diff --git a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-execution.rst b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-execution.rst
index 31ee4e349e..088eb818d6 100644
--- a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-execution.rst
+++ b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-execution.rst
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ and then reload it.
 Where possible, subsequent BitBake commands reuse this cache of recipe
 information. The validity of this cache is determined by first computing
 a checksum of the base configuration data (see
-:term:`BB_HASHCONFIG_WHITELIST`) and
+:term:`BB_HASHCONFIG_IGNORE_VARS`) and
 then checking if the checksum matches. If that checksum matches what is
 in the cache and the recipe and class files have not changed, BitBake is
 able to use the cache. BitBake then reloads the cached information about
diff --git a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst
index b2379e62af..1dc03611bb 100644
--- a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst
+++ b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ overview of their function and contents.
       However, the more accurate the data returned, the more efficient the
       build will be.
 
-   :term:`BB_HASHCONFIG_WHITELIST`
+   :term:`BB_HASHCONFIG_IGNORE_VARS`
       Lists variables that are excluded from base configuration checksum,
       which is used to determine if the cache can be reused.
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
index 97da43fff4..66fddb9050 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ bitbake_renamed_vars = {
     "BB_ENV_WHITELIST": "BB_ENV_PASSTHROUGH",
     "BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE": "BB_ENV_PASSTHROUGH_ADDITIONS",
     "BB_HASHBASE_WHITELIST": "BB_BASEHASH_IGNORE_VARS",
+    "BB_HASHCONFIG_WHITELIST": "BB_HASHCONFIG_IGNORE_VARS",
     "BB_HASHTASK_WHITELIST": "BB_TASKHASH_IGNORE_TASKS",
 }
 
@@ -1054,10 +1055,10 @@ class DataSmart(MutableMapping):
         d = self.createCopy()
         bb.data.expandKeys(d)
 
-        config_whitelist = set((d.getVar("BB_HASHCONFIG_WHITELIST") or "").split())
+        config_ignore_vars = set((d.getVar("BB_HASHCONFIG_IGNORE_VARS") or "").split())
         keys = set(key for key in iter(d) if not key.startswith("__"))
         for key in keys:
-            if key in config_whitelist:
+            if key in config_ignore_vars:
                 continue
 
             value = d.getVar(key, False) or ""