diff --git a/lib/std/json/stringify.zig b/lib/std/json/stringify.zig
index 81a09d26ba..1654da421c 100644
--- a/lib/std/json/stringify.zig
+++ b/lib/std/json/stringify.zig
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub const StringifyOptions = struct {
     escape_unicode: bool = false,
 
     /// When true, renders numbers outside the range `+-1<<53` (the precise integer range of f64) as JSON strings in base 10.
-    emit_big_numbers_quoted: bool = false,
+    emit_nonportable_numbers_as_strings: bool = false,
 };
 
 /// Writes the given value to the `std.io.Writer` stream.
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ pub fn writeStreamArbitraryDepth(
 ///  * Zig `bool` -> JSON `true` or `false`.
 ///  * Zig `?T` -> `null` or the rendering of `T`.
 ///  * Zig `i32`, `u64`, etc. -> JSON number or string.
-///      * If the value is outside the range `+-1<<53` (the precise integer range of f64), it is rendered as a JSON string in base 10. Otherwise, it is rendered as JSON number.
+///      * When option `emit_nonportable_numbers_as_strings` is true, if the value is outside the range `+-1<<53` (the precise integer range of f64), it is rendered as a JSON string in base 10. Otherwise, it is rendered as JSON number.
 ///  * Zig floats -> JSON number or string.
 ///      * If the value cannot be precisely represented by an f64, it is rendered as a JSON string. Otherwise, it is rendered as JSON number.
 ///      * TODO: Float rendering will likely change in the future, e.g. to remove the unnecessary "e+00".
@@ -404,12 +404,12 @@ pub fn WriteStream(
             switch (@typeInfo(T)) {
                 .Int => {
                     try self.valueStart();
-                    if (!self.options.emit_big_numbers_quoted or
-                        (value > -(1 << 53) and value < (1 << 53)))
+                    if (self.options.emit_nonportable_numbers_as_strings and
+                        (value <= -(1 << 53) or value >= (1 << 53)))
                     {
-                        try self.stream.print("{}", .{value});
-                    } else {
                         try self.stream.print("\"{}\"", .{value});
+                    } else {
+                        try self.stream.print("{}", .{value});
                     }
                     self.valueDone();
                     return;
diff --git a/lib/std/json/stringify_test.zig b/lib/std/json/stringify_test.zig
index c2c6b6f5e7..cc825ff64a 100644
--- a/lib/std/json/stringify_test.zig
+++ b/lib/std/json/stringify_test.zig
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ test "print" {
     try std.testing.expectEqualStrings(expected, result);
 }
 
-test "big integers" {
+test "nonportable numbers" {
     try testStringify("9999999999999999", 9999999999999999, .{});
-    try testStringify("\"9999999999999999\"", 9999999999999999, .{ .emit_big_numbers_quoted = true });
+    try testStringify("\"9999999999999999\"", 9999999999999999, .{ .emit_nonportable_numbers_as_strings = true });
 }