diff --git a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/machine.rs b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/machine.rs
index dedbcf43755..bf01ae6a3a8 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/machine.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/machine.rs
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ pub trait Machine<'mir, 'tcx>: Sized {
     /// Whether memory accesses should be alignment-checked.
     fn enforce_alignment(ecx: &InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, Self>) -> bool;
 
-    /// Whether, when checking alignment, we should `force_int` and thus support
+    /// Whether, when checking alignment, we should look at the actual address and thus support
     /// custom alignment logic based on whatever the integer address happens to be.
     ///
-    /// Requires Provenance::OFFSET_IS_ADDR to be true.
-    fn force_int_for_alignment_check(ecx: &InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, Self>) -> bool;
+    /// If this returns true, Provenance::OFFSET_IS_ADDR must be true.
+    fn use_addr_for_alignment_check(ecx: &InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, Self>) -> bool;
 
     /// Whether to enforce the validity invariant
     fn enforce_validity(ecx: &InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, Self>) -> bool;
@@ -437,8 +437,8 @@ pub macro compile_time_machine(<$mir: lifetime, $tcx: lifetime>) {
     type FrameExtra = ();
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    fn force_int_for_alignment_check(_ecx: &InterpCx<$mir, $tcx, Self>) -> bool {
-        // We do not support `force_int`.
+    fn use_addr_for_alignment_check(_ecx: &InterpCx<$mir, $tcx, Self>) -> bool {
+        // We do not support `use_addr`.
         false
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/memory.rs b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/memory.rs
index 98e0c8cd78e..692022c0bab 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/memory.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/memory.rs
@@ -445,8 +445,8 @@ impl<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir, M: Machine<'mir, 'tcx>> InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, M> {
                 // Test align. Check this last; if both bounds and alignment are violated
                 // we want the error to be about the bounds.
                 if let Some(align) = align {
-                    if M::force_int_for_alignment_check(self) {
-                        // `force_int_for_alignment_check` can only be true if `OFFSET_IS_ADDR` is true.
+                    if M::use_addr_for_alignment_check(self) {
+                        // `use_addr_for_alignment_check` can only be true if `OFFSET_IS_ADDR` is true.
                         check_offset_align(ptr.addr().bytes(), align)?;
                     } else {
                         // Check allocation alignment and offset alignment.