diff --git a/src/conf/schemas/domainbackup.rng b/src/conf/schemas/domainbackup.rng
index 1ac9da62c1..bfc29a6c06 100644
--- a/src/conf/schemas/domainbackup.rng
+++ b/src/conf/schemas/domainbackup.rng
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
         <oneOrMore>
           <element name="disk">
             <attribute name="name">
-              <ref name="diskTarget"/>
+              <ref name="diskTargetDev"/>
             </attribute>
             <ref name="backupDiskMode"/>
             <choice>
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
         <oneOrMore>
           <element name="disk">
             <attribute name="name">
-              <ref name="diskTarget"/>
+              <ref name="diskTargetDev"/>
             </attribute>
             <ref name="backupDiskMode"/>
             <optional>
diff --git a/src/conf/schemas/domaincheckpoint.rng b/src/conf/schemas/domaincheckpoint.rng
index a1c8b0bb9c..72c4186235 100644
--- a/src/conf/schemas/domaincheckpoint.rng
+++ b/src/conf/schemas/domaincheckpoint.rng
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     <element name="disk">
       <attribute name="name">
         <choice>
-          <ref name="diskTarget"/>
+          <ref name="diskTargetDev"/>
           <ref name="absFilePath"/>
         </choice>
       </attribute>
diff --git a/src/conf/schemas/domaincommon.rng b/src/conf/schemas/domaincommon.rng
index ebdf21fe99..2acb277b76 100644
--- a/src/conf/schemas/domaincommon.rng
+++ b/src/conf/schemas/domaincommon.rng
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@
       <optional>
         <ref name="diskAuth"/>
       </optional>
-      <ref name="target"/>
+      <ref name="diskTarget"/>
       <optional>
         <ref name="deviceBoot"/>
       </optional>
@@ -2348,15 +2348,16 @@
     </element>
   </define>
 
-  <define name="diskTarget">
+  <define name="diskTargetDev">
     <data type="string">
       <param name="pattern">(ioemu:)?(fd|hd|sd|vd|xvd|ubd)[a-zA-Z0-9_]+</param>
     </data>
   </define>
-  <define name="target">
+
+  <define name="diskTarget">
     <element name="target">
       <attribute name="dev">
-        <ref name="diskTarget"/>
+        <ref name="diskTargetDev"/>
       </attribute>
       <optional>
         <attribute name="bus">
diff --git a/src/conf/schemas/domainsnapshot.rng b/src/conf/schemas/domainsnapshot.rng
index 3db9f458ba..4048266f1d 100644
--- a/src/conf/schemas/domainsnapshot.rng
+++ b/src/conf/schemas/domainsnapshot.rng
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
     <element name="disk">
       <attribute name="name">
         <choice>
-          <ref name="diskTarget"/>
+          <ref name="diskTargetDev"/>
           <ref name="absFilePath"/>
         </choice>
       </attribute>