diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index b2c469f614..1adcfbd345 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@ void MyAvatar::updateOrientation(float deltaTime) {
             rollAngle = fabsf(rollAngle);
             rollAngle = rollAngle > _hmdRollControlDeadZone ? rollSign * (rollAngle - _hmdRollControlDeadZone) : 0.0f;
 
-            totalBodyYaw += speedFactor * direction * rollAngle * deltaTime * _hmdRollControlSpeed;
+            totalBodyYaw += speedFactor * direction * rollAngle * deltaTime * _hmdRollControlRate;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
index 8039674605..f61f24fb11 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class MyAvatar : public Avatar {
 
     Q_PROPERTY(bool hmdRollControlEnabled READ getHMDRollControlEnabled WRITE setHMDRollControlEnabled)
     Q_PROPERTY(float hmdRollControlDeadZone READ getHMDRollControlDeadZone WRITE setHMDRollControlDeadZone)
-    Q_PROPERTY(float hmdRollControlSpeed READ getHMDRollControlSpeed WRITE setHMDRollControlSpeed)
+    Q_PROPERTY(float hmdRollControlRate READ getHMDRollControlRate WRITE setHMDRollControlRate)
 
 public:
     enum DriveKeys {
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ public:
     bool getHMDRollControlEnabled() const { return _hmdRollControlEnabled; }
     void setHMDRollControlDeadZone(float value) { _hmdRollControlDeadZone = value; }
     float getHMDRollControlDeadZone() const { return _hmdRollControlDeadZone; }
-    void setHMDRollControlSpeed(float value) { _hmdRollControlSpeed = value; }
-    float getHMDRollControlSpeed() const { return _hmdRollControlSpeed; }
+    void setHMDRollControlRate(float value) { _hmdRollControlRate = value; }
+    float getHMDRollControlRate() const { return _hmdRollControlRate; }
 
     // get/set avatar data
     void saveData();
@@ -699,10 +699,10 @@ private:
     bool _clearOverlayWhenMoving { true };
 
     const float ROLL_CONTROL_DEAD_ZONE_DEFAULT = 8.0f; // deg
-    const float ROLL_CONTROL_SPEED_DEFAULT = 2.5f; // deg/sec/deg
+    const float ROLL_CONTROL_RATE_DEFAULT = 2.5f; // deg/sec/deg
     bool _hmdRollControlEnabled { true };
     float _hmdRollControlDeadZone { ROLL_CONTROL_DEAD_ZONE_DEFAULT };
-    float _hmdRollControlSpeed { ROLL_CONTROL_SPEED_DEFAULT };
+    float _hmdRollControlRate { ROLL_CONTROL_RATE_DEFAULT };
     float _lastDrivenSpeed { 0.0f };
 
     // working copies -- see AvatarData for thread-safe _sensorToWorldMatrixCache, used for outward facing access
diff --git a/scripts/developer/hmdRollControlEnable.js b/scripts/developer/hmdRollControlEnable.js
index 8af6cca6a5..81318b7ddd 100644
--- a/scripts/developer/hmdRollControlEnable.js
+++ b/scripts/developer/hmdRollControlEnable.js
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
 
 var hmdRollControlEnabled = true;
 var hmdRollControlDeadZone = 8.0;  // deg
-var hmdRollControlSpeed = 2.5;  // deg/sec/deg
+var hmdRollControlRate = 2.5;  // deg/sec/deg
 
-//print("HMD roll control: " + hmdRollControlEnabled + ", " + hmdRollControlDeadZone + ", " + hmdRollControlSpeed);
+//print("HMD roll control: " + hmdRollControlEnabled + ", " + hmdRollControlDeadZone + ", " + hmdRollControlRate);
 
 MyAvatar.hmdRollControlEnabled = hmdRollControlEnabled;
 MyAvatar.hmdRollControlDeadZone = hmdRollControlDeadZone;
-MyAvatar.hmdRollControlSpeed = hmdRollControlSpeed;
+MyAvatar.hmdRollControlRate = hmdRollControlRate;
 
 Script.stop();