diff --git a/include/mimalloc.h b/include/mimalloc.h
index 951b1889..fb41b037 100644
--- a/include/mimalloc.h
+++ b/include/mimalloc.h
@@ -237,8 +237,10 @@ typedef enum mi_option_e {
 
 
 mi_decl_export bool  mi_option_is_enabled(mi_option_t option);
-mi_decl_export void  mi_option_enable(mi_option_t option, bool enable);
-mi_decl_export void  mi_option_enable_default(mi_option_t option, bool enable);
+mi_decl_export void  mi_option_enable(mi_option_t option);
+mi_decl_export void  mi_option_disable(mi_option_t option);
+mi_decl_export void  mi_option_set_enabled(mi_option_t option, bool enable);
+mi_decl_export void  mi_option_set_enabled_default(mi_option_t option, bool enable);
 
 mi_decl_export long  mi_option_get(mi_option_t option);
 mi_decl_export void  mi_option_set(mi_option_t option, long value);
diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index e9c4a78c..ff65c3f5 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -103,14 +103,23 @@ bool mi_option_is_enabled(mi_option_t option) {
   return (mi_option_get(option) != 0);
 }
 
-void mi_option_enable(mi_option_t option, bool enable) {
+void mi_option_set_enabled(mi_option_t option, bool enable) {
   mi_option_set(option, (enable ? 1 : 0));
 }
 
-void mi_option_enable_default(mi_option_t option, bool enable) {
+void mi_option_set_enabled_default(mi_option_t option, bool enable) {
   mi_option_set_default(option, (enable ? 1 : 0));
 }
 
+void mi_option_enable(mi_option_t option) {
+  mi_option_set_enabled(option,true);
+}
+
+void mi_option_disable(mi_option_t option) {
+  mi_option_set_enabled(option,false);
+}
+
+
 // --------------------------------------------------------
 // Messages
 // --------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/test/test-api.c b/test/test-api.c
index f4e32746..a5f61074 100644
--- a/test/test-api.c
+++ b/test/test-api.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ bool test_heap2();
 // Main testing
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 int main() {
-  mi_option_enable(mi_option_verbose,false);
+  mi_option_disable(mi_option_verbose);
 
   // ---------------------------------------------------
   // Malloc