diff --git a/accel/accel-common.c b/accel/accel-common.c
index b953855e8b..2e30b9d8f0 100644
--- a/accel/accel-common.c
+++ b/accel/accel-common.c
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ bool accel_cpu_realize(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
 {
     CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
 
-    if (cc->accel_cpu && cc->accel_cpu->cpu_realizefn) {
-        return cc->accel_cpu->cpu_realizefn(cpu, errp);
+    if (cc->accel_cpu && cc->accel_cpu->cpu_target_realize) {
+        return cc->accel_cpu->cpu_target_realize(cpu, errp);
     }
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/include/hw/core/accel-cpu.h b/include/hw/core/accel-cpu.h
index 5dbfd79955..24dad45ab9 100644
--- a/include/hw/core/accel-cpu.h
+++ b/include/hw/core/accel-cpu.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ typedef struct AccelCPUClass {
 
     void (*cpu_class_init)(CPUClass *cc);
     void (*cpu_instance_init)(CPUState *cpu);
-    bool (*cpu_realizefn)(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp);
+    bool (*cpu_target_realize)(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp);
 } AccelCPUClass;
 
 #endif /* ACCEL_CPU_H */
diff --git a/target/i386/hvf/hvf-cpu.c b/target/i386/hvf/hvf-cpu.c
index 333db59898..bb0da3947a 100644
--- a/target/i386/hvf/hvf-cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/hvf/hvf-cpu.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void hvf_cpu_accel_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     AccelCPUClass *acc = ACCEL_CPU_CLASS(oc);
 
-    acc->cpu_realizefn = host_cpu_realizefn;
+    acc->cpu_target_realize = host_cpu_realizefn;
     acc->cpu_instance_init = hvf_cpu_instance_init;
 }
 
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
index 4474689f81..9a5e105e4e 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static void kvm_cpu_accel_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     AccelCPUClass *acc = ACCEL_CPU_CLASS(oc);
 
-    acc->cpu_realizefn = kvm_cpu_realizefn;
+    acc->cpu_target_realize = kvm_cpu_realizefn;
     acc->cpu_instance_init = kvm_cpu_instance_init;
 }
 static const TypeInfo kvm_cpu_accel_type_info = {
diff --git a/target/i386/tcg/tcg-cpu.c b/target/i386/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
index b942c306d6..5c3a508ddc 100644
--- a/target/i386/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static void tcg_cpu_accel_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     AccelCPUClass *acc = ACCEL_CPU_CLASS(oc);
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-    acc->cpu_realizefn = tcg_cpu_realizefn;
+    acc->cpu_target_realize = tcg_cpu_realizefn;
 #endif /* CONFIG_USER_ONLY */
 
     acc->cpu_class_init = tcg_cpu_class_init;