diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index 4c902ff8ec..e6169bd7c8 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -10426,8 +10426,11 @@ qemuDomainPrepareHostdev(virDomainHostdevDefPtr hostdev,
         }
 
         if (src) {
+            const char *backendalias = hostdev->info->alias;
+
             if (virQEMUCapsGet(priv->qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_BLOCKDEV_HOSTDEV_SCSI)) {
                 src->nodestorage = g_strdup_printf("libvirt-%s-backend", hostdev->info->alias);
+                backendalias = src->nodestorage;
             }
 
             if (src->auth) {
@@ -10441,7 +10444,7 @@ qemuDomainPrepareHostdev(virDomainHostdevDefPtr hostdev,
                                                                     &src->auth->seclookupdef);
                 } else {
                     srcPriv->secinfo = qemuDomainSecretAESSetupFromSecret(priv,
-                                                                          hostdev->info->alias,
+                                                                          backendalias,
                                                                           NULL,
                                                                           usageType,
                                                                           src->auth->username,
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hostdev-scsi-lsi.x86_64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hostdev-scsi-lsi.x86_64-latest.args
index d4599f6002..f768c2471b 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hostdev-scsi-lsi.x86_64-latest.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hostdev-scsi-lsi.x86_64-latest.args
@@ -52,21 +52,21 @@ id=hostdev2 \
 "node-name":"libvirt-hostdev3-backend","read-only":false}' \
 -device scsi-generic,bus=scsi0.0,scsi-id=5,drive=libvirt-hostdev3-backend,\
 id=hostdev3 \
--object secret,id=hostdev4-secret0,\
+-object secret,id=libvirt-hostdev4-backend-secret0,\
 data=9eao5F8qtkGt+seB1HYivWIxbtwUu6MQtg1zpj/oDtUsPr1q8wBYM91uEHCn6j/1,\
 keyid=masterKey0,iv=AAECAwQFBgcICQoLDA0ODw==,format=base64 \
 -blockdev '{"driver":"iscsi","portal":"example.org:3260",\
 "target":"iqn.1992-01.com.example:storage","lun":1,"transport":"tcp",\
-"user":"myname","password-secret":"hostdev4-secret0",\
+"user":"myname","password-secret":"libvirt-hostdev4-backend-secret0",\
 "node-name":"libvirt-hostdev4-backend","read-only":false}' \
 -device scsi-generic,bus=scsi0.0,scsi-id=3,drive=libvirt-hostdev4-backend,\
 id=hostdev4 \
--object secret,id=hostdev5-secret0,\
+-object secret,id=libvirt-hostdev5-backend-secret0,\
 data=9eao5F8qtkGt+seB1HYivWIxbtwUu6MQtg1zpj/oDtUsPr1q8wBYM91uEHCn6j/1,\
 keyid=masterKey0,iv=AAECAwQFBgcICQoLDA0ODw==,format=base64 \
 -blockdev '{"driver":"iscsi","portal":"example.org:3260",\
 "target":"iqn.1992-01.com.example:storage","lun":2,"transport":"tcp",\
-"user":"myname","password-secret":"hostdev5-secret0",\
+"user":"myname","password-secret":"libvirt-hostdev5-backend-secret0",\
 "node-name":"libvirt-hostdev5-backend","read-only":false}' \
 -device scsi-generic,bus=scsi0.0,scsi-id=2,drive=libvirt-hostdev5-backend,\
 id=hostdev5 \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hostdev-scsi-virtio-scsi.x86_64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hostdev-scsi-virtio-scsi.x86_64-latest.args
index a2302d1089..0beefabd27 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hostdev-scsi-virtio-scsi.x86_64-latest.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hostdev-scsi-virtio-scsi.x86_64-latest.args
@@ -56,21 +56,21 @@ drive=libvirt-hostdev2-backend,id=hostdev2 \
 "node-name":"libvirt-hostdev3-backend","read-only":false}' \
 -device scsi-generic,bus=scsi0.0,channel=0,scsi-id=2,lun=5,\
 drive=libvirt-hostdev3-backend,id=hostdev3 \
--object secret,id=hostdev4-secret0,\
+-object secret,id=libvirt-hostdev4-backend-secret0,\
 data=9eao5F8qtkGt+seB1HYivWIxbtwUu6MQtg1zpj/oDtUsPr1q8wBYM91uEHCn6j/1,\
 keyid=masterKey0,iv=AAECAwQFBgcICQoLDA0ODw==,format=base64 \
 -blockdev '{"driver":"iscsi","portal":"example.org:3260",\
 "target":"iqn.1992-01.com.example:storage","lun":1,"transport":"tcp",\
-"user":"myname","password-secret":"hostdev4-secret0",\
+"user":"myname","password-secret":"libvirt-hostdev4-backend-secret0",\
 "node-name":"libvirt-hostdev4-backend","read-only":false}' \
 -device scsi-generic,bus=scsi0.0,channel=0,scsi-id=3,lun=4,\
 drive=libvirt-hostdev4-backend,id=hostdev4 \
--object secret,id=hostdev5-secret0,\
+-object secret,id=libvirt-hostdev5-backend-secret0,\
 data=9eao5F8qtkGt+seB1HYivWIxbtwUu6MQtg1zpj/oDtUsPr1q8wBYM91uEHCn6j/1,\
 keyid=masterKey0,iv=AAECAwQFBgcICQoLDA0ODw==,format=base64 \
 -blockdev '{"driver":"iscsi","portal":"example.org:3260",\
 "target":"iqn.1992-01.com.example:storage","lun":2,"transport":"tcp",\
-"user":"myname","password-secret":"hostdev5-secret0",\
+"user":"myname","password-secret":"libvirt-hostdev5-backend-secret0",\
 "initiator-name":"iqn.2020-07.com.example:test",\
 "node-name":"libvirt-hostdev5-backend","read-only":false}' \
 -device scsi-generic,bus=scsi0.0,channel=0,scsi-id=3,lun=5,\