diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index d4cb4a3b58..babdde7c5b 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ virNetServerClientGetFD;
 virNetServerClientGetIdentity;
 virNetServerClientGetPrivateData;
 virNetServerClientGetReadonly;
-virNetServerClientGetSecurityContext;
+virNetServerClientGetSELinuxContext;
 virNetServerClientGetUNIXIdentity;
 virNetServerClientImmediateClose;
 virNetServerClientInit;
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ virNetSocketClose;
 virNetSocketDupFD;
 virNetSocketGetFD;
 virNetSocketGetPort;
-virNetSocketGetSecurityContext;
+virNetSocketGetSELinuxContext;
 virNetSocketGetUNIXIdentity;
 virNetSocketHasCachedData;
 virNetSocketHasPassFD;
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
index 2bde5c74e5..5abf7b0d9a 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ virNetServerClientCreateIdentity(virNetServerClientPtr client)
 #endif
 
     if (client->sock &&
-        virNetSocketGetSecurityContext(client->sock, &seccontext) < 0)
+        virNetSocketGetSELinuxContext(client->sock, &seccontext) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (!(ret = virIdentityNew()))
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ virNetServerClientCreateIdentity(virNetServerClientPtr client)
         goto error;
     if (seccontext &&
         virIdentitySetAttr(ret,
-                           VIR_IDENTITY_ATTR_SECURITY_CONTEXT,
+                           VIR_IDENTITY_ATTR_SELINUX_CONTEXT,
                            seccontext) < 0)
         goto error;
 
@@ -771,14 +771,14 @@ virIdentityPtr virNetServerClientGetIdentity(virNetServerClientPtr client)
 }
 
 
-int virNetServerClientGetSecurityContext(virNetServerClientPtr client,
-                                         char **context)
+int virNetServerClientGetSELinuxContext(virNetServerClientPtr client,
+                                        char **context)
 {
     int ret = 0;
     *context = NULL;
     virObjectLock(client);
     if (client->sock)
-        ret = virNetSocketGetSecurityContext(client->sock, context);
+        ret = virNetSocketGetSELinuxContext(client->sock, context);
     virObjectUnlock(client);
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.h b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.h
index b3b8df0bf9..85369941f9 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.h
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.h
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ bool virNetServerClientIsLocal(virNetServerClientPtr client);
 int virNetServerClientGetUNIXIdentity(virNetServerClientPtr client,
                                       uid_t *uid, gid_t *gid, pid_t *pid);
 
-int virNetServerClientGetSecurityContext(virNetServerClientPtr client,
-                                         char **context);
+int virNetServerClientGetSELinuxContext(virNetServerClientPtr client,
+                                        char **context);
 
 virIdentityPtr virNetServerClientGetIdentity(virNetServerClientPtr client);
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
index dcf98b1e93..eb88e27465 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
@@ -1161,8 +1161,8 @@ int virNetSocketGetUNIXIdentity(virNetSocketPtr sock ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 #endif
 
 #ifdef WITH_SELINUX
-int virNetSocketGetSecurityContext(virNetSocketPtr sock,
-                                   char **context)
+int virNetSocketGetSELinuxContext(virNetSocketPtr sock,
+                                  char **context)
 {
     security_context_t seccon = NULL;
     int ret = -1;
@@ -1192,8 +1192,8 @@ cleanup:
     return ret;
 }
 #else
-int virNetSocketGetSecurityContext(virNetSocketPtr sock ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-                                   char **context)
+int virNetSocketGetSELinuxContext(virNetSocketPtr sock ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                                  char **context)
 {
     *context = NULL;
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.h b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.h
index 7392c722bf..7bced141e7 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.h
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.h
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ int virNetSocketGetUNIXIdentity(virNetSocketPtr sock,
                                 uid_t *uid,
                                 gid_t *gid,
                                 pid_t *pid);
-int virNetSocketGetSecurityContext(virNetSocketPtr sock,
-                                   char **context);
+int virNetSocketGetSELinuxContext(virNetSocketPtr sock,
+                                  char **context);
 
 int virNetSocketSetBlocking(virNetSocketPtr sock,
                             bool blocking);
diff --git a/src/util/viridentity.c b/src/util/viridentity.c
index c9efd3ffe2..840485af94 100644
--- a/src/util/viridentity.c
+++ b/src/util/viridentity.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ virIdentityPtr virIdentityGetSystem(void)
         goto error;
     if (seccontext &&
         virIdentitySetAttr(ret,
-                           VIR_IDENTITY_ATTR_SECURITY_CONTEXT,
+                           VIR_IDENTITY_ATTR_SELINUX_CONTEXT,
                            seccontext) < 0)
         goto error;
 
diff --git a/src/util/viridentity.h b/src/util/viridentity.h
index 39ab20ef9e..d7293be443 100644
--- a/src/util/viridentity.h
+++ b/src/util/viridentity.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ typedef enum {
       VIR_IDENTITY_ATTR_UNIX_PROCESS_ID,
       VIR_IDENTITY_ATTR_SASL_USER_NAME,
       VIR_IDENTITY_ATTR_X509_DISTINGUISHED_NAME,
-      VIR_IDENTITY_ATTR_SECURITY_CONTEXT,
+      VIR_IDENTITY_ATTR_SELINUX_CONTEXT,
 
       VIR_IDENTITY_ATTR_LAST,
 } virIdentityAttrType;