diff --git a/cmaybe.h b/cmaybe.h
index 80f0461..d71ff61 100644
--- a/cmaybe.h
+++ b/cmaybe.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct __free_list {
 	__try_tmp_##name.value\
 )
 
-#define HANDLE_ON_TRY_FAIL(freer_func, pointer) (\
+#define TRY_HOF_HANDLE(freer_func, pointer) (\
 	__allocation = pointer,\
 	__free_list_node = malloc(sizeof(struct __free_list)),\
 	(__free_list_node == NULL ? (\
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ struct __free_list {
 	)),\
 	__allocation\
 )
-#define FREE_ON_TRY_FAIL(pointer) HANDLE_ON_TRY_FAIL(free, pointer)
+#define FREE_ON_TRY_FAIL(pointer) TRY_HOF_HANDLE(free, pointer)
 
+// free() is passed as an argument to avoid errors in case the program uses
+// no TRY functionality and doesn't include stdlib.h
 static void __remove_free_list(struct __free_list **head, void *ptr, void (*free)(void*)) {
 	struct __free_list **current = head;
 	while (*current != NULL) {