diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c b/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c
index 488aa991a1..2eae3f2a07 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ qemuAgentOpenUnix(const char *monitor, pid_t cpid, bool *inProgress)
             break;
 
         if ((errno == ENOENT || errno == ECONNREFUSED) &&
-            virKillProcess(cpid, 0) == 0) {
+            virProcessKill(cpid, 0) == 0) {
             /* ENOENT       : Socket may not have shown up yet
              * ECONNREFUSED : Leftover socket hasn't been removed yet */
             continue;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
index fa3b7b267a..aec7b6c511 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ qemuMonitorOpenUnix(const char *monitor, pid_t cpid)
             break;
 
         if ((errno == ENOENT || errno == ECONNREFUSED) &&
-            virKillProcess(cpid, 0) == 0) {
+            virProcessKill(cpid, 0) == 0) {
             /* ENOENT       : Socket may not have shown up yet
              * ECONNREFUSED : Leftover socket hasn't been removed yet */
             continue;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index ec312d15c0..637f7be5cb 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -3920,7 +3920,7 @@ qemuProcessKill(struct qemud_driver *driver,
             signum = 0; /* Just check for existence */
         }
 
-        if (virKillProcess(vm->pid, signum) < 0) {
+        if (virProcessKill(vm->pid, signum) < 0) {
             if (errno != ESRCH) {
                 char ebuf[1024];
                 VIR_WARN("Failed to terminate process %d with SIG%s: %s",
diff --git a/src/uml/uml_driver.c b/src/uml/uml_driver.c
index 8fd18f9ef3..6d0ef7907b 100644
--- a/src/uml/uml_driver.c
+++ b/src/uml/uml_driver.c
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ static void umlShutdownVMDaemon(struct uml_driver *driver,
     if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm))
         return;
 
-    virKillProcess(vm->pid, SIGTERM);
+    virProcessKill(vm->pid, SIGTERM);
 
     VIR_FORCE_CLOSE(priv->monitor);
 
diff --git a/src/util/util.c b/src/util/util.c
index 3faadb26a9..8ad38ec5a3 100644
--- a/src/util/util.c
+++ b/src/util/util.c
@@ -2290,7 +2290,7 @@ check_and_return:
 }
 
 /* send signal to a single process */
-int virKillProcess(pid_t pid, int sig)
+int virProcessKill(pid_t pid, int sig)
 {
     if (pid <= 1) {
         errno = ESRCH;
diff --git a/src/util/util.h b/src/util/util.h
index ad72f67968..501373d1ab 100644
--- a/src/util/util.h
+++ b/src/util/util.h
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static inline int getgid (void) { return 0; }
 
 char *virGetHostname(virConnectPtr conn);
 
-int virKillProcess(pid_t pid, int sig);
+int virProcessKill(pid_t pid, int sig);
 
 char *virGetUserDirectory(void);
 char *virGetUserConfigDirectory(void);