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diff --git a/src/nvim/globals.h b/src/nvim/globals.h
index d462c83710..a719fedb22 100644
--- a/src/nvim/globals.h
+++ b/src/nvim/globals.h
@@ -789,10 +789,11 @@ EXTERN char *escape_chars INIT(= " \t\\\"|"); // need backslash in cmd line
EXTERN bool keep_help_flag INIT(= false); // doing :ta from help file
-// When a string option is NULL (which only happens in out-of-memory
-// situations), it is set to empty_option, to avoid having to check for NULL
-// everywhere.
-EXTERN char *empty_option INIT(= "");
+// When a string option is NULL (which only happens in out-of-memory situations), it is set to
+// empty_string_option, to avoid having to check for NULL everywhere.
+//
+// TODO(famiu): Remove this when refcounted strings are used for string options.
+EXTERN char *empty_string_option INIT(= "");
EXTERN bool redir_off INIT(= false); // no redirection for a moment
EXTERN FILE *redir_fd INIT(= NULL); // message redirection file