diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
index f61504e0c59a..5166cde422cb 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static int spapr_tce_table_realize(DeviceState *dev)
         tcet->table = kvmppc_create_spapr_tce(tcet->liobn,
                                               window_size,
                                               &tcet->fd,
-                                              tcet->vfio_accel);
+                                              tcet->need_vfio);
     }
 
     if (!tcet->table) {
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ sPAPRTCETable *spapr_tce_new_table(DeviceState *owner, uint32_t liobn,
                                    uint64_t bus_offset,
                                    uint32_t page_shift,
                                    uint32_t nb_table,
-                                   bool vfio_accel)
+                                   bool need_vfio)
 {
     sPAPRTCETable *tcet;
     char tmp[64];
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ sPAPRTCETable *spapr_tce_new_table(DeviceState *owner, uint32_t liobn,
     tcet->bus_offset = bus_offset;
     tcet->page_shift = page_shift;
     tcet->nb_table = nb_table;
-    tcet->vfio_accel = vfio_accel;
+    tcet->need_vfio = need_vfio;
 
     snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "tce-table-%x", liobn);
     object_property_add_child(OBJECT(owner), tmp, OBJECT(tcet), NULL);
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
index 56c5b0b2b881..27d65d5f1d9d 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ struct sPAPRTCETable {
     uint32_t page_shift;
     uint64_t *table;
     bool bypass;
-    bool vfio_accel;
+    bool need_vfio;
     int fd;
     MemoryRegion iommu;
     struct VIOsPAPRDevice *vdev; /* for @bypass migration compatibility only */
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ sPAPRTCETable *spapr_tce_new_table(DeviceState *owner, uint32_t liobn,
                                    uint64_t bus_offset,
                                    uint32_t page_shift,
                                    uint32_t nb_table,
-                                   bool vfio_accel);
+                                   bool need_vfio);
 MemoryRegion *spapr_tce_get_iommu(sPAPRTCETable *tcet);
 int spapr_dma_dt(void *fdt, int node_off, const char *propname,
                  uint32_t liobn, uint64_t window, uint32_t size);
diff --git a/target-ppc/kvm.c b/target-ppc/kvm.c
index 38aa927eb08d..3db9d2b31dd7 100644
--- a/target-ppc/kvm.c
+++ b/target-ppc/kvm.c
@@ -2070,7 +2070,7 @@ bool kvmppc_spapr_use_multitce(void)
 }
 
 void *kvmppc_create_spapr_tce(uint32_t liobn, uint32_t window_size, int *pfd,
-                              bool vfio_accel)
+                              bool need_vfio)
 {
     struct kvm_create_spapr_tce args = {
         .liobn = liobn,
@@ -2084,7 +2084,7 @@ void *kvmppc_create_spapr_tce(uint32_t liobn, uint32_t window_size, int *pfd,
      * destroying the table, which the upper layers -will- do
      */
     *pfd = -1;
-    if (!cap_spapr_tce || (vfio_accel && !cap_spapr_vfio)) {
+    if (!cap_spapr_tce || (need_vfio && !cap_spapr_vfio)) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/target-ppc/kvm_ppc.h b/target-ppc/kvm_ppc.h
index 470f6d62f7bb..309cbe0df126 100644
--- a/target-ppc/kvm_ppc.h
+++ b/target-ppc/kvm_ppc.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int kvmppc_booke_watchdog_enable(PowerPCCPU *cpu);
 off_t kvmppc_alloc_rma(void **rma);
 bool kvmppc_spapr_use_multitce(void);
 void *kvmppc_create_spapr_tce(uint32_t liobn, uint32_t window_size, int *pfd,
-                              bool vfio_accel);
+                              bool need_vfio);
 int kvmppc_remove_spapr_tce(void *table, int pfd, uint32_t window_size);
 int kvmppc_reset_htab(int shift_hint);
 uint64_t kvmppc_rma_size(uint64_t current_size, unsigned int hash_shift);