diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers.py b/mesonbuild/compilers.py
index 5e7db2435..7f3c82e88 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers.py
@@ -550,11 +550,11 @@ class Compiler:
     def get_exelist(self):
         return self.exelist[:]
 
-    def get_define(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        raise EnvironmentException('%s does not support get_define.' % self.id)
+    def get_builtin_define(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        raise EnvironmentException('%s does not support get_builtin_define.' % self.id)
 
-    def has_define(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        raise EnvironmentException('%s does not support has_define.' % self.id)
+    def has_builtin_define(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        raise EnvironmentException('%s does not support has_builtin_define.' % self.id)
 
     def get_always_args(self):
         return []
@@ -2382,10 +2382,10 @@ class GnuCompiler:
             args[args.index('-Wpedantic')] = '-pedantic'
         return args
 
-    def has_define(self, define):
+    def has_builtin_define(self, define):
         return define in self.defines
 
-    def get_define(self, define):
+    def get_builtin_define(self, define):
         if define in self.defines:
             return self.defines[define]
 
@@ -2896,10 +2896,10 @@ class GnuFortranCompiler(FortranCompiler):
         self.defines = defines or {}
         self.id = 'gcc'
 
-    def has_define(self, define):
+    def has_builtin_define(self, define):
         return define in self.defines
 
-    def get_define(self, define):
+    def get_builtin_define(self, define):
         if define in self.defines:
             return self.defines[define]
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/environment.py b/mesonbuild/environment.py
index 92040c45d..1beb63c15 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/environment.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/environment.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def detect_windows_arch(compilers):
             platform = os.environ.get('Platform', 'x86').lower()
             if platform == 'x86':
                 return platform
-        if compiler.id == 'gcc' and compiler.has_define('__i386__'):
+        if compiler.id == 'gcc' and compiler.has_builtin_define('__i386__'):
             return 'x86'
     return os_arch
 
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ def detect_cpu_family(compilers):
         # to know is to check the compiler defines.
         for c in compilers.values():
             try:
-                if c.has_define('__i386__'):
+                if c.has_builtin_define('__i386__'):
                     return 'x86'
             except mesonlib.MesonException:
-                # Ignore compilers that do not support has_define.
+                # Ignore compilers that do not support has_builtin_define.
                 pass
         return 'x86_64'
     # Add fixes here as bugs are reported.
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def detect_cpu(compilers):
         # Same check as above for cpu_family
         for c in compilers.values():
             try:
-                if c.has_define('__i386__'):
+                if c.has_builtin_define('__i386__'):
                     return 'i686' # All 64 bit cpus have at least this level of x86 support.
             except mesonlib.MesonException:
                 pass