diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index 38d72e839c..f9270b0eb6 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ exclude_file_name_regexp--sc_libvirt_unmarked_diagnostics = \
 exclude_file_name_regexp--sc_po_check = ^(docs/|src/rpc/gendispatch\.pl$$)
 
 exclude_file_name_regexp--sc_prohibit_VIR_ERR_NO_MEMORY = \
-  ^(include/libvirt/virterror\.h|daemon/dispatch\.c|src/util/virterror\.c)$$
+  ^(include/libvirt/virterror\.h|daemon/dispatch\.c|src/util/virerror\.c)$$
 
 exclude_file_name_regexp--sc_prohibit_access_xok = ^src/util/virutil\.c$$
 
diff --git a/daemon/libvirtd-config.c b/daemon/libvirtd-config.c
index b979a23240..8b74bf1bb3 100644
--- a/daemon/libvirtd-config.c
+++ b/daemon/libvirtd-config.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "libvirtd-config.h"
 #include "virconf.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "rpc/virnetserver.h"
 #include "configmake.h"
diff --git a/daemon/libvirtd.c b/daemon/libvirtd.c
index 7ea968bb58..fa4d129633 100644
--- a/daemon/libvirtd.c
+++ b/daemon/libvirtd.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <locale.h>
 
 #include "libvirt_internal.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virpidfile.h"
 #include "virprocess.h"
diff --git a/daemon/remote.c b/daemon/remote.c
index 31a8377b13..8767c1884e 100644
--- a/daemon/remote.c
+++ b/daemon/remote.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #if HAVE_POLKIT0
 # include <polkit/polkit.h>
diff --git a/daemon/stream.c b/daemon/stream.c
index f208139ee4..4df1145ce3 100644
--- a/daemon/stream.c
+++ b/daemon/stream.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virnetserverclient.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_STREAMS
 
diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
index 4fea3a0c1f..cba9d4b58a 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/Makefile.am
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ $(APIBUILD_STAMP): $(srcdir)/apibuild.py \
 		$(srcdir)/../include/libvirt/virterror.h \
 		$(srcdir)/../src/libvirt.c \
 		$(srcdir)/../src/libvirt-qemu.c \
-		$(srcdir)/../src/util/virterror.c
+		$(srcdir)/../src/util/virerror.c
 	$(AM_V_GEN)srcdir=$(srcdir) $(PYTHON) $(APIBUILD)
 	touch $@
 
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index 34290e114d..4d947998ba 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ src/util/virsocketaddr.c
 src/util/virstatslinux.c
 src/util/virstoragefile.c
 src/util/virsysinfo.c
-src/util/virterror.c
-src/util/virterror_internal.h
+src/util/virerror.c
+src/util/virerror.h
 src/util/virtime.c
 src/util/virtypedparam.c
 src/util/viruri.c
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 7ebfabeedb..2713bf2950 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ UTIL_SOURCES =							\
 		util/virconf.c util/virconf.h			\
 		util/virdnsmasq.c util/virdnsmasq.h             \
 		util/virebtables.c util/virebtables.h		\
+		util/virerror.c util/virerror.h			\
 		util/virevent.c util/virevent.h			\
 		util/vireventpoll.c util/vireventpoll.h		\
 		util/virfile.c util/virfile.h			\
@@ -86,7 +87,6 @@ UTIL_SOURCES =							\
 		util/virthreadwin32.h				\
 		util/virthreadpool.c util/virthreadpool.h	\
 		util/virtypedparam.c util/virtypedparam.h	\
-		util/virterror.c util/virterror_internal.h	\
 		util/vircgroup.c util/vircgroup.h		\
 		util/virdbus.c util/virdbus.h			\
 		util/virhash.c util/virhash.h			\
diff --git a/src/conf/capabilities.c b/src/conf/capabilities.c
index ad9951b402..365c511e11 100644
--- a/src/conf/capabilities.c
+++ b/src/conf/capabilities.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viruuid.h"
 #include "cpu_conf.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_CAPABILITIES
diff --git a/src/conf/cpu_conf.c b/src/conf/cpu_conf.c
index 491a8c795d..bdc5f1d17e 100644
--- a/src/conf/cpu_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/cpu_conf.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virbuffer.h"
diff --git a/src/conf/device_conf.c b/src/conf/device_conf.c
index 45ecb28776..099b1cbc4d 100644
--- a/src/conf/device_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/device_conf.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virxml.h"
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index f979cfcb6d..79af0871f5 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "domain_conf.h"
 #include "snapshot_conf.h"
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_event.c b/src/conf/domain_event.c
index d5238088e1..96a07ac667 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_event.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_event.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
 
