diff --git a/net_util/src/queue_pair.rs b/net_util/src/queue_pair.rs
index 60727e1fd..be0b80de0 100644
--- a/net_util/src/queue_pair.rs
+++ b/net_util/src/queue_pair.rs
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ pub struct NetQueuePair {
     pub epoll_fd: Option<RawFd>,
     pub rx_tap_listening: bool,
     pub counters: NetCounters,
-    pub tap_event_id: u16,
+    pub tap_rx_event_id: u16,
     pub rx_desc_avail: bool,
     pub rx_rate_limiter: Option<RateLimiter>,
     pub tx_rate_limiter: Option<RateLimiter>,
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ impl NetQueuePair {
                 self.epoll_fd.unwrap(),
                 self.tap.as_raw_fd(),
                 epoll::Events::EPOLLIN,
-                u64::from(self.tap_event_id),
+                u64::from(self.tap_rx_event_id),
             )
             .map_err(NetQueuePairError::UnregisterListener)?;
             self.rx_tap_listening = false;
diff --git a/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs b/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs
index 17568747b..03382bab2 100644
--- a/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ impl VhostUserNetThread {
                 rx_tap_listening: false,
                 epoll_fd: None,
                 counters: NetCounters::default(),
-                tap_event_id: 2,
+                tap_rx_event_id: 2,
                 rx_desc_avail: false,
                 rx_rate_limiter: None,
                 tx_rate_limiter: None,
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ impl VhostUserBackend for VhostUserNetBackend {
                         thread.net.epoll_fd.unwrap(),
                         thread.net.tap.as_raw_fd(),
                         epoll::Events::EPOLLIN,
-                        u64::from(thread.net.tap_event_id),
+                        u64::from(thread.net.tap_rx_event_id),
                     )
                     .map_err(Error::RegisterTapListener)?;
                     thread.net.rx_tap_listening = true;
diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/net.rs b/virtio-devices/src/net.rs
index fed579535..a54e3917c 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/net.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/net.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ impl NetEpollHandler {
                 self.net.epoll_fd.unwrap(),
                 self.net.tap.as_raw_fd(),
                 epoll::Events::EPOLLIN,
-                u64::from(self.net.tap_event_id),
+                u64::from(self.net.tap_rx_event_id),
             )
             .map_err(DeviceError::IoError)?;
             self.net.rx_tap_listening = true;
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ impl EpollHelperHandler for NetEpollHandler {
                                     self.net.epoll_fd.unwrap(),
                                     self.net.tap.as_raw_fd(),
                                     epoll::Events::EPOLLIN,
-                                    u64::from(self.net.tap_event_id),
+                                    u64::from(self.net.tap_rx_event_id),
                                 ) {
                                     error!("Error register_listener with `RX_RATE_LIMITER_EVENT`: {:?}", e);
                                     return true;
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ impl VirtioDevice for Net {
                     epoll_fd: None,
                     rx_tap_listening,
                     counters: self.counters.clone(),
-                    tap_event_id: RX_TAP_EVENT,
+                    tap_rx_event_id: RX_TAP_EVENT,
                     rx_desc_avail: false,
                     rx_rate_limiter,
                     tx_rate_limiter,