diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e0f02b7..a35e885e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ project(libmimalloc C)
 include("cmake/mimalloc-config-version.cmake")
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
 
-option(OVERRIDE   "OVERRIDE" ON)
-option(INTERPOSE  "INTERPOSE" ON)
-option(SEE_ASM    "SEE_ASM" OFF)
-option(CHECK_FULL "CHECK_FULL" OFF)
-option(USE_CXX    "USE_CXX" OFF)
-option(SECURE     "SECURE" OFF)
+option(MI_OVERRIDE   "Override the standard malloc interface" ON)
+option(MI_INTERPOSE  "Use interpose to override standard malloc on macOS" ON)
+option(MI_SEE_ASM    "Generate assembly files" OFF)
+option(MI_CHECK_FULL "Use full internal invariant checking in DEBUG mode" OFF)
+option(MI_USE_CXX    "Use the C++ compiler to compile the library" OFF)
+option(MI_SECURE     "Use security mitigations (like guard pages and randomization)" OFF)
 
 set(mi_install_dir "lib/mimalloc-${mi_version}")
 
@@ -38,42 +38,42 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}" MATCHES ".*(S|s)ecure$")
-  set(SECURE "ON")
+  set(MI_SECURE "ON")
 endif()
 
 # Options
-if(OVERRIDE MATCHES "ON")
-  message(STATUS "Override standard malloc (OVERRIDE=ON)")
+if(MI_OVERRIDE MATCHES "ON")
+  message(STATUS "Override standard malloc (MI_OVERRIDE=ON)")
   if(APPLE)
-    if(INTERPOSE MATCHES "ON")
+    if(MI_INTERPOSE MATCHES "ON")
       # use interpose on macOS
-      message(STATUS "  Use interpose to override malloc (INTERPOSE=ON)")
+      message(STATUS "  Use interpose to override malloc (MI_INTERPOSE=ON)")
       list(APPEND mi_defines MI_INTERPOSE)
     else()
       # use zone's on macOS
-      message(STATUS "  Use zone's to override malloc (INTERPOSE=OFF)")
+      message(STATUS "  Use zone's to override malloc (MI_INTERPOSE=OFF)")
       list(APPEND mi_sources src/alloc-override-osx.c)
     endif()
   endif()
 endif()
 
-if(SECURE MATCHES "ON")
-  message(STATUS "Set secure build (SECURE=ON)")
+if(MI_SECURE MATCHES "ON")
+  message(STATUS "Set secure build (MI_SECURE=ON)")
   list(APPEND mi_defines MI_SECURE=2)
 endif()
 
-if(SEE_ASM MATCHES "ON")
-  message(STATUS "Generate assembly listings (SEE_ASM=ON)")
+if(MI_SEE_ASM MATCHES "ON")
+  message(STATUS "Generate assembly listings (MI_SEE_ASM=ON)")
   list(APPEND mi_cflags -save-temps)
 endif()
 
-if(CHECK_FULL MATCHES "ON")
-  message(STATUS "Set debug level to full invariant checking (CHECK_FULL=ON)")
+if(MI_CHECK_FULL MATCHES "ON")
+  message(STATUS "Set debug level to full invariant checking (MI_CHECK_FULL=ON)")
   list(APPEND mi_defines MI_DEBUG=3)   # full invariant checking
 endif()
 
-if(USE_CXX MATCHES "ON")
-  message(STATUS "Use the C++ compiler to compile (USE_CXX=ON)")
+if(MI_USE_CXX MATCHES "ON")
+  message(STATUS "Use the C++ compiler to compile (MI_USE_CXX=ON)")
   set_source_files_properties(${mi_sources} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE CXX )
 endif()
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ if(NOT(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "Release|RelWithDebInfo"))
   string(TOLOWER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" build_type)
   set(mi_basename "mimalloc-${build_type}")
 else()
-  if(SECURE MATCHES "ON")
+  if(MI_SECURE MATCHES "ON")
     set(mi_basename "mimalloc-secure")
   else()
     set(mi_basename "mimalloc")
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ endif()
 add_library(mimalloc SHARED ${mi_sources})
 set_target_properties(mimalloc PROPERTIES VERSION ${mi_version} NO_SONAME "YES" OUTPUT_NAME ${mi_basename} )
 target_compile_definitions(mimalloc PRIVATE ${mi_defines} MI_SHARED_LIB MI_SHARED_LIB_EXPORT)
-if(OVERRIDE MATCHES "ON")
+if(MI_OVERRIDE MATCHES "ON")
   target_compile_definitions(mimalloc PRIVATE MI_MALLOC_OVERRIDE)
 endif()
 target_compile_options(mimalloc PRIVATE ${mi_cflags})
@@ -120,18 +120,16 @@ target_link_libraries(mimalloc PUBLIC ${mi_libraries})
 # static library
 add_library(mimalloc-static STATIC ${mi_sources})
 if(WIN32)
-  # When building both static and shared libraries on Windows,
-  # a static library should use a different output name to 
-  # avoid the conflict with the import library of a shared one.
+  # When building both static and shared libraries on Windows, a static library should use a
+  # different output name to avoid the conflict with the import library of a shared one.
   string(REPLACE "mimalloc" "mimalloc-static" mi_output_name ${mi_basename})
   set_target_properties(mimalloc-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME ${mi_output_name})
 else()
   set_target_properties(mimalloc-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME ${mi_basename})
 endif()
 target_compile_definitions(mimalloc-static PRIVATE ${mi_defines} MI_STATIC_LIB)
-if(NOT WIN32 AND OVERRIDE MATCHES "ON")
-  # It is only possible to override malloc on Windows when building as a DLL.
-  # (src/alloc-override.c)
+if(NOT WIN32 AND MI_OVERRIDE MATCHES "ON")
+  # It is only possible to override malloc on Windows when building as a DLL. (src/alloc-override.c)
   target_compile_definitions(mimalloc-static PRIVATE MI_MALLOC_OVERRIDE)
 endif()
 target_compile_options(mimalloc-static PRIVATE ${mi_cflags})
@@ -150,9 +148,8 @@ install(FILES "$<TARGET_FILE:mimalloc>" DESTINATION lib)  # duplicate the .so in
 # single object file for more predictable static overriding
 add_library(mimalloc-obj OBJECT src/static.c)
 target_compile_definitions(mimalloc-obj PRIVATE ${mi_defines})
-if(NOT WIN32 AND OVERRIDE MATCHES "ON")
-  # It is only possible to override malloc on Windows when building as a DLL.
-  # (src/alloc-override.c)
+if(NOT WIN32 AND MI_OVERRIDE MATCHES "ON")
+  # It is only possible to override malloc on Windows when building as a DLL. (src/alloc-override.c)
   target_compile_definitions(mimalloc-obj PRIVATE MI_MALLOC_OVERRIDE)
 endif()
 target_compile_options(mimalloc-obj PRIVATE ${mi_cflags})