diff --git a/src/conf/interface_conf.c b/src/conf/interface_conf.c
index 38672746ca..9301ec0f61 100644
--- a/src/conf/interface_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/interface_conf.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 
 #include "interface_conf.h"
diff --git a/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.c b/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.c
index e64aeff4c2..b830cd00cb 100644
--- a/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/netdev_bandwidth_conf.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "netdev_bandwidth_conf.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "domain_conf.h"
diff --git a/src/conf/netdev_vlan_conf.c b/src/conf/netdev_vlan_conf.c
index 8cee025678..9207184fc1 100644
--- a/src/conf/netdev_vlan_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/netdev_vlan_conf.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "netdev_vlan_conf.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
diff --git a/src/conf/netdev_vport_profile_conf.c b/src/conf/netdev_vport_profile_conf.c
index a9a38d7023..701e17e07c 100644
--- a/src/conf/netdev_vport_profile_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/netdev_vport_profile_conf.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "netdev_vport_profile_conf.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
diff --git a/src/conf/network_conf.c b/src/conf/network_conf.c
index 2bd04c510a..f949f79e1f 100644
--- a/src/conf/network_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/network_conf.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "network_conf.h"
 #include "netdev_vport_profile_conf.h"
diff --git a/src/conf/node_device_conf.c b/src/conf/node_device_conf.c
index 3c68011b73..53b6af2814 100644
--- a/src/conf/node_device_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/node_device_conf.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 
diff --git a/src/conf/nwfilter_conf.c b/src/conf/nwfilter_conf.c
index 810de6c8e5..ca22411634 100644
--- a/src/conf/nwfilter_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/nwfilter_conf.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 #include "viruuid.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "nwfilter_params.h"
 #include "nwfilter_conf.h"
diff --git a/src/conf/nwfilter_ipaddrmap.c b/src/conf/nwfilter_ipaddrmap.c
index ddad49e62c..317069dc55 100644
--- a/src/conf/nwfilter_ipaddrmap.c
+++ b/src/conf/nwfilter_ipaddrmap.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "internal.h"
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "nwfilter_params.h"
 #include "nwfilter_ipaddrmap.h"
diff --git a/src/conf/nwfilter_params.c b/src/conf/nwfilter_params.c
index 142995297e..7aebc8db0a 100644
--- a/src/conf/nwfilter_params.c
+++ b/src/conf/nwfilter_params.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "internal.h"
 
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "nwfilter_params.h"
 #include "domain_conf.h"
diff --git a/src/conf/secret_conf.c b/src/conf/secret_conf.c
index 46d2ae51bc..891af65b82 100644
--- a/src/conf/secret_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/secret_conf.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "secret_conf.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virxml.h"
 #include "viruuid.h"
diff --git a/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c b/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
index f7f8f63303..201c586b21 100644
--- a/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viruuid.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virxml.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/src/conf/storage_conf.c b/src/conf/storage_conf.c
index 04b25812ab..7a3999863f 100644
--- a/src/conf/storage_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/storage_conf.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "storage_conf.h"
 #include "virstoragefile.h"
diff --git a/src/conf/storage_encryption_conf.c b/src/conf/storage_encryption_conf.c
index 35e9da4ab2..88dff1b210 100644
--- a/src/conf/storage_encryption_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/storage_encryption_conf.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "storage_encryption_conf.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virxml.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viruuid.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 
diff --git a/src/conf/virconsole.c b/src/conf/virconsole.c
index 515c5fa2f2..239e2d2af5 100644
--- a/src/conf/virconsole.c
+++ b/src/conf/virconsole.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virpidfile.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
diff --git a/src/cpu/cpu.h b/src/cpu/cpu.h
index 5153b62673..e279072da6 100644
--- a/src/cpu/cpu.h
+++ b/src/cpu/cpu.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #ifndef __VIR_CPU_H__
 # define __VIR_CPU_H__
 
-# include "virterror_internal.h"
+# include "virerror.h"
 # include "datatypes.h"
 # include "virarch.h"
 # include "conf/cpu_conf.h"
diff --git a/src/datatypes.c b/src/datatypes.c
index 038c47daff..068233c616 100644
--- a/src/datatypes.c
+++ b/src/datatypes.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "datatypes.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "viruuid.h"
diff --git a/src/esx/esx_private.h b/src/esx/esx_private.h
index de6ba5dcc2..f1e7adfc6a 100644
--- a/src/esx/esx_private.h
+++ b/src/esx/esx_private.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # define __ESX_PRIVATE_H__
 
