diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index d9c3a7a52e..1b3651a758 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ qemuCheckFips(void)
 
 
 /**
- * qemuDiskBusNeedsDriveArg:
+ * qemuDiskBusIsSD:
  * @bus: disk bus
  *
  * Unfortunately it is not possible to use -device for SD devices.
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ qemuCheckFips(void)
  * without -device.
  */
 bool
-qemuDiskBusNeedsDriveArg(int bus)
+qemuDiskBusIsSD(int bus)
 {
     return bus == VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_BUS_SD;
 }
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ qemuBuildDriveStr(virDomainDiskDefPtr disk,
     if (qemuBuildDriveSourceStr(disk, qemuCaps, &opt) < 0)
         return NULL;
 
-    if (!qemuDiskBusNeedsDriveArg(disk->bus)) {
+    if (!qemuDiskBusIsSD(disk->bus)) {
         g_autofree char *drivealias = qemuAliasDiskDriveFromDisk(disk);
         if (!drivealias)
             return NULL;
@@ -2158,7 +2158,7 @@ qemuBuildDiskCommandLine(virCommandPtr cmd,
     if (qemuBuildDiskSourceCommandLine(cmd, disk, qemuCaps) < 0)
         return -1;
 
-    if (!qemuDiskBusNeedsDriveArg(disk->bus)) {
+    if (!qemuDiskBusIsSD(disk->bus)) {
         if (disk->bus != VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_BUS_FDC ||
             virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_BLOCKDEV)) {
             if (qemuCommandAddExtDevice(cmd, &disk->info) < 0)
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.h b/src/qemu/qemu_command.h
index 0bb66c3f0b..53e05777e7 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ char *qemuBuildNicDevStr(virDomainDefPtr def,
                          virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps);
 
 char *qemuDeviceDriveHostAlias(virDomainDiskDefPtr disk);
-bool qemuDiskBusNeedsDriveArg(int bus);
+bool qemuDiskBusIsSD(int bus);
 
 qemuBlockStorageSourceAttachDataPtr
 qemuBuildStorageSourceAttachPrepareDrive(virDomainDiskDefPtr disk,
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index 641b6f1fe1..f1b2fbb1a8 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ qemuDomainAttachDeviceDiskLiveInternal(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_BUS_SD:
         /* Note that SD card hotplug support should be added only once
          * they support '-device' (don't require -drive only).
-         * See also: qemuDiskBusNeedsDriveArg */
+         * See also: qemuDiskBusIsSD */
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_BUS_LAST:
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_UNSUPPORTED,
                        _("disk bus '%s' cannot be hotplugged."),
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 8ea470f75f..488ca91435 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -5499,7 +5499,7 @@ qemuProcessPrepareQEMUCaps(virDomainObjPtr vm,
 
     /* clear the 'blockdev' capability for VMs which have disks that need -drive */
     for (i = 0; i < vm->def->ndisks; i++) {
-        if (qemuDiskBusNeedsDriveArg(vm->def->disks[i]->bus)) {
+        if (qemuDiskBusIsSD(vm->def->disks[i]->bus)) {
             virQEMUCapsClear(priv->qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_BLOCKDEV);
             break;
         }