diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index c2df3ab73a..7a675dbebe 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps,
               /* 165 */
               "msg-timestamp", /* X_QEMU_CAPS_MSG_TIMESTAMP */
               "active-commit", /* QEMU_CAPS_ACTIVE_COMMIT */
-              "change-backing-file", /* QEMU_CAPS_CHANGE_BACKING_FILE */
+              "change-backing-file", /* X_QEMU_CAPS_CHANGE_BACKING_FILE */
               "memory-backend-ram", /* QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_MEMORY_RAM */
               "numa", /* QEMU_CAPS_NUMA */
 
@@ -1206,7 +1206,6 @@ struct virQEMUCapsStringFlags virQEMUCapsCommands[] = {
     { "query-spice", QEMU_CAPS_SPICE },
     { "query-vnc", QEMU_CAPS_VNC },
     { "nbd-server-start", QEMU_CAPS_NBD_SERVER },
-    { "change-backing-file", QEMU_CAPS_CHANGE_BACKING_FILE },
     { "rtc-reset-reinjection", QEMU_CAPS_RTC_RESET_REINJECTION },
     { "query-hotpluggable-cpus", QEMU_CAPS_QUERY_HOTPLUGGABLE_CPUS },
     { "query-cpu-model-expansion", QEMU_CAPS_QUERY_CPU_MODEL_EXPANSION },
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index f6e1904c64..afd067f30a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ typedef enum { /* virQEMUCapsFlags grouping marker for syntax-check */
     /* 165 */
     X_QEMU_CAPS_MSG_TIMESTAMP, /* -msg timestamp */
     QEMU_CAPS_ACTIVE_COMMIT, /* block-commit works without 'top' */
-    QEMU_CAPS_CHANGE_BACKING_FILE, /* change name of backing file in metadata */
+    X_QEMU_CAPS_CHANGE_BACKING_FILE, /* change name of backing file in metadata */
     QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_MEMORY_RAM, /* -object memory-backend-ram */
     QEMU_CAPS_NUMA, /* newer -numa handling with disjoint cpu ranges */
 
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.aarch64.xml
index 21b055280e..fd96d0ee78 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
   <flag name='enable-fips'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.ppc64.xml
index 16653c0f16..6db1dc3dc5 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
   <flag name='enable-fips'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.s390x.xml
index b7e03a76a8..a809caa6e5 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.s390x.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='enable-fips'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.x86_64.xml
index bfd6e5fadb..0d20588c31 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
   <flag name='enable-fips'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.aarch64.xml
index 022eb4560d..b3011aebe1 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
   <flag name='enable-fips'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.ppc64.xml
index 5d88fd37cf..be4940d555 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
   <flag name='enable-fips'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.riscv64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.riscv64.xml
index f7125d0ba6..8a4709845a 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.riscv64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.riscv64.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
   <flag name='enable-fips'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.x86_64.xml
index e34691d2dd..3e5586c1e8 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
   <flag name='enable-fips'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.sparc.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.sparc.xml
index 1b72232f45..03f201dcab 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.sparc.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.sparc.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='enable-fips'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.x86_64.xml
index f5f2dc1a30..135444d24f 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
   <flag name='enable-fips'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.aarch64.xml
index a92412b815..9557794ecf 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
   <flag name='ich9-intel-hda'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.ppc64.xml
index 91fa531151..f2e7872280 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
   <flag name='ich9-intel-hda'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.riscv64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.riscv64.xml
index 2d1cc6c1ea..9ae17d6832 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.riscv64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.riscv64.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
   <flag name='ich9-intel-hda'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.s390x.xml
index 45b5130fcb..1a87414fcb 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.s390x.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   <flag name='vfio-pci'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.x86_64.xml
index 268e882dc9..8b6bc3891d 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
   <flag name='pvpanic'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.aarch64.xml
index 8a5cbc8f09..b55336bb83 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
   <flag name='ich9-intel-hda'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.s390x.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.s390x.xml
index 336d8ba92f..ff85afaea6 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.s390x.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   <flag name='vfio-pci'/>
   <flag name='drive-discard'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.x86_64.xml
index dcd5d4b341..1ea4c3effc 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
   <flag name='pvpanic'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.1.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.1.0.x86_64.xml
index 11baa91c13..0536031935 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.1.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.1.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
   <flag name='pvpanic'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.aarch64.xml
index 7067f448de..53ca4796ec 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
   <flag name='ich9-intel-hda'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.ppc64.xml
index fa6caa3649..873c388821 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
   <flag name='ich9-intel-hda'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.x86_64.xml
index 5137aa3d77..463ae36b67 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.2.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
   <flag name='pvpanic'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.aarch64.xml
index bf9e50d311..26eaf7affb 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
   <flag name='ich9-intel-hda'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.ppc64.xml
index 3e7f059baa..60a7ac60ed 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
   <flag name='ich9-intel-hda'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.x86_64.xml
index 2d2d6d07c4..080e2c650c 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.0.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
   <flag name='pvpanic'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.1.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.1.0.x86_64.xml
index 777565603a..868461bec2 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.1.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_7.1.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
   <flag name='pvpanic'/>
   <flag name='usb-kbd'/>
   <flag name='active-commit'/>
-  <flag name='change-backing-file'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-ram'/>
   <flag name='numa'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file'/>