diff --git a/src/compiler/types.ts b/src/compiler/types.ts
index 62231003f34..be104d84ef0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/types.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/types.ts
@@ -5719,7 +5719,7 @@ namespace ts {
     }
 
     /* @internal */
-    export interface SourceFileMapBeEmittedHost {
+    export interface SourceFileMayBeEmittedHost {
         getCompilerOptions(): CompilerOptions;
         isSourceFileFromExternalLibrary(file: SourceFile): boolean;
         getResolvedProjectReferenceToRedirect(fileName: string): ResolvedProjectReference | undefined;
@@ -5727,7 +5727,7 @@ namespace ts {
     }
 
     /* @internal */
-    export interface EmitHost extends ScriptReferenceHost, ModuleSpecifierResolutionHost, SourceFileMapBeEmittedHost {
+    export interface EmitHost extends ScriptReferenceHost, ModuleSpecifierResolutionHost, SourceFileMayBeEmittedHost {
         getSourceFiles(): readonly SourceFile[];
         useCaseSensitiveFileNames(): boolean;
         getCurrentDirectory(): string;
diff --git a/src/compiler/utilities.ts b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
index 548e677e2f6..7ba076ec5c0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
@@ -3679,7 +3679,7 @@ namespace ts {
     }
 
     /** Don't call this for `--outFile`, just for `--outDir` or plain emit. `--outFile` needs additional checks. */
-    export function sourceFileMayBeEmitted(sourceFile: SourceFile, host: SourceFileMapBeEmittedHost, forceDtsEmit?: boolean) {
+    export function sourceFileMayBeEmitted(sourceFile: SourceFile, host: SourceFileMayBeEmittedHost, forceDtsEmit?: boolean) {
         const options = host.getCompilerOptions();
         return !(options.noEmitForJsFiles && isSourceFileJS(sourceFile)) &&
             !sourceFile.isDeclarationFile &&