diff --git a/modules/tools/term/autoload.el b/modules/tools/term/autoload.el
index 34ae5a5e1..bb4391650 100644
--- a/modules/tools/term/autoload.el
+++ b/modules/tools/term/autoload.el
@@ -9,19 +9,21 @@ non-nil, cd into the current project's root."
     (call-interactively #'multi-term)))
 
 ;;;###autoload
-(defun +term/open-popup (&optional project-root)
-  "Open a terminal popup window. If PROJECT-ROOT (C-u) is non-nil, cd into the
-current project's root."
+(defun +term/open-popup (arg)
+  "Open a terminal popup window. If ARG (universal argument) is
+non-nil, cd into the current project's root."
   (interactive "P")
   (require 'multi-term)
-  (let ((default-directory (if project-root (doom-project-root 'nocache) default-directory))
+  (let ((default-directory (if arg (doom-project-root 'nocache) default-directory))
         (buffer (multi-term-get-buffer current-prefix-arg)))
     (pop-to-buffer buffer)
     (setq multi-term-buffer-list (nconc multi-term-buffer-list (list buffer)))
     (multi-term-internal)))
 
 ;;;###autoload
-(defun +term/open-popup-in-project ()
-  "Open a terminal popup window in the root of the current project."
-  (interactive)
-  (+term/open-popup t))
+(defun +term/open-popup-in-project (arg)
+  "Open a terminal popup window in the root of the current project.
+
+If ARG (universal argument) is non-nil, open it in `default-directory' instead."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (+term/open-popup (not arg)))