diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_conf.h b/src/libxl/libxl_conf.h
index 07b3373170..11a922b10a 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_conf.h
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_conf.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "libxl_capabilities.h"
 #include "libxl_logger.h"
 
+#define LIBXL_DRIVER_EXTERNAL_NAME "Xen"
 #define LIBXL_DRIVER_NAME "xenlight"
 #define LIBXL_VNC_PORT_MIN  5900
 #define LIBXL_VNC_PORT_MAX  65535
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index 980984b199..ebeb91af3c 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ libxlConnectGetType(virConnectPtr conn)
     if (virConnectGetTypeEnsureACL(conn) < 0)
         return NULL;
 
-    return "Xen";
+    return LIBXL_DRIVER_EXTERNAL_NAME;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -6608,7 +6608,7 @@ libxlDomainGetMetadata(virDomainPtr dom,
 }
 
 static virHypervisorDriver libxlHypervisorDriver = {
-    .name = LIBXL_DRIVER_NAME,
+    .name = LIBXL_DRIVER_EXTERNAL_NAME,
     .connectURIProbe = libxlConnectURIProbe,
     .connectOpen = libxlConnectOpen, /* 0.9.0 */
     .connectClose = libxlConnectClose, /* 0.9.0 */
@@ -6732,7 +6732,7 @@ static virConnectDriver libxlConnectDriver = {
 };
 
 static virStateDriver libxlStateDriver = {
-    .name = "LIBXL",
+    .name = LIBXL_DRIVER_EXTERNAL_NAME,
     .stateInitialize = libxlStateInitialize,
     .stateCleanup = libxlStateCleanup,
     .stateReload = libxlStateReload,