diff --git a/cgo/lapack.go b/cgo/lapack.go
index c1fc029c..82575093 100644
--- a/cgo/lapack.go
+++ b/cgo/lapack.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const (
 	badDims         = "lapack: bad input dimensions"
 	badDirect       = "lapack: bad direct"
 	badE            = "lapack: e has insufficient length"
-	badEigComp      = "lapack: bad EigComp"
+	badEVComp       = "lapack: bad EVComp"
 	badEVSide       = "lapack: bad EVSide"
 	badHowMany      = "lapack: bad HowMany"
 	badIlo          = "lapack: ilo out of range"
diff --git a/lapack.go b/lapack.go
index d29a51ba..c42fbd81 100644
--- a/lapack.go
+++ b/lapack.go
@@ -108,16 +108,16 @@ const (
 	SVDNone      SVDJob = 'N' // Do not compute singular vectors
 )
 
-// EigComp specifies the type of eigenvalue decomposition.
-type EigComp byte
+// EVComp specifies how eigenvectors are computed.
+type EVComp byte
 
 const (
 	// EigDecomp specifies to compute the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the
 	// full symmetric matrix.
-	EigDecomp EigComp = 'V'
+	EigDecomp EVComp = 'V'
 	// EigBoth specifies to compute both the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the
 	// input tridiagonal matrix.
-	EigBoth EigComp = 'I'
+	EigBoth EVComp = 'I'
 )
 
 // Job types for computation of eigenvectors.
diff --git a/native/dsteqr.go b/native/dsteqr.go
index a5934623..680ebc7a 100644
--- a/native/dsteqr.go
+++ b/native/dsteqr.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 // and Dsteqr will panic otherwise.
 //
 // Dsteqr is an internal routine. It is exported for testing purposes.
-func (impl Implementation) Dsteqr(compz lapack.EigComp, n int, d, e, z []float64, ldz int, work []float64) (ok bool) {
+func (impl Implementation) Dsteqr(compz lapack.EVComp, n int, d, e, z []float64, ldz int, work []float64) (ok bool) {
 	if len(d) < n {
 		panic(badD)
 	}
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (impl Implementation) Dsteqr(compz lapack.EigComp, n int, d, e, z []float64
 		panic(badE)
 	}
 	if compz != lapack.None && compz != lapack.EigBoth && compz != lapack.EigDecomp {
-		panic(badEigComp)
+		panic(badEVComp)
 	}
 	if compz != lapack.None {
 		if len(work) < max(1, 2*n-2) {
diff --git a/native/dsyev.go b/native/dsyev.go
index 0df4f24f..032bcbb4 100644
--- a/native/dsyev.go
+++ b/native/dsyev.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (impl Implementation) Dsyev(jobz lapack.EVJob, uplo blas.Uplo, n int, a []f
 		ok = impl.Dsterf(n, w, work[inde:])
 	} else {
 		impl.Dorgtr(uplo, n, a, lda, work[indtau:], work[indwork:], llwork)
-		ok = impl.Dsteqr(lapack.EigComp(jobz), n, w, work[inde:], a, lda, work[indtau:])
+		ok = impl.Dsteqr(lapack.EVComp(jobz), n, w, work[inde:], a, lda, work[indtau:])
 	}
 	if !ok {
 		return false
diff --git a/native/general.go b/native/general.go
index e281e9e9..d4e23fa2 100644
--- a/native/general.go
+++ b/native/general.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const (
 	badDims         = "lapack: bad input dimensions"
 	badDirect       = "lapack: bad direct"
 	badE            = "lapack: e has insufficient length"
-	badEigComp      = "lapack: bad EigComp"
+	badEVComp       = "lapack: bad EVComp"
 	badEVSide       = "lapack: bad EVSide"
 	badHowMany      = "lapack: bad HowMany"
 	badIlo          = "lapack: ilo out of range"
diff --git a/testlapack/dsteqr.go b/testlapack/dsteqr.go
index 63c4a8e4..fea9c873 100644
--- a/testlapack/dsteqr.go
+++ b/testlapack/dsteqr.go
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Dsteqrer interface {
-	Dsteqr(compz lapack.EigComp, n int, d, e, z []float64, ldz int, work []float64) (ok bool)
+	Dsteqr(compz lapack.EVComp, n int, d, e, z []float64, ldz int, work []float64) (ok bool)
 	Dorgtrer
 }
 
 func DsteqrTest(t *testing.T, impl Dsteqrer) {
 	rnd := rand.New(rand.NewSource(1))
-	for _, compz := range []lapack.EigComp{lapack.EigDecomp, lapack.EigBoth} {
+	for _, compz := range []lapack.EVComp{lapack.EigDecomp, lapack.EigBoth} {
 		for _, test := range []struct {
 			n, lda int
 		}{