diff --git a/docs/containers-storage.conf.5.md b/docs/containers-storage.conf.5.md
index 6460fe9aec..cf12f31dda 100644
--- a/docs/containers-storage.conf.5.md
+++ b/docs/containers-storage.conf.5.md
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ The `storage.options` table supports the following options:
   old, the driver is not supported.  But for kernels that have had the drivers backported, this flag
   allows users to override the checks
 
-**fuse_program**=""
-  Specifies the path to a custom FUSE program to use instead for mounting the file system.
+**mount_program**=""
+  Specifies the path to a custom program to use instead for mounting the file system.
 
 [storage.options.thinpool]
 
diff --git a/drivers/overlay/overlay.go b/drivers/overlay/overlay.go
index 5d5d61d9c8..fbe36f4a46 100644
--- a/drivers/overlay/overlay.go
+++ b/drivers/overlay/overlay.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ type overlayOptions struct {
 	overrideKernelCheck bool
 	imageStores         []string
 	quota               quota.Quota
-	fuseProgram         string
+	mountProgram        string
 	ostreeRepo          string
 	skipMountHome       bool
 }
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func Init(home string, options []string, uidMaps, gidMaps []idtools.IDMap) (grap
 	}
 
 	var supportsDType bool
-	if opts.fuseProgram != "" {
+	if opts.mountProgram != "" {
 		supportsDType = true
 	} else {
 		supportsDType, err = supportsOverlay(home, fsMagic, rootUID, rootGID)
@@ -246,13 +246,13 @@ func parseOptions(options []string) (*overlayOptions, error) {
 				}
 				o.imageStores = append(o.imageStores, store)
 			}
-		case ".fuse_program", "overlay.fuse_program", "overlay2.fuse_program":
-			logrus.Debugf("overlay: fuse_program=%s", val)
+		case ".mount_program", "overlay.mount_program", "overlay2.mount_program":
+			logrus.Debugf("overlay: mount_program=%s", val)
 			_, err := os.Stat(val)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("overlay: can't stat FUSE program %s: %v", val, err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("overlay: can't stat program %s: %v", val, err)
 			}
-			o.fuseProgram = val
+			o.mountProgram = val
 		case "overlay2.ostree_repo", "overlay.ostree_repo", ".ostree_repo":
 			logrus.Debugf("overlay: ostree_repo=%s", val)
 			if !ostree.OstreeSupport() {
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ string, retErr error) {
 	// the page size. The mount syscall fails if the mount data cannot
 	// fit within a page and relative links make the mount data much
 	// smaller at the expense of requiring a fork exec to chroot.
-	if len(mountData) > pageSize || d.options.fuseProgram != "" {
+	if len(mountData) > pageSize || d.options.mountProgram != "" {
 		//FIXME: We need to figure out to get this to work with additional stores
 		opts = fmt.Sprintf("lowerdir=%s,upperdir=%s,workdir=%s", strings.Join(relLowers, ":"), path.Join(id, "diff"), path.Join(id, "work"))
 		mountData = label.FormatMountLabel(opts, mountLabel)
@@ -721,11 +721,11 @@ func (d *Driver) Get(id, mountLabel string) (_ string, retErr error) {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot mount layer, mount label too large %d", len(mountData))
 		}
 
-		if d.options.fuseProgram != "" {
+		if d.options.mountProgram != "" {
 			mount = func(source string, target string, mType string, flags uintptr, label string) error {
-				cmdRootless := exec.Command(d.options.fuseProgram, "-o", label, target)
-				cmdRootless.Dir = d.home
-				return cmdRootless.Run()
+				mountProgram := exec.Command(d.options.mountProgram, "-o", label, target)
+				mountProgram.Dir = d.home
+				return mountProgram.Run()
 			}
 		} else {
 			mount = func(source string, target string, mType string, flags uintptr, label string) error {
diff --git a/storage.conf b/storage.conf
index 740cc15424..636fe72c8d 100644
--- a/storage.conf
+++ b/storage.conf
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ additionalimagestores = [
 # certain container storage drivers.
 size = ""
 
-# Path to a FUSE helper to use for mounting the file system instead of mounting it
+# Path to an helper program to use for mounting the file system instead of mounting it
 # directly.
-#fuse_program = "/usr/bin/fuse-overlayfs"
+#mount_program = "/usr/bin/fuse-overlayfs"
 
 # OverrideKernelCheck tells the driver to ignore kernel checks based on kernel version
 override_kernel_check = "false"
diff --git a/store.go b/store.go
index 3b9bb734bd..bafe011bf4 100644
--- a/store.go
+++ b/store.go
@@ -2994,7 +2994,7 @@ type OptionsConfig struct {
 	SkipMountHome string `toml:"skip_mount_home"`
 
 	// Alternative program to use for the mount of the file system
-	FuseProgram string `toml:"fuse_program"`
+	MountProgram string `toml:"mount_program"`
 }
 
 // TOML-friendly explicit tables used for conversions.
@@ -3089,8 +3089,8 @@ func ReloadConfigurationFile(configFile string, storeOptions *StoreOptions) {
 	if config.Storage.Options.SkipMountHome != "" {
 		storeOptions.GraphDriverOptions = append(storeOptions.GraphDriverOptions, fmt.Sprintf("%s.skip_mount_home=%s", config.Storage.Driver, config.Storage.Options.SkipMountHome))
 	}
-	if config.Storage.Options.FuseProgram != "" {
-		storeOptions.GraphDriverOptions = append(storeOptions.GraphDriverOptions, fmt.Sprintf("%s.fuse_program=%s", config.Storage.Driver, config.Storage.Options.FuseProgram))
+	if config.Storage.Options.MountProgram != "" {
+		storeOptions.GraphDriverOptions = append(storeOptions.GraphDriverOptions, fmt.Sprintf("%s.mount_program=%s", config.Storage.Driver, config.Storage.Options.MountProgram))
 	}
 	if config.Storage.Options.OverrideKernelCheck != "" {
 		storeOptions.GraphDriverOptions = append(storeOptions.GraphDriverOptions, fmt.Sprintf("%s.override_kernel_check=%s", config.Storage.Driver, config.Storage.Options.OverrideKernelCheck))