diff --git a/contexthub/1.2/types.hal b/contexthub/1.2/types.hal
index 5033ce84c6..75122bc898 100644
--- a/contexthub/1.2/types.hal
+++ b/contexthub/1.2/types.hal
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ enum Setting : @1.1::Setting {
     AIRPLANE_MODE,
 
     /**
-     * Indicates if the microphone access was turned off globally by the user,
-     * in which case audio data cannot be used and propagated by CHRE.
+     * Indicates if the microphone access is available for CHRE. Microphone
+     * access is disabled if the user has turned off the microphone as a
+     * privacy setting, in which case audio data cannot be used and propagated
+     * by CHRE.
      */
-    GLOBAL_MIC_DISABLE,
+    MICROPHONE,
 };
 
 struct ContextHubMsg {
diff --git a/contexthub/1.2/vts/functional/VtsHalContexthubV1_2TargetTest.cpp b/contexthub/1.2/vts/functional/VtsHalContexthubV1_2TargetTest.cpp
index 3510c2379f..9ee40ede01 100644
--- a/contexthub/1.2/vts/functional/VtsHalContexthubV1_2TargetTest.cpp
+++ b/contexthub/1.2/vts/functional/VtsHalContexthubV1_2TargetTest.cpp
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ TEST_P(ContexthubHidlTest, TestOnAirplaneModeSettingChanged) {
     ASSERT_OK(registerCallback_1_2(nullptr));
 }
 
-TEST_P(ContexthubHidlTest, TestOnGlobalMicDisableSettingChanged) {
+TEST_P(ContexthubHidlTest, TestOnMicrophoneSettingChanged) {
     ASSERT_OK(registerCallback_1_2(new ContexthubCallbackV1_2()));
-    hubApi->onSettingChanged_1_2(Setting::GLOBAL_MIC_DISABLE, SettingValue::DISABLED);
-    hubApi->onSettingChanged_1_2(Setting::GLOBAL_MIC_DISABLE, SettingValue::ENABLED);
+    hubApi->onSettingChanged_1_2(Setting::MICROPHONE, SettingValue::DISABLED);
+    hubApi->onSettingChanged_1_2(Setting::MICROPHONE, SettingValue::ENABLED);
     ASSERT_OK(registerCallback_1_2(nullptr));
 }