "missing crl is ok"
+		help = "missing CRL/OCSP is ok"
 	}
 	option = {
 		long = "content-info"
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ command = {
 		help = "password, prompter, or environment"
 	}
 	option = {
-		long = "missing-crl"
+		long = "missing-revoke"
 		type = "flag"
-		help = "missing crl is ok"
+		help = "missing CRL/OCSP is ok"
 	}
 	option = {
 		long = "verbose"
diff --git a/lib/hx509/hxtool.c b/lib/hx509/hxtool.c
index 44763c030..09f9b19b3 100644
--- a/lib/hx509/hxtool.c
+++ b/lib/hx509/hxtool.c
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ cms_verify_sd(struct cms_verify_sd_options *opt, int argc, char **argv)
     size_t sz;
     void *p;
 
-    if (opt->missing_crl_flag)
-	hx509_context_set_missing_crl(context, 1);
+    if (opt->missing_revoke_flag)
+	hx509_context_set_missing_revoke(context, 1);
 
     hx509_lock_init(context, &lock);
     lock_strings(lock, &opt->pass_strings);
@@ -560,8 +560,8 @@ pcert_verify(struct verify_options *opt, int argc, char **argv)
     struct verify v;
     int ret;
 
-    if (opt->missing_crl_flag)
-	hx509_context_set_missing_crl(context, 1);
+    if (opt->missing_revoke_flag)
+	hx509_context_set_missing_revoke(context, 1);
 
     ret = hx509_verify_init_ctx(context, &ctx);
     ret = hx509_certs_init(context, "MEMORY:anchors", 0, NULL, &anchors);
diff --git a/lib/hx509/test_cms.in b/lib/hx509/test_cms.in
index f6c738bbd..7ed77276c 100644
--- a/lib/hx509/test_cms.in
+++ b/lib/hx509/test_cms.in
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ echo "create signed data"
 
 echo "verify signed data"
 ./hxtool cms-verify-sd \
-	--missing-crl \
+	--missing-revoke \
 	--anchors=FILE:$srcdir/data/ca.crt \
 	sd.data sd.data.out || exit 1
 cmp "$srcdir/test_chain.in" sd.data.out || exit 1
 
 echo "verify signed data"
 ./hxtool cms-verify-sd \
-	--missing-crl \
+	--missing-revoke \
 	--anchors=FILE:$srcdir/data/test.crt \
 	sd.data sd.data.out && exit 1
 cmp "$srcdir/test_chain.in" sd.data.out || exit 1
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ echo "create signed data  (content info)"
 
 echo "verify signed data (content info)"
 ./hxtool cms-verify-sd \
-	--missing-crl \
+	--missing-revoke \
 	--anchors=FILE:$srcdir/data/ca.crt \
 	--content-info \
 	sd.data sd.data.out || exit 1
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ echo "create signed data"
 
 echo "verify signed data"
 ./hxtool cms-verify-sd \
-	--missing-crl \
+	--missing-revoke \
 	--anchors=FILE:$srcdir/data/ca.crt \
 	--content-info \
 	"$srcdir/data/test-signed-data" sd.data.out || exit 1
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ cmp "$srcdir/data/static-file" sd.data.out || exit 1
 
 echo "verify signed data (no attr)"
 ./hxtool cms-verify-sd \
-	--missing-crl \
+	--missing-revoke \
 	--anchors=FILE:$srcdir/data/ca.crt \
 	--content-info \
 	"$srcdir/data/test-signed-data-noattr" sd.data.out || exit 1
@@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ cmp "$srcdir/data/static-file" sd.data.out || exit 1
 
 echo "verify failure signed data (no attr, no certs)"
 ./hxtool cms-verify-sd \
-	--missing-crl \
+	--missing-revoke \
 	--anchors=FILE:$srcdir/data/ca.crt \
 	--content-info \
 	"$srcdir/data/test-signed-data-noattr-nocerts" sd.data.out && exit 1
 
 echo "verify signed data (no attr, no certs)"
 ./hxtool cms-verify-sd \
-	--missing-crl \
+	--missing-revoke \
 	--anchors=FILE:$srcdir/data/ca.crt \
 	--certificate=FILE:$srcdir/data/test.crt \
 	--content-info \