diff --git a/dependencies.py b/dependencies.py
index 6b6f15811..c9ed8bc67 100644
--- a/dependencies.py
+++ b/dependencies.py
@@ -529,17 +529,17 @@ class Qt5Dependency(Dependency):
         return True
 
     def get_generate_rules(self):
-        moc_rule = CustomRule([self.moc.get_command(), '$mocflags', '@INFILE@', '-o', '@OUTFILE@'],
+        moc_rule = CustomRule([self.moc.get_command(), '$mocargs', '@INFILE@', '-o', '@OUTFILE@'],
                               'moc_@BASENAME@.cpp', 'moc_headers', 'moc_hdr_compile',
                               'Compiling header @INFILE@ with the moc preprocessor')
-        mocsrc_rule = CustomRule([self.moc.get_command(), '$mocflags', '@INFILE@', '-o', '@OUTFILE@'],
+        mocsrc_rule = CustomRule([self.moc.get_command(), '$mocargs', '@INFILE@', '-o', '@OUTFILE@'],
                               '@BASENAME@.moc', 'moc_sources', 'moc_src_compile',
                               'Compiling source @INFILE@ with the moc preprocessor')
         ui_rule = CustomRule([self.uic.get_command(), '@INFILE@', '-o', '@OUTFILE@'],
                               'ui_@BASENAME@.h', 'ui_files', 'ui_compile',
                               'Compiling @INFILE@ with the ui compiler')
         rrc_rule = CustomRule([self.rcc.get_command(), '@INFILE@', '-o', '@OUTFILE@',
-                               '${rcc_flags}'], '@BASENAME@.cpp','qresources',
+                               '${rcc_args}'], '@BASENAME@.cpp','qresources',
                               'rc_compile', 'Compiling @INFILE@ with the rrc compiler')
         return [moc_rule, mocsrc_rule, ui_rule, rrc_rule]
 
diff --git a/ninjabackend.py b/ninjabackend.py
index f5a506f01..67b26d765 100644
--- a/ninjabackend.py
+++ b/ninjabackend.py
@@ -966,9 +966,9 @@ class NinjaBackend(backends.Backend):
                 infilename = os.path.join(self.build_to_src, target.get_source_subdir(), src)
                 elem = NinjaBuildElement(outfilename, rule.name, infilename)
                 if rule.name == 'rc_compile':
-                    elem.add_item('rcc_flags', ['--name', basename])
+                    elem.add_item('rcc_args', ['--name', basename])
                 if rule.name == 'moc_hdr_compile' or rule.name == 'moc_src_compile':
-                    elem.add_item('mocflags', ['-I', target.subdir])
+                    elem.add_item('mocargs', ['-I', target.subdir])
                 elem.write(outfile)
                 if self.is_compilable_file(outfilename):
                     if rule.name == 'moc_hdr_compile' or rule.name == 'moc_src_compile':