diff --git a/dlls/urlmon/file.c b/dlls/urlmon/file.c
index cc1ba81606f..e703e727b01 100644
--- a/dlls/urlmon/file.c
+++ b/dlls/urlmon/file.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(urlmon);
 
 typedef struct {
-    IUnknown            IUnknown_outer;
+    IUnknown            IUnknown_inner;
     IInternetProtocolEx IInternetProtocolEx_iface;
     IInternetPriority   IInternetPriority_iface;
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static inline FileProtocol *impl_from_IUnknown(IUnknown *iface)
 {
-    return CONTAINING_RECORD(iface, FileProtocol, IUnknown_outer);
+    return CONTAINING_RECORD(iface, FileProtocol, IUnknown_inner);
 }
 
 static inline FileProtocol *impl_from_IInternetProtocolEx(IInternetProtocolEx *iface)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI FileProtocolUnk_QueryInterface(IUnknown *iface, REFIID rii
     *ppv = NULL;
     if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IUnknown, riid)) {
         TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IUnknown %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = &This->IUnknown_outer;
+        *ppv = &This->IUnknown_inner;
     }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IInternetProtocolRoot, riid)) {
         TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IInternetProtocolRoot %p)\n", This, ppv);
         *ppv = &This->IInternetProtocolEx_iface;
@@ -428,14 +428,14 @@ HRESULT FileProtocol_Construct(IUnknown *outer, LPVOID *ppobj)
 
     ret = heap_alloc(sizeof(FileProtocol));
 
-    ret->IUnknown_outer.lpVtbl = &FileProtocolUnkVtbl;
+    ret->IUnknown_inner.lpVtbl = &FileProtocolUnkVtbl;
     ret->IInternetProtocolEx_iface.lpVtbl = &FileProtocolExVtbl;
     ret->IInternetPriority_iface.lpVtbl = &FilePriorityVtbl;
     ret->file = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
     ret->priority = 0;
     ret->ref = 1;
-    ret->outer = outer ? outer : &ret->IUnknown_outer;
+    ret->outer = outer ? outer : &ret->IUnknown_inner;
 
-    *ppobj = &ret->IUnknown_outer;
+    *ppobj = &ret->IUnknown_inner;
     return S_OK;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/urlmon/ftp.c b/dlls/urlmon/ftp.c
index 75704ce1206..8e6ec4eaf89 100644
--- a/dlls/urlmon/ftp.c
+++ b/dlls/urlmon/ftp.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(urlmon);
 typedef struct {
     Protocol base;
 
-    IUnknown            IUnknown_outer;
+    IUnknown            IUnknown_inner;
     IInternetProtocolEx IInternetProtocolEx_iface;
     IInternetPriority   IInternetPriority_iface;
     IWinInetHttpInfo    IWinInetHttpInfo_iface;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static inline FtpProtocol *impl_from_IUnknown(IUnknown *iface)
 {
-    return CONTAINING_RECORD(iface, FtpProtocol, IUnknown_outer);
+    return CONTAINING_RECORD(iface, FtpProtocol, IUnknown_inner);
 }
 
 static inline FtpProtocol *impl_from_IInternetProtocolEx(IInternetProtocolEx *iface)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI FtpProtocolUnk_QueryInterface(IUnknown *iface, REFIID riid
 
     if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IUnknown, riid)) {
         TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IUnknown %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = &This->IUnknown_outer;
+        *ppv = &This->IUnknown_inner;
     }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IInternetProtocolRoot, riid)) {
         TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IInternetProtocolRoot %p)\n", This, ppv);
         *ppv = &This->IInternetProtocolEx_iface;
@@ -462,13 +462,13 @@ HRESULT FtpProtocol_Construct(IUnknown *outer, void **ppv)
     ret = heap_alloc_zero(sizeof(FtpProtocol));
 
     ret->base.vtbl = &AsyncProtocolVtbl;
-    ret->IUnknown_outer.lpVtbl            = &FtpProtocolUnkVtbl;
+    ret->IUnknown_inner.lpVtbl            = &FtpProtocolUnkVtbl;
     ret->IInternetProtocolEx_iface.lpVtbl = &FtpProtocolVtbl;
     ret->IInternetPriority_iface.lpVtbl   = &FtpPriorityVtbl;
     ret->IWinInetHttpInfo_iface.lpVtbl    = &WinInetHttpInfoVtbl;
     ret->ref = 1;
-    ret->outer = outer ? outer : &ret->IUnknown_outer;
+    ret->outer = outer ? outer : &ret->IUnknown_inner;
 
