diff --git a/crates/egui/src/atomics/atom_layout.rs b/crates/egui/src/atomics/atom_layout.rs
index c1b4d54b6..b9bc25e8a 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/atomics/atom_layout.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/atomics/atom_layout.rs
@@ -107,12 +107,9 @@ impl<'a> AtomLayout<'a> {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Set the gap between atoms, unless the caller already set one.
-    ///
-    /// Used to apply a [`crate::widget_style::AtomLayoutStyle`] without overriding a per-widget
-    /// [`Self::gap`].
+    /// Set the gap between atoms, unless one was already set.
     #[inline]
-    pub(crate) fn gap_if_unset(mut self, gap: f32) -> Self {
+    pub(crate) fn fallback_gap(mut self, gap: f32) -> Self {
         self.gap = self.gap.or(Some(gap));
         self
     }
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widget_style/mod.rs b/crates/egui/src/widget_style/mod.rs
index a681d0622..d76205107 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widget_style/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widget_style/mod.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ impl AtomLayoutStyle {
 
         let layout = layout
             .min_size(self.min_size)
-            .gap_if_unset(self.gap)
+            .fallback_gap(self.gap)
             .frame(self.frame)
             .fallback_font(self.text_style.font_id.clone())
             .fallback_text_color(self.text_style.color);