diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.cpp
index d9a689cf5c..ca74a5ea36 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.cpp
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ AppearancePrefView::AppearancePrefView(const char* name,
 		B_TRANSLATE("Blinking cursor"),
 			new BMessage(MSG_BLINK_CURSOR_CHANGED));
 
-	fBrightInsteadOfBold = new BCheckBox(
-		B_TRANSLATE("Use bright instead of bold text"),
-			new BMessage(MSG_BRIGHT_INSTEAD_OF_BOLD_CHANGED));
+	fAllowBold = new BCheckBox(
+		B_TRANSLATE("Allow bold text"),
+			new BMessage(MSG_ALLOW_BOLD_CHANGED));
 
 	fWarnOnExit = new BCheckBox(
 		B_TRANSLATE("Confirm exit if active programs exist"),
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ AppearancePrefView::AppearancePrefView(const char* name,
 		.Add(fColorControl = new BColorControl(BPoint(10, 10),
 			B_CELLS_32x8, 8.0, "", new BMessage(MSG_COLOR_CHANGED)))
 		.Add(fBlinkCursor)
-		.Add(fBrightInsteadOfBold)
+		.Add(fAllowBold)
 		.Add(fWarnOnExit);
 
 	fTabTitle->SetAlignment(B_ALIGN_RIGHT, B_ALIGN_LEFT);
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ AppearancePrefView::Revert()
 	fWindowTitle->SetText(pref->getString(PREF_WINDOW_TITLE));
 
 	fBlinkCursor->SetValue(pref->getBool(PREF_BLINK_CURSOR));
-	fBrightInsteadOfBold->SetValue(pref->getBool(PREF_BRIGHT_INSTEAD_OF_BOLD));
+	fAllowBold->SetValue(pref->getBool(PREF_ALLOW_BOLD));
 	fWarnOnExit->SetValue(pref->getBool(PREF_WARN_ON_EXIT));
 
 	_SetCurrentColorScheme();
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ AppearancePrefView::AttachedToWindow()
 	fTabTitle->SetTarget(this);
 	fWindowTitle->SetTarget(this);
 	fBlinkCursor->SetTarget(this);
-	fBrightInsteadOfBold->SetTarget(this);
+	fAllowBold->SetTarget(this);
 	fWarnOnExit->SetTarget(this);
 
 	fFontField->Menu()->SetTargetForItems(this);
@@ -329,11 +329,11 @@ AppearancePrefView::MessageReceived(BMessage* msg)
 			}
 			break;
 
-		case MSG_BRIGHT_INSTEAD_OF_BOLD_CHANGED:
-			if (PrefHandler::Default()->getBool(PREF_BRIGHT_INSTEAD_OF_BOLD)
-				!= fBrightInsteadOfBold->Value()) {
-					PrefHandler::Default()->setBool(PREF_BRIGHT_INSTEAD_OF_BOLD,
-						fBrightInsteadOfBold->Value());
+		case MSG_ALLOW_BOLD_CHANGED:
+			if (PrefHandler::Default()->getBool(PREF_ALLOW_BOLD)
+				!= fAllowBold->Value()) {
+					PrefHandler::Default()->setBool(PREF_ALLOW_BOLD,
+						fAllowBold->Value());
 					modified = true;
 			}
 			break;
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.h b/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.h
index 7d6de490fe..5482937ca7 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.h
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static const uint32 MSG_COLOR_SCHEME_CHANGED			= 'mccs';
 static const uint32 MSG_TAB_TITLE_SETTING_CHANGED		= 'mtts';
 static const uint32 MSG_WINDOW_TITLE_SETTING_CHANGED	= 'mwts';
 static const uint32 MSG_BLINK_CURSOR_CHANGED			= 'mbcc';
-static const uint32 MSG_BRIGHT_INSTEAD_OF_BOLD_CHANGED	= 'bibc';
+static const uint32 MSG_ALLOW_BOLD_CHANGED				= 'mabc';
 static const uint32 MSG_WARN_ON_EXIT_CHANGED			= 'mwec';
 static const uint32 MSG_COLS_CHANGED					= 'mccl';
 static const uint32 MSG_HISTORY_CHANGED					= 'mhst';
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ private:
 									const char* style, const char* size);
 
 			BCheckBox*			fBlinkCursor;
-			BCheckBox*			fBrightInsteadOfBold;
+			BCheckBox*			fAllowBold;
 			BCheckBox*			fWarnOnExit;
 			BMenuField*			fFontField;
 
