diff --git a/hw/audio/intel-hda.c b/hw/audio/intel-hda.c
index e96a707ac5..1bcc3e5cf8 100644
--- a/hw/audio/intel-hda.c
+++ b/hw/audio/intel-hda.c
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ static void intel_hda_reset(DeviceState *dev)
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(kid, &d->codecs.qbus.children, sibling) {
         DeviceState *qdev = kid->child;
         cdev = HDA_CODEC_DEVICE(qdev);
-        device_reset(DEVICE(cdev));
+        device_legacy_reset(DEVICE(cdev));
         d->state_sts |= (1 << cdev->cad);
     }
     intel_hda_update_irq(d);
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index 05c31df52d..00230eecb7 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ HotplugHandler *qdev_get_hotplug_handler(DeviceState *dev)
 
 static int qdev_reset_one(DeviceState *dev, void *opaque)
 {
-    device_reset(dev);
+    device_legacy_reset(dev);
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ static void device_set_realized(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
             }
         }
         if (dev->hotplugged) {
-            device_reset(dev);
+            device_legacy_reset(dev);
         }
         dev->pending_deleted_event = false;
 
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ void device_class_set_parent_unrealize(DeviceClass *dc,
     dc->unrealize = dev_unrealize;
 }
 
-void device_reset(DeviceState *dev)
+void device_legacy_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 {
     DeviceClass *klass = DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
 
diff --git a/hw/hyperv/hyperv.c b/hw/hyperv/hyperv.c
index da8ce82725..8ca3706f5b 100644
--- a/hw/hyperv/hyperv.c
+++ b/hw/hyperv/hyperv.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void hyperv_synic_reset(CPUState *cs)
     SynICState *synic = get_synic(cs);
 
     if (synic) {
-        device_reset(DEVICE(synic));
+        device_legacy_reset(DEVICE(synic));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/i386/microvm.c b/hw/i386/microvm.c
index 827ce29e58..d23485108d 100644
--- a/hw/i386/microvm.c
+++ b/hw/i386/microvm.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ static void microvm_machine_reset(MachineState *machine)
         cpu = X86_CPU(cs);
 
         if (cpu->apic_state) {
-            device_reset(cpu->apic_state);
+            device_legacy_reset(cpu->apic_state);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index a6302a772d..2ddce4230a 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -1879,7 +1879,7 @@ static void pc_machine_reset(MachineState *machine)
         cpu = X86_CPU(cs);
 
         if (cpu->apic_state) {
-            device_reset(cpu->apic_state);
+            device_legacy_reset(cpu->apic_state);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/hw/ide/microdrive.c b/hw/ide/microdrive.c
index b0272ea14b..6b30e36ed8 100644
--- a/hw/ide/microdrive.c
+++ b/hw/ide/microdrive.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static void md_attr_write(PCMCIACardState *card, uint32_t at, uint8_t value)
     case 0x00:	/* Configuration Option Register */
         s->opt = value & 0xcf;
         if (value & OPT_SRESET) {
-            device_reset(DEVICE(s));
+            device_legacy_reset(DEVICE(s));
         }
         md_interrupt_update(s);
         break;
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static void md_common_write(PCMCIACardState *card, uint32_t at, uint16_t value)
     case 0xe:	/* Device Control */
         s->ctrl = value;
         if (value & CTRL_SRST) {
-            device_reset(DEVICE(s));
+            device_legacy_reset(DEVICE(s));
         }
         md_interrupt_update(s);
         break;
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ static int dscm1xxxx_attach(PCMCIACardState *card)
     md->attr_base = pcc->cis[0x74] | (pcc->cis[0x76] << 8);
     md->io_base = 0x0;
 
-    device_reset(DEVICE(md));
+    device_legacy_reset(DEVICE(md));
     md_interrupt_update(md);
 
     return 0;
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static int dscm1xxxx_detach(PCMCIACardState *card)
 {
     MicroDriveState *md = MICRODRIVE(card);
 
-    device_reset(DEVICE(md));
+    device_legacy_reset(DEVICE(md));
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c b/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c
index 024b8ce285..20c8155557 100644
--- a/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c
+++ b/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c
@@ -1766,7 +1766,7 @@ static target_ulong h_int_reset(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
         return H_PARAMETER;
     }
 
