diff --git a/src/util/viralloc.h b/src/util/viralloc.h
index 3c97a58804..6f46d0b4e1 100644
--- a/src/util/viralloc.h
+++ b/src/util/viralloc.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ int virInsertElementsN(void *ptrptr, size_t size, size_t at, size_t *countptr,
                        bool clearOriginal, bool inPlace)
     ATTRIBUTE_RETURN_CHECK ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(4);
 int virDeleteElementsN(void *ptrptr, size_t size, size_t at, size_t *countptr,
-                       size_t remove, bool inPlace)
+                       size_t toremove, bool inPlace)
     ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(4);
 int virAllocVar(void *ptrptr,
                 size_t struct_size,