diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index dd5ec2e7c7..b15af77a9f 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ static void pc_build_smbios(PCMachineState *pcms)
     }
 }
 
-static FWCfgState *bochs_bios_init(PCMachineState *pcms)
+static FWCfgState *fw_cfg_arch_create(PCMachineState *pcms)
 {
     FWCfgState *fw_cfg;
     uint64_t *numa_fw_cfg;
@@ -1614,7 +1614,7 @@ void pc_cpus_init(PCMachineState *pcms)
      * Limit for the APIC ID value, so that all
      * CPU APIC IDs are < pcms->apic_id_limit.
      *
-     * This is used for FW_CFG_MAX_CPUS. See comments on bochs_bios_init().
+     * This is used for FW_CFG_MAX_CPUS. See comments on fw_cfg_arch_create().
      */
     pcms->apic_id_limit = x86_cpu_apic_id_from_index(pcms,
                                                      ms->smp.max_cpus - 1) + 1;
@@ -1869,7 +1869,7 @@ void pc_memory_init(PCMachineState *pcms,
                                         option_rom_mr,
                                         1);
 
-    fw_cfg = bochs_bios_init(pcms);
+    fw_cfg = fw_cfg_arch_create(pcms);
 
     rom_set_fw(fw_cfg);