diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 594501ec6..39ef5c03c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ endif()
 # TODO support GNUTLS, NSS, POLARSSL, CYASSL
 
 if(APPLE)
-  option(CMAKE_USE_DARWINSSL "enable Apple OS native SSL/TLS" OFF)
+  option(CMAKE_USE_SECTRANSP "enable Apple OS native SSL/TLS" OFF)
 endif()
 if(WIN32)
   option(CMAKE_USE_WINSSL "enable Windows native SSL/TLS" OFF)
@@ -297,14 +297,14 @@ endif()
 option(CMAKE_USE_MBEDTLS "Enable mbedTLS for SSL/TLS" OFF)
 
 set(openssl_default ON)
-if(WIN32 OR CMAKE_USE_DARWINSSL OR CMAKE_USE_WINSSL OR CMAKE_USE_MBEDTLS)
+if(WIN32 OR CMAKE_USE_SECTRANSP OR CMAKE_USE_WINSSL OR CMAKE_USE_MBEDTLS)
   set(openssl_default OFF)
 endif()
 option(CMAKE_USE_OPENSSL "Use OpenSSL code. Experimental" ${openssl_default})
 
 count_true(enabled_ssl_options_count
   CMAKE_USE_WINSSL
-  CMAKE_USE_DARWINSSL
+  CMAKE_USE_SECTRANSP
   CMAKE_USE_OPENSSL
   CMAKE_USE_MBEDTLS
 )
@@ -324,6 +324,10 @@ if(CURL_WINDOWS_SSPI)
 endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_USE_DARWINSSL)
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "The cmake option CMAKE_USE_DARWINSSL was renamed to CMAKE_USE_SECTRANSP.")
+endif()
+
+if(CMAKE_USE_SECTRANSP)
   find_library(COREFOUNDATION_FRAMEWORK "CoreFoundation")
   if(NOT COREFOUNDATION_FRAMEWORK)
       message(FATAL_ERROR "CoreFoundation framework not found")
@@ -335,7 +339,7 @@ if(CMAKE_USE_DARWINSSL)
   endif()
 
   set(SSL_ENABLED ON)
-  set(USE_DARWINSSL ON)
+  set(USE_SECTRANSP ON)
   list(APPEND CURL_LIBS "${COREFOUNDATION_FRAMEWORK}" "${SECURITY_FRAMEWORK}")
 endif()
 
@@ -1194,7 +1198,7 @@ _add_if("Kerberos"      NOT CURL_DISABLE_CRYPTO_AUTH AND
                         (HAVE_GSSAPI OR USE_WINDOWS_SSPI))
 # NTLM support requires crypto function adaptions from various SSL libs
 # TODO alternative SSL libs tests for SSP1, GNUTLS, NSS
-if(NOT CURL_DISABLE_CRYPTO_AUTH AND (USE_OPENSSL OR USE_WINDOWS_SSPI OR USE_DARWINSSL OR USE_MBEDTLS))
+if(NOT CURL_DISABLE_CRYPTO_AUTH AND (USE_OPENSSL OR USE_WINDOWS_SSPI OR USE_SECTRANSP OR USE_MBEDTLS))
   _add_if("NTLM"        1)
   # TODO missing option (autoconf: --enable-ntlm-wb)
   _add_if("NTLM_WB"     NOT CURL_DISABLE_HTTP AND NTLM_WB_ENABLED)
@@ -1241,10 +1245,10 @@ message(STATUS "Enabled protocols: ${SUPPORT_PROTOCOLS}")
 
 # Clear list and collect SSL backends
 set(_items)
-_add_if("WinSSL"        SSL_ENABLED AND USE_WINDOWS_SSPI)
-_add_if("OpenSSL"       SSL_ENABLED AND USE_OPENSSL)
-_add_if("DarwinSSL"     SSL_ENABLED AND USE_DARWINSSL)
-_add_if("mbedTLS"       SSL_ENABLED AND USE_MBEDTLS)
+_add_if("WinSSL"           SSL_ENABLED AND USE_WINDOWS_SSPI)
+_add_if("OpenSSL"          SSL_ENABLED AND USE_OPENSSL)
+_add_if("Secure Transport" SSL_ENABLED AND USE_SECTRANSP)
+_add_if("mbedTLS"          SSL_ENABLED AND USE_MBEDTLS)
 if(_items)
   list(SORT _items)
 endif()
diff --git a/lib/curl_config.h.cmake b/lib/curl_config.h.cmake
index 5308eb579..412e90daf 100644
--- a/lib/curl_config.h.cmake
+++ b/lib/curl_config.h.cmake
@@ -930,8 +930,8 @@
 /* if PolarSSL is enabled */
 #cmakedefine USE_POLARSSL 1
 
-/* if DarwinSSL is enabled */
-#cmakedefine USE_DARWINSSL 1
+/* if Secure Transport is enabled */
+#cmakedefine USE_SECTRANSP 1
 
 /* if mbedTLS is enabled */
 #cmakedefine USE_MBEDTLS 1