diff --git a/builtin/apply.c b/builtin/apply.c
index 1a488f9e88..ab8f0bd04e 100644
--- a/builtin/apply.c
+++ b/builtin/apply.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "ll-merge.h"
 #include "rerere.h"
 
-enum ws_error_action {
+enum apply_ws_error_action {
 	nowarn_ws_error,
 	warn_on_ws_error,
 	die_on_ws_error,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ enum ws_error_action {
 };
 
 
-enum ws_ignore {
+enum apply_ws_ignore {
 	ignore_ws_none,
 	ignore_ws_change
 };
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ enum ws_ignore {
  * See also "struct string_list symlink_changes" in "struct
  * apply_state".
  */
-#define SYMLINK_GOES_AWAY 01
-#define SYMLINK_IN_RESULT 02
+#define APPLY_SYMLINK_GOES_AWAY 01
+#define APPLY_SYMLINK_IN_RESULT 02
 
 struct apply_state {
 	const char *prefix;
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ struct apply_state {
 	struct string_list fn_table;
 
 	/* These control whitespace errors */
-	enum ws_error_action ws_error_action;
-	enum ws_ignore ws_ignore_action;
+	enum apply_ws_error_action ws_error_action;
+	enum apply_ws_ignore ws_ignore_action;
 	const char *whitespace_option;
 	int whitespace_error;
 	int squelch_whitespace_errors;
@@ -3750,11 +3750,11 @@ static void prepare_symlink_changes(struct apply_state *state, struct patch *pat
 		if ((patch->old_name && S_ISLNK(patch->old_mode)) &&
 		    (patch->is_rename || patch->is_delete))
 			/* the symlink at patch->old_name is removed */
-			register_symlink_changes(state, patch->old_name, SYMLINK_GOES_AWAY);
+			register_symlink_changes(state, patch->old_name, APPLY_SYMLINK_GOES_AWAY);
 
 		if (patch->new_name && S_ISLNK(patch->new_mode))
 			/* the symlink at patch->new_name is created or remains */
-			register_symlink_changes(state, patch->new_name, SYMLINK_IN_RESULT);
+			register_symlink_changes(state, patch->new_name, APPLY_SYMLINK_IN_RESULT);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3769,9 +3769,9 @@ static int path_is_beyond_symlink_1(struct apply_state *state, struct strbuf *na
 			break;
 		name->buf[name->len] = '\0';
 		change = check_symlink_changes(state, name->buf);
-		if (change & SYMLINK_IN_RESULT)
+		if (change & APPLY_SYMLINK_IN_RESULT)
 			return 1;
-		if (change & SYMLINK_GOES_AWAY)
+		if (change & APPLY_SYMLINK_GOES_AWAY)
 			/*
 			 * This cannot be "return 0", because we may
 			 * see a new one created at a higher level.