diff --git a/api/next.txt b/api/next.txt
index a6471c7f3a..9e996005c6 100644
--- a/api/next.txt
+++ b/api/next.txt
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ pkg syscall (windows-amd64), type SysProcAttr struct, AdditionalInheritedHandles
 pkg syscall (windows-amd64), type SysProcAttr struct, ParentProcess Handle
 pkg testing, method (*B) Setenv(string, string)
 pkg testing, method (*T) Setenv(string, string)
-pkg text/template/parse, const DeferFuncCheck = 2
-pkg text/template/parse, const DeferFuncCheck Mode
+pkg text/template/parse, const SkipFuncCheck = 2
+pkg text/template/parse, const SkipFuncCheck Mode
 pkg time, func UnixMicro(int64) Time
 pkg time, func UnixMilli(int64) Time
 pkg time, method (*Time) IsDST() bool
diff --git a/src/text/template/parse/parse.go b/src/text/template/parse/parse.go
index ff1358b001..1a63961c13 100644
--- a/src/text/template/parse/parse.go
+++ b/src/text/template/parse/parse.go
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ type Tree struct {
 type Mode uint
 
 const (
-	ParseComments  Mode = 1 << iota // parse comments and add them to AST
-	DeferFuncCheck                  // defer type checking functions until template is executed
+	ParseComments Mode = 1 << iota // parse comments and add them to AST
+	SkipFuncCheck                  // do not check that functions are defined
 )
 
 // Copy returns a copy of the Tree. Any parsing state is discarded.
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ func (t *Tree) operand() Node {
 func (t *Tree) term() Node {
 	switch token := t.nextNonSpace(); token.typ {
 	case itemIdentifier:
-		checkFunc := t.Mode&DeferFuncCheck == 0
+		checkFunc := t.Mode&SkipFuncCheck == 0
 		if checkFunc && !t.hasFunction(token.val) {
 			t.errorf("function %q not defined", token.val)
 		}
diff --git a/src/text/template/parse/parse_test.go b/src/text/template/parse/parse_test.go
index c4585f6912..9b1be272e5 100644
--- a/src/text/template/parse/parse_test.go
+++ b/src/text/template/parse/parse_test.go
@@ -379,12 +379,12 @@ func TestParseWithComments(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestDeferFuncCheck(t *testing.T) {
+func TestSkipFuncCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	oldTextFormat := textFormat
 	textFormat = "%q"
 	defer func() { textFormat = oldTextFormat }()
-	tr := New("defer func check")
-	tr.Mode = DeferFuncCheck
+	tr := New("skip func check")
+	tr.Mode = SkipFuncCheck
 	tmpl, err := tr.Parse("{{fn 1 2}}", "", "", make(map[string]*Tree))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)