diff --git a/solc/CMakeLists.txt b/solc/CMakeLists.txt
index 3fbdefe6a9..8368ebe9ac 100644
--- a/solc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/solc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@ set(
 	main.cpp
 )
 
-add_executable(solc ${sources})
-target_link_libraries(solc PRIVATE solidity Boost::boost Boost::program_options)
+add_executable(osolc ${sources})
+target_link_libraries(osolc PRIVATE solidity Boost::boost Boost::program_options)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
-install(TARGETS solc DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
+install(TARGETS osolc DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
 
 if(SOLC_LINK_STATIC AND UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
-	# Produce solc as statically linked binary (includes C/C++ standard libraries)
+	# Produce osolc as statically linked binary (includes C/C++ standard libraries)
 	# This is not supported on macOS, see
 	# https://developer.apple.com/library/content/qa/qa1118/_index.html.
 	set_target_properties(
-		solc PROPERTIES
+		osolc PROPERTIES
 		LINK_FLAGS -static
 		LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC ON
 		LINK_SEARCH_END_STATIC ON
diff --git a/solc/CommandLineInterface.cpp b/solc/CommandLineInterface.cpp
index 05b0213797..ff7c7335e6 100644
--- a/solc/CommandLineInterface.cpp
+++ b/solc/CommandLineInterface.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static set<string> const g_yulDialectArgs
 static void version()
 {
 	sout() <<
-		"solc, the solidity compiler commandline interface" <<
+		"osolc, the optimistic solidity compiler commandline interface" <<
 		endl <<
 		"Version: " <<
 		dev::solidity::VersionString <<