-    *ppv = &ret->IUnknown_outer;
+    *ppv = &ret->IUnknown_inner;
     return S_OK;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/urlmon/http.c b/dlls/urlmon/http.c
index 1762787d097..ad1d0d86683 100644
--- a/dlls/urlmon/http.c
+++ b/dlls/urlmon/http.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(urlmon);
 typedef struct {
     Protocol base;
 
-    IUnknown            IUnknown_outer;
+    IUnknown            IUnknown_inner;
     IInternetProtocolEx IInternetProtocolEx_iface;
     IInternetPriority   IInternetPriority_iface;
     IWinInetHttpInfo    IWinInetHttpInfo_iface;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static inline HttpProtocol *impl_from_IUnknown(IUnknown *iface)
 {
-    return CONTAINING_RECORD(iface, HttpProtocol, IUnknown_outer);
+    return CONTAINING_RECORD(iface, HttpProtocol, IUnknown_inner);
 }
 
 static inline HttpProtocol *impl_from_IInternetProtocolEx(IInternetProtocolEx *iface)
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI HttpProtocolUnk_QueryInterface(IUnknown *iface, REFIID rii
 
     if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IUnknown, riid)) {
         TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IUnknown %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = &This->IUnknown_outer;
+        *ppv = &This->IUnknown_inner;
     }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IInternetProtocolRoot, riid)) {
         TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IInternetProtocolRoot %p)\n", This, ppv);
         *ppv = &This->IInternetProtocolEx_iface;
@@ -967,16 +967,16 @@ static HRESULT create_http_protocol(BOOL https, IUnknown *outer, void **ppobj)
         return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
 
     ret->base.vtbl = &AsyncProtocolVtbl;
-    ret->IUnknown_outer.lpVtbl            = &HttpProtocolUnkVtbl;
+    ret->IUnknown_inner.lpVtbl            = &HttpProtocolUnkVtbl;
     ret->IInternetProtocolEx_iface.lpVtbl = &HttpProtocolVtbl;
     ret->IInternetPriority_iface.lpVtbl   = &HttpPriorityVtbl;
     ret->IWinInetHttpInfo_iface.lpVtbl    = &WinInetHttpInfoVtbl;
 
     ret->https = https;
     ret->ref = 1;
-    ret->outer = outer ? outer : &ret->IUnknown_outer;
+    ret->outer = outer ? outer : &ret->IUnknown_inner;
 
-    *ppobj = &ret->IUnknown_outer;
+    *ppobj = &ret->IUnknown_inner;
 
     URLMON_LockModule();
     return S_OK;
diff --git a/dlls/urlmon/mk.c b/dlls/urlmon/mk.c
index d73a00c7716..7af8f0c6006 100644
--- a/dlls/urlmon/mk.c
+++ b/dlls/urlmon/mk.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(urlmon);
 
 typedef struct {
-    IUnknown            IUnknown_outer;
+    IUnknown            IUnknown_inner;
     IInternetProtocolEx IInternetProtocolEx_iface;
 
     LONG ref;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static inline MkProtocol *impl_from_IUnknown(IUnknown *iface)
 {
-    return CONTAINING_RECORD(iface, MkProtocol, IUnknown_outer);
+    return CONTAINING_RECORD(iface, MkProtocol, IUnknown_inner);
 }
 
 static inline MkProtocol *impl_from_IInternetProtocolEx(IInternetProtocolEx *iface)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI MkProtocolUnk_QueryInterface(IUnknown *iface, REFIID riid,
 
     if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IUnknown, riid)) {
         TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IUnknown %p)\n", This, ppv);
-        *ppv = &This->IUnknown_outer;
+        *ppv = &This->IUnknown_inner;
     }else if(IsEqualGUID(&IID_IInternetProtocolRoot, riid)) {
         TRACE("(%p)->(IID_IInternetProtocolRoot %p)\n", This, ppv);
         *ppv = &This->IInternetProtocolEx_iface;
@@ -372,15 +372,15 @@ HRESULT MkProtocol_Construct(IUnknown *outer, void **ppv)
 
     ret = heap_alloc(sizeof(MkProtocol));
 
-    ret->IUnknown_outer.lpVtbl = &MkProtocolUnkVtbl;
+    ret->IUnknown_inner.lpVtbl = &MkProtocolUnkVtbl;
     ret->IInternetProtocolEx_iface.lpVtbl = &MkProtocolVtbl;
     ret->ref = 1;
-    ret->outer = outer ? outer : &ret->IUnknown_outer;
+    ret->outer = outer ? outer : &ret->IUnknown_inner;
     ret->stream = NULL;
 
     /* NOTE:
      * Native returns NULL ppobj and S_OK in CreateInstance if called with IID_IUnknown riid and no outer.
      */
-    *ppv = &ret->IUnknown_outer;
+    *ppv = &ret->IUnknown_inner;
     return S_OK;
 }