diff --git a/examples/linter/custom_linter.vcl b/examples/linter/custom_linter.vcl
index c4493a49..b191d9a2 100644
--- a/examples/linter/custom_linter.vcl
+++ b/examples/linter/custom_linter.vcl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// @custom: backend-name
+// @plugin: backend-name
 backend F_httpbin_org {
   .connect_timeout = 1s;
   .dynamic = true;
diff --git a/linter/custom_linter.go b/linter/custom_linter.go
index 4a638cd5..af9f1433 100644
--- a/linter/custom_linter.go
+++ b/linter/custom_linter.go
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ func parseCustomLinterCall(meta *ast.Meta) []CustomLinterCall {
 	for i := range meta.Leading {
 		l := strings.TrimLeft(meta.Leading[i].Value, " */#")
 		if strings.HasPrefix(l, "@") {
-			if !strings.HasPrefix(l, "@custom:") {
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(l, "@plugin:") {
 				continue
 			}
-			normalized := strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimPrefix(l, "@custom:"))
+			normalized := strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimPrefix(l, "@plugin:"))
 			parsed := strings.Split(normalized, " ")
 			call := CustomLinterCall{
 				name: CustomCommandPrefix + parsed[0],