diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index 167ee8240b..a0c9e5f8b3 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -3222,7 +3222,8 @@ qemuBuildMemoryBackendProps(virJSONValue **backendProps,
         } else {
             /* We can have both pagesize and mem source. If that's the case,
              * prefer hugepages as those are more specific. */
-            if (qemuGetMemoryBackingPath(priv, mem->info.alias, &memPath) < 0)
+            if (qemuDomainGetMemoryBackingPath(priv, mem->info.alias,
+                                               &memPath) < 0)
                 return -1;
         }
 
@@ -7116,7 +7117,7 @@ qemuBuildMemPathStr(const virDomainDef *def,
             return -1;
         prealloc = true;
     } else if (def->mem.source == VIR_DOMAIN_MEMORY_SOURCE_FILE) {
-        if (qemuGetMemoryBackingPath(priv, "ram", &mem_path) < 0)
+        if (qemuDomainGetMemoryBackingPath(priv, "ram", &mem_path) < 0)
             return -1;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index a92eaef80a..49318f5187 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -1736,9 +1736,9 @@ qemuDomainSecretPrepare(virQEMUDriver *driver,
 
 
 static int
-qemuGetMemoryBackingDomainPath(qemuDomainObjPrivate *priv,
-                               const virDomainDef *def,
-                               char **path)
+qemuDomainGenerateMemoryBackingPath(qemuDomainObjPrivate *priv,
+                                    const virDomainDef *def,
+                                    char **path)
 {
     virQEMUDriver *driver = priv->driver;
     g_autoptr(virQEMUDriverConfig) cfg = virQEMUDriverGetConfig(driver);
@@ -1760,7 +1760,7 @@ qemuGetMemoryBackingDomainPath(qemuDomainObjPrivate *priv,
 
 
 /**
- * qemuGetMemoryBackingPath:
+ * qemuDomainGetMemoryBackingPath:
  * @priv: domain private data
  * @alias: memory object alias
  * @memPath: constructed path
@@ -1771,9 +1771,9 @@ qemuGetMemoryBackingDomainPath(qemuDomainObjPrivate *priv,
  *          -1 otherwise (with error reported).
  */
 int
-qemuGetMemoryBackingPath(qemuDomainObjPrivate *priv,
-                         const char *alias,
-                         char **memPath)
+qemuDomainGetMemoryBackingPath(qemuDomainObjPrivate *priv,
+                               const char *alias,
+                               char **memPath)
 {
     if (!alias) {
         /* This should never happen (TM) */
@@ -1804,8 +1804,8 @@ qemuDomainSetPrivatePathsOld(virQEMUDriver *driver,
                                                  cfg->channelTargetDir, vm->def->name);
 
     if (!priv->memoryBackingDir &&
-        qemuGetMemoryBackingDomainPath(priv, vm->def,
-                                       &priv->memoryBackingDir) < 0)
+        qemuDomainGenerateMemoryBackingPath(priv, vm->def,
+                                            &priv->memoryBackingDir) < 0)
         return -1;
 
     return 0;
@@ -1831,8 +1831,8 @@ qemuDomainSetPrivatePaths(virQEMUDriver *driver,
                                                  cfg->channelTargetDir, domname);
 
     if (!priv->memoryBackingDir &&
-        qemuGetMemoryBackingDomainPath(priv, vm->def,
-                                       &priv->memoryBackingDir) < 0)
+        qemuDomainGenerateMemoryBackingPath(priv, vm->def,
+                                            &priv->memoryBackingDir) < 0)
         return -1;
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
index cb42577ee5..ba357af8f4 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
@@ -939,9 +939,9 @@ void qemuDomainCleanupStorageSourceFD(virStorageSource *src);
 void qemuDomainStartupCleanup(virDomainObj *vm);
 
 
-int qemuGetMemoryBackingPath(qemuDomainObjPrivate *priv,
-                             const char *alias,
-                             char **memPath);
+int qemuDomainGetMemoryBackingPath(qemuDomainObjPrivate *priv,
+                                   const char *alias,
+                                   char **memPath);
 
 int qemuDomainSecretPrepare(virQEMUDriver *driver,
                             virDomainObj *vm)
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index dd3afbeb39..a00066e88e 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -4110,7 +4110,8 @@ qemuProcessDestroyMemoryBackingPath(virDomainObj *vm,
 {
     g_autofree char *path = NULL;
 
-    if (qemuGetMemoryBackingPath(QEMU_DOMAIN_PRIVATE(vm), mem->info.alias, &path) < 0)
+    if (qemuDomainGetMemoryBackingPath(QEMU_DOMAIN_PRIVATE(vm),
+                                       mem->info.alias, &path) < 0)
         return -1;
 
     if (unlink(path) < 0 &&