diff --git a/accel/accel-common.c b/accel/accel-common.c
index df72cc989a..b953855e8b 100644
--- a/accel/accel-common.c
+++ b/accel/accel-common.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void accel_cpu_instance_init(CPUState *cpu)
     }
 }
 
-bool accel_cpu_realizefn(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
+bool accel_cpu_realize(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
 {
     CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
 
diff --git a/cpu.c b/cpu.c
index 0769b0b153..61c9760e62 100644
--- a/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void cpu_exec_realizefn(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
     /* cache the cpu class for the hotpath */
     cpu->cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
 
-    if (!accel_cpu_realizefn(cpu, errp)) {
+    if (!accel_cpu_realize(cpu, errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/include/qemu/accel.h b/include/qemu/accel.h
index e84db2e3e5..cb64a07b84 100644
--- a/include/qemu/accel.h
+++ b/include/qemu/accel.h
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ void accel_setup_post(MachineState *ms);
 void accel_cpu_instance_init(CPUState *cpu);
 
 /**
- * accel_cpu_realizefn:
+ * accel_cpu_realize:
  * @cpu: The CPU that needs to call accel-specific cpu realization.
  * @errp: currently unused.
  */
-bool accel_cpu_realizefn(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp);
+bool accel_cpu_realize(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp);
 
 /**
  * accel_supported_gdbstub_sstep_flags:
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
index 7237378a7d..4474689f81 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static bool kvm_cpu_realizefn(CPUState *cs, Error **errp)
      * x86_cpu_realize():
      *  -> x86_cpu_expand_features()
      *  -> cpu_exec_realizefn():
-     *            -> accel_cpu_realizefn()
+     *            -> accel_cpu_realize()
      *               kvm_cpu_realizefn() -> host_cpu_realizefn()
      *  -> check/update ucode_rev, phys_bits, mwait
      */