diff --git a/src/hb-aat-layout-morx-table.hh b/src/hb-aat-layout-morx-table.hh
index 8e782ac2b..f5c986349 100644
--- a/src/hb-aat-layout-morx-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-aat-layout-morx-table.hh
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ struct RearrangementSubtable
     StateTableDriver<Types, EntryData> driver (machine, c->face);
 
     if (driver.is_idempotent_on_all_out_of_bounds (&dc, c) &&
-	!c->buffer_digest.may_have (c->machine_glyph_set))
+	!c->buffer_digest.intersects (c->machine_glyph_set))
     {
       (void) c->buffer->message (c->font, "skipped chainsubtable because no glyph matches");
       return_trace (false);
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ struct ContextualSubtable
     StateTableDriver<Types, EntryData> driver (machine, c->face);
 
     if (driver.is_idempotent_on_all_out_of_bounds (&dc, c) &&
-	!c->buffer_digest.may_have (c->machine_glyph_set))
+	!c->buffer_digest.intersects (c->machine_glyph_set))
     {
       (void) c->buffer->message (c->font, "skipped chainsubtable because no glyph matches");
       return_trace (false);
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ struct LigatureSubtable
     StateTableDriver<Types, EntryData> driver (machine, c->face);
 
     if (driver.is_idempotent_on_all_out_of_bounds (&dc, c) &&
-	!c->buffer_digest.may_have (c->machine_glyph_set))
+	!c->buffer_digest.intersects (c->machine_glyph_set))
     {
       (void) c->buffer->message (c->font, "skipped chainsubtable because no glyph matches");
       return_trace (false);
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ struct InsertionSubtable
     StateTableDriver<Types, EntryData> driver (machine, c->face);
 
     if (driver.is_idempotent_on_all_out_of_bounds (&dc, c) &&
-	!c->buffer_digest.may_have (c->machine_glyph_set))
+	!c->buffer_digest.intersects (c->machine_glyph_set))
     {
       (void) c->buffer->message (c->font, "skipped chainsubtable because no glyph matches");
       return_trace (false);
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout.cc b/src/hb-ot-layout.cc
index d26f094ba..16f41d108 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout.cc
@@ -2033,7 +2033,7 @@ inline void hb_ot_map_t::apply (const Proxy &proxy,
        * (plus some past glyphs).
        *
        * Only try applying the lookup if there is any overlap. */
-      if (accel->digest.may_have (c.digest))
+      if (accel->digest.intersects (c.digest))
       {
 	c.set_lookup_index (lookup_index);
 	c.set_lookup_mask (lookup.mask, false);
diff --git a/src/hb-set-digest.hh b/src/hb-set-digest.hh
index c4b45af55..429af8092 100644
--- a/src/hb-set-digest.hh
+++ b/src/hb-set-digest.hh
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ struct hb_set_digest_t
     return true;
   }
 
-  bool may_have (const hb_set_digest_t &o) const
+  bool intersects (const hb_set_digest_t &o) const
   {
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < n; i++)
       if (!(masks[i] & o.masks[i]))