diff --git a/python/qemu/machine/machine.py b/python/qemu/machine/machine.py
index c759db03e4..a71d87ead4 100644
--- a/python/qemu/machine/machine.py
+++ b/python/qemu/machine/machine.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class QEMUMachine:
         self._wrapper = wrapper
         self._qmp_timer = qmp_timer
 
-        self._name = name or f"qemu-{os.getpid()}-{id(self):02x}"
+        self._name = name or f"{id(self):x}"
         self._temp_dir: Optional[str] = None
         self._base_temp_dir = base_temp_dir
         self._sock_dir = sock_dir
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class QEMUMachine:
             self._monitor_address = monitor_address
         else:
             self._monitor_address = os.path.join(
-                self.sock_dir, f"{self._name}-monitor.sock"
+                self.sock_dir, f"{self._name}.qmp"
             )
 
         self._console_log_path = console_log
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class QEMUMachine:
         self._console_set = False
         self._console_device_type: Optional[str] = None
         self._console_address = os.path.join(
-            self.sock_dir, f"{self._name}-console.sock"
+            self.sock_dir, f"{self._name}.con"
         )
         self._console_socket: Optional[socket.socket] = None
         self._remove_files: List[str] = []
diff --git a/tests/avocado/avocado_qemu/__init__.py b/tests/avocado/avocado_qemu/__init__.py
index 910f3ba1ea..25a546842f 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/avocado_qemu/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/avocado_qemu/__init__.py
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ class QemuSystemTest(QemuBaseTest):
             self.cancel('no support for user networking')
 
     def _new_vm(self, name, *args):
-        self._sd = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="avo_qemu_sock_")
+        self._sd = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="qemu_")
         vm = QEMUMachine(self.qemu_bin, base_temp_dir=self.workdir,
                          sock_dir=self._sd.name, log_dir=self.logdir)
         self.log.debug('QEMUMachine "%s" created', name)