diff --git a/src/conf/nwfilter_conf.c b/src/conf/nwfilter_conf.c
index 452daa214a..6422f6b8ea 100644
--- a/src/conf/nwfilter_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/nwfilter_conf.c
@@ -3268,25 +3268,25 @@ virNWFilterRuleIsProtocolEthernet(virNWFilterRuleDefPtr rule)
 
 
 void
-virNWFilterBindingFree(virNWFilterBindingPtr binding)
+virNWFilterBindingDefFree(virNWFilterBindingDefPtr def)
 {
-    if (!binding)
+    if (!def)
         return;
 
-    VIR_FREE(binding->ownername);
-    VIR_FREE(binding->portdevname);
-    VIR_FREE(binding->linkdevname);
-    VIR_FREE(binding->filter);
-    virHashFree(binding->filterparams);
+    VIR_FREE(def->ownername);
+    VIR_FREE(def->portdevname);
+    VIR_FREE(def->linkdevname);
+    VIR_FREE(def->filter);
+    virHashFree(def->filterparams);
 
-    VIR_FREE(binding);
+    VIR_FREE(def);
 }
 
 
-virNWFilterBindingPtr
-virNWFilterBindingCopy(virNWFilterBindingPtr src)
+virNWFilterBindingDefPtr
+virNWFilterBindingDefCopy(virNWFilterBindingDefPtr src)
 {
-    virNWFilterBindingPtr ret;
+    virNWFilterBindingDefPtr ret;
 
     if (VIR_ALLOC(ret) < 0)
         return NULL;
@@ -3316,6 +3316,6 @@ virNWFilterBindingCopy(virNWFilterBindingPtr src)
     return ret;
 
  error:
-    virNWFilterBindingFree(ret);
+    virNWFilterBindingDefFree(ret);
     return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/src/conf/nwfilter_conf.h b/src/conf/nwfilter_conf.h
index 6fcbba4bd5..c72171f2f2 100644
--- a/src/conf/nwfilter_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/nwfilter_conf.h
@@ -545,10 +545,10 @@ struct _virNWFilterDef {
     virNWFilterEntryPtr *filterEntries;
 };
 
-typedef struct virNWFilterBinding virNWFilterBinding;
-typedef virNWFilterBinding *virNWFilterBindingPtr;
+typedef struct _virNWFilterBindingDef virNWFilterBindingDef;
+typedef virNWFilterBindingDef *virNWFilterBindingDefPtr;
 
-struct virNWFilterBinding {
+struct _virNWFilterBindingDef {
     char *ownername;
     unsigned char owneruuid[VIR_UUID_BUFLEN];
     char *portdevname;
@@ -664,9 +664,9 @@ bool
 virNWFilterRuleIsProtocolEthernet(virNWFilterRuleDefPtr rule);
 
 void
-virNWFilterBindingFree(virNWFilterBindingPtr binding);
-virNWFilterBindingPtr
-virNWFilterBindingCopy(virNWFilterBindingPtr src);
+virNWFilterBindingDefFree(virNWFilterBindingDefPtr binding);
+virNWFilterBindingDefPtr
+virNWFilterBindingDefCopy(virNWFilterBindingDefPtr src);
 
 VIR_ENUM_DECL(virNWFilterRuleAction);
 VIR_ENUM_DECL(virNWFilterRuleDirection);
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 98913a577a..91b6235328 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -787,8 +787,8 @@ virDomainNumatuneSpecifiedMaxNode;
 
 
 # conf/nwfilter_conf.h
-virNWFilterBindingCopy;
-virNWFilterBindingFree;
+virNWFilterBindingDefCopy;
+virNWFilterBindingDefFree;
 virNWFilterCallbackDriversLock;
 virNWFilterCallbackDriversUnlock;
 virNWFilterChainSuffixTypeToString;