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.h b/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.h
index f1d965f431..0f25319623 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.h
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.h
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ static const char* const PREF_ROWS = "Rows";
 static const char* const PREF_TEXT_ENCODING = "Text encoding";
 
 static const char* const PREF_BLINK_CURSOR = "Blinking cursor";
-static const char* const PREF_BRIGHT_INSTEAD_OF_BOLD =
-	"Bright instead of bold text";
+static const char* const PREF_ALLOW_BOLD = "Allow bold text";
 static const char* const PREF_WARN_ON_EXIT = "Warn on exit";
 static const char* const PREF_CURSOR_STYLE = "Cursor style";
 static const char* const PREF_EMULATE_BOLD = "Emulate bold";
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
index 2a4da3c5d5..6565dceb22 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ TermView::_InitObject(const ShellParameters& shellParameters)
 	fFontHeight = 0;
 	fFontAscent = 0;
 	fEmulateBold = false;
-	fBrightInsteadOfBold = false;
+	fAllowBold = false;
 	fFrameResized = false;
 	fResizeViewDisableCount = 0;
 	fLastActivityTime = 0;
@@ -779,8 +779,8 @@ TermView::SetTermFont(const BFont *font)
 	fEmulateBold = PrefHandler::Default() == NULL ? false
 		: PrefHandler::Default()->getBool(PREF_EMULATE_BOLD);
 
-	fBrightInsteadOfBold = PrefHandler::Default() == NULL ? false
-		: PrefHandler::Default()->getBool(PREF_BRIGHT_INSTEAD_OF_BOLD);
+	fAllowBold = PrefHandler::Default() == NULL ? false
+		: PrefHandler::Default()->getBool(PREF_ALLOW_BOLD);
 
 	_ScrollTo(0, false);
 	if (fScrollBar != NULL)
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ TermView::_DrawLinePart(int32 x1, int32 y1, uint32 attr, char *buf,
 	if (highlight != NULL)
 		attr = highlight->Highlighter()->AdjustTextAttributes(attr);
 
-	inView->SetFont(IS_BOLD(attr) && !fEmulateBold && !fBrightInsteadOfBold
+	inView->SetFont(IS_BOLD(attr) && !fEmulateBold && fAllowBold
 		? &fBoldFont : &fHalfFont);
 
 	// Set pen point
@@ -1005,7 +1005,11 @@ TermView::_DrawLinePart(int32 x1, int32 y1, uint32 attr, char *buf,
 
 	// Draw character.
 	if (IS_BOLD(attr)) {
-		if (fBrightInsteadOfBold) {
+		if (fEmulateBold) {
+			inView->MovePenTo(x1 - 1, y1 + fFontAscent - 1);
+			inView->DrawString((char *)buf);
+			inView->SetDrawingMode(B_OP_BLEND);
+		} else {
 			rgb_color bright = rgb_fore;
 
 			bright.red = saturated_add<uint8>(bright.red, 64);
@@ -1013,10 +1017,6 @@ TermView::_DrawLinePart(int32 x1, int32 y1, uint32 attr, char *buf,
 			bright.blue = saturated_add<uint8>(bright.blue, 64);
 
 			inView->SetHighColor(bright);
-		} else if (fEmulateBold) {
-			inView->MovePenTo(x1 - 1, y1 + fFontAscent - 1);
-			inView->DrawString((char *)buf);
-			inView->SetDrawingMode(B_OP_BLEND);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.h b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.h
index f444653e40..10b42862a7 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.h
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.h
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ private:
 			int					fFontAscent;
 			struct escapement_delta fEscapement;
 			bool				fEmulateBold;
-			bool				fBrightInsteadOfBold;
+			bool				fAllowBold;
 
 			// frame resized flag.
 			bool				fFrameResized;
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermWindow.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TermWindow.cpp
index 6350e6a4d6..81896f7aaa 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermWindow.cpp
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ TermWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage *message)
 
 		case MSG_HALF_FONT_CHANGED:
 		case MSG_FULL_FONT_CHANGED:
-		case MSG_BRIGHT_INSTEAD_OF_BOLD_CHANGED:
+		case MSG_ALLOW_BOLD_CHANGED:
 		{
 			BFont font;
 			_GetPreferredFont(font);