-    device_reset(DEVICE(xive));
+    device_legacy_reset(DEVICE(xive));
 
     if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
         Error *local_err = NULL;
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c
index 6baf9503a1..c34a49b000 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_psi.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ static void pnv_psi_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 
 static void pnv_psi_reset_handler(void *dev)
 {
-    device_reset(DEVICE(dev));
+    device_legacy_reset(DEVICE(dev));
 }
 
 static void pnv_psi_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ static void pnv_psi_p9_mmio_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
         break;
     case PSIHB9_INTERRUPT_CONTROL:
         if (val & PSIHB9_IRQ_RESET) {
-            device_reset(DEVICE(&psi9->source));
+            device_legacy_reset(DEVICE(&psi9->source));
         }
         psi->regs[reg] = val;
         break;
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
index e82bfc5ca7..709a52780d 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
@@ -2014,7 +2014,7 @@ static int spapr_phb_children_reset(Object *child, void *opaque)
     DeviceState *dev = (DeviceState *) object_dynamic_cast(child, TYPE_DEVICE);
 
     if (dev) {
-        device_reset(dev);
+        device_legacy_reset(dev);
     }
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c
index 554de9930d..f14944e900 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ int spapr_vio_send_crq(SpaprVioDevice *dev, uint8_t *crq)
 static void spapr_vio_quiesce_one(SpaprVioDevice *dev)
 {
     if (dev->tcet) {
-        device_reset(DEVICE(dev->tcet));
+        device_legacy_reset(DEVICE(dev->tcet));
     }
     free_crq(dev);
 }
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-pci-inst.c b/hw/s390x/s390-pci-inst.c
index 92c7e45df5..2f7a7d7bd1 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-pci-inst.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-pci-inst.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ int clp_service_call(S390CPU *cpu, uint8_t r2, uintptr_t ra)
                 stw_p(&ressetpci->hdr.rsp, CLP_RC_SETPCIFN_FHOP);
                 goto out;
             }
-            device_reset(DEVICE(pbdev));
+            device_legacy_reset(DEVICE(pbdev));
             pbdev->fh &= ~FH_MASK_ENABLE;
             pbdev->state = ZPCI_FS_DISABLED;
             stl_p(&ressetpci->fh, pbdev->fh);
diff --git a/hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c b/hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c
index 8f1aaf9c87..e4ee2e6643 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ pvscsi_on_cmd_reset_device(PVSCSIState *s)
 
     if (sdev != NULL) {
         s->resetting++;
-        device_reset(&sdev->qdev);
+        device_legacy_reset(&sdev->qdev);
         s->resetting--;
         return PVSCSI_COMMAND_PROCESSING_SUCCEEDED;
     }
diff --git a/hw/sd/omap_mmc.c b/hw/sd/omap_mmc.c
index c6e516b611..4088a8a80b 100644
--- a/hw/sd/omap_mmc.c
+++ b/hw/sd/omap_mmc.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ void omap_mmc_reset(struct omap_mmc_s *host)
      * into any bus, and we must reset it manually. When omap_mmc is
      * QOMified this must move into the QOM reset function.
      */
-    device_reset(DEVICE(host->card));
+    device_legacy_reset(DEVICE(host->card));
 }
 
 static uint64_t omap_mmc_read(void *opaque, hwaddr offset,
diff --git a/hw/sd/pl181.c b/hw/sd/pl181.c
index 8033fe455d..2b3776a6a0 100644
--- a/hw/sd/pl181.c
+++ b/hw/sd/pl181.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static void pl181_reset(DeviceState *d)
     /* Since we're still using the legacy SD API the card is not plugged
      * into any bus, and we must reset it manually.
      */
-    device_reset(DEVICE(s->card));
+    device_legacy_reset(DEVICE(s->card));
 }
 
 static void pl181_init(Object *obj)
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-core.h b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
index 5da94f872a..627d653dc1 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-core.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
@@ -432,11 +432,11 @@ char *qdev_get_own_fw_dev_path_from_handler(BusState *bus, DeviceState *dev);
 void qdev_machine_init(void);
 
 /**
- * @device_reset
+ * device_legacy_reset:
  *
  * Reset a single device (by calling the reset method).
  */
-void device_reset(DeviceState *dev);
+void device_legacy_reset(DeviceState *dev);
 
 void device_class_set_props(DeviceClass *dc, Property *props);