diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe107e50..8453a75b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Simple Playback Example
 #define DR_WAV_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "../extras/dr_wav.h"   // Enables WAV decoding.
 
-#define MAL_IMPLEMENTATION
+#define MINI_AL_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "../mini_al.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ relevant backend library before the implementation of mini_al, like so:
 #include "dr_mp3.h"     // Enables MP3 decoding.
 #include "dr_wav.h"     // Enables WAV decoding.
 
-#define MAL_IMPLEMENTATION
+#define MINI_AL_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "mini_al.h"
 ```
 
diff --git a/examples/advanced_config.c b/examples/advanced_config.c
index 142325e9..75913e5a 100644
--- a/examples/advanced_config.c
+++ b/examples/advanced_config.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#define MAL_IMPLEMENTATION
+#define MINI_AL_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "../mini_al.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/examples/simple_capture.c b/examples/simple_capture.c
index 9bffd066..a16357da 100644
--- a/examples/simple_capture.c
+++ b/examples/simple_capture.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // This example simply captures data from your default microphone until you press Enter, after
 // which it plays back the captured audio.
 
-#define MAL_IMPLEMENTATION
+#define MINI_AL_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "../mini_al.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/examples/simple_enumeration.c b/examples/simple_enumeration.c
index e6769e13..f38a4040 100644
--- a/examples/simple_enumeration.c
+++ b/examples/simple_enumeration.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#define MAL_IMPLEMENTATION
+#define MINI_AL_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "../mini_al.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/examples/simple_playback.c b/examples/simple_playback.c
index adfb62ad..97760b37 100644
--- a/examples/simple_playback.c
+++ b/examples/simple_playback.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #define DR_WAV_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "../extras/dr_wav.h"   // Enables WAV decoding.
 
-#define MAL_IMPLEMENTATION
+#define MINI_AL_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "../mini_al.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/examples/simple_playback_emscripten.c b/examples/simple_playback_emscripten.c
index 156a1df0..917bf511 100644
--- a/examples/simple_playback_emscripten.c
+++ b/examples/simple_playback_emscripten.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#define MAL_IMPLEMENTATION
+#define MINI_AL_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "../mini_al.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/mini_al.h b/mini_al.h
index 526dc8e5..f63675a1 100644
--- a/mini_al.h
+++ b/mini_al.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 // USAGE
 // =====
 // mini_al is a single-file library. To use it, do something like the following in one .c file.
-//   #define MAL_IMPLEMENTATION
+//   #define MINI_AL_IMPLEMENTATION
 //   #include "mini_al.h"
 //
 // You can then #include this file in other parts of the program as you would with any other header file.
@@ -2390,7 +2390,7 @@ mal_uint64 mal_sine_wave_read(mal_sine_wave* pSignWave, mal_uint64 count, float*
 //
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-#ifdef MAL_IMPLEMENTATION
+#if defined(MINI_AL_IMPLEMENTATION) || defined(MAL_IMPLEMENTATION)
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <limits.h> // For INT_MAX
 #include <math.h>   // sin(), etc.
@@ -22378,13 +22378,15 @@ mal_uint64 mal_sine_wave_read(mal_sine_wave* pSineWave, mal_uint64 count, float*
 }
 
 
-#endif  // MAL_IMPLEMENTATION
+#endif  // MINI_AL_IMPLEMENTATION
 
 
 // REVISION HISTORY
 // ================
 //
 // v0.x - 2018-xx-xx
+//   - Changed MAL_IMPLEMENTATION to MINI_AL_IMPLEMENTATION for consistency with other libraries. The old
+//     way is still supported for now, but you should update as it may be removed in the future.
 //   - API CHANGE: Replace device enumeration APIs. mal_enumerate_devices() has been replaced with
 //     mal_context_get_devices(). An additional low-level device enumration API has been introduced called
 //     mal_context_enumerate_devices() which uses a callback to report devices.
diff --git a/tests/mal_dithering.c b/tests/mal_dithering.c
index 918f73bc..d3a6f0a5 100644
--- a/tests/mal_dithering.c
+++ b/tests/mal_dithering.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #define MAL_USE_REFERENCE_CONVERSION_APIS
-#define MAL_IMPLEMENTATION
+#define MINI_AL_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "../mini_al.h"
 
 // Two converters are needed here. One for converting f32 samples from the sine wave generator to the input format,
diff --git a/tests/mal_profiling.c b/tests/mal_profiling.c
index 4f5dad2e..08938c80 100644
--- a/tests/mal_profiling.c
+++ b/tests/mal_profiling.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#define MAL_IMPLEMENTATION
+#define MINI_AL_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "../mini_al.h"
 
 float g_ChannelRouterProfilingOutputBenchmark[8][48000];
diff --git a/tests/mal_test_0.c b/tests/mal_test_0.c
index 3c3244fb..bcb6becf 100644
--- a/tests/mal_test_0.c
+++ b/tests/mal_test_0.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     #include "../extras/stb_vorbis.c"
 #endif
 
-#define MAL_IMPLEMENTATION
+#define MINI_AL_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "../mini_al.h"
 
 #ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
diff --git a/tools/mini_sigvis/mini_sigvis.h b/tools/mini_sigvis/mini_sigvis.h
index fd0b9cae..f4459074 100644
--- a/tools/mini_sigvis/mini_sigvis.h
+++ b/tools/mini_sigvis/mini_sigvis.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ float msigvis_channel_get_sample_f32(msigvis_channel* pChannel, mal_uint32 iSamp
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #ifdef MINI_SIGVIS_IMPLEMENTATION
-#define MAL_IMPLEMENTATION
+#define MINI_AL_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "../../mini_al.h"
 #include "../external/dred/source/dred/dtk/dtk.c"