 # include "internal.h"
-# include "virterror_internal.h"
+# include "virerror.h"
 # include "capabilities.h"
 # include "esx_vi.h"
 
diff --git a/src/esx/esx_vi.h b/src/esx/esx_vi.h
index a121d1caa0..3eaeb38c00 100644
--- a/src/esx/esx_vi.h
+++ b/src/esx/esx_vi.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 # include <curl/curl.h>
 
 # include "internal.h"
-# include "virterror_internal.h"
+# include "virerror.h"
 # include "datatypes.h"
 # include "esx_vi_types.h"
 # include "esx_util.h"
diff --git a/src/fdstream.c b/src/fdstream.c
index f7f101ecfd..cc2dfe9fac 100644
--- a/src/fdstream.c
+++ b/src/fdstream.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 
 #include "fdstream.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/hyperv/hyperv_device_monitor.c b/src/hyperv/hyperv_device_monitor.c
index 43ee1fcae9..943208188b 100644
--- a/src/hyperv/hyperv_device_monitor.c
+++ b/src/hyperv/hyperv_device_monitor.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/hyperv/hyperv_interface_driver.c b/src/hyperv/hyperv_interface_driver.c
index 7dd6912056..b42dbce7ea 100644
--- a/src/hyperv/hyperv_interface_driver.c
+++ b/src/hyperv/hyperv_interface_driver.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/hyperv/hyperv_network_driver.c b/src/hyperv/hyperv_network_driver.c
index f34a451a8e..c75c943085 100644
--- a/src/hyperv/hyperv_network_driver.c
+++ b/src/hyperv/hyperv_network_driver.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/hyperv/hyperv_nwfilter_driver.c b/src/hyperv/hyperv_nwfilter_driver.c
index c6125ec51d..faa9074bda 100644
--- a/src/hyperv/hyperv_nwfilter_driver.c
+++ b/src/hyperv/hyperv_nwfilter_driver.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/hyperv/hyperv_private.h b/src/hyperv/hyperv_private.h
index 30051ea032..9c9fd3eb8a 100644
--- a/src/hyperv/hyperv_private.h
+++ b/src/hyperv/hyperv_private.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # define __HYPERV_PRIVATE_H__
 
 # include "internal.h"
-# include "virterror_internal.h"
+# include "virerror.h"
 # include "hyperv_util.h"
 # include "openwsman.h"
 
diff --git a/src/hyperv/hyperv_secret_driver.c b/src/hyperv/hyperv_secret_driver.c
index b830e4e6b9..602ae9942c 100644
--- a/src/hyperv/hyperv_secret_driver.c
+++ b/src/hyperv/hyperv_secret_driver.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/hyperv/hyperv_storage_driver.c b/src/hyperv/hyperv_storage_driver.c
index 38385a03ba..a169b14887 100644
--- a/src/hyperv/hyperv_storage_driver.c
+++ b/src/hyperv/hyperv_storage_driver.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/hyperv/hyperv_wmi.c b/src/hyperv/hyperv_wmi.c
index e029028846..33ba21f58d 100644
--- a/src/hyperv/hyperv_wmi.c
+++ b/src/hyperv/hyperv_wmi.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/interface/interface_backend_netcf.c b/src/interface/interface_backend_netcf.c
index 74a749b357..35335c2b87 100644
--- a/src/interface/interface_backend_netcf.c
+++ b/src/interface/interface_backend_netcf.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <netcf.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "interface_driver.h"
 #include "interface_conf.h"
diff --git a/src/interface/interface_backend_udev.c b/src/interface/interface_backend_udev.c
index 248b02e393..cc20b98088 100644
--- a/src/interface/interface_backend_udev.c
+++ b/src/interface/interface_backend_udev.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <libudev.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "interface_driver.h"
 #include "interface_conf.h"
diff --git a/src/libvirt-qemu.c b/src/libvirt-qemu.c
index 8d53b5c7b7..11da2f3503 100644
--- a/src/libvirt-qemu.c
+++ b/src/libvirt-qemu.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "libvirt/libvirt-qemu.h"
diff --git a/src/libvirt.c b/src/libvirt.c
index e06b643c28..bf674d1b4b 100644
--- a/src/libvirt.c
+++ b/src/libvirt.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 # include <curl/curl.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "driver.h"
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c b/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
index 8a1b21e5a3..2705e65cf9 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_conf.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virstring.h"
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index c62ec3d6e2..a956188059 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virconf.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
diff --git a/src/locking/domain_lock.c b/src/locking/domain_lock.c
index 0354e26cdb..6191e9bab3 100644
--- a/src/locking/domain_lock.c
+++ b/src/locking/domain_lock.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "domain_lock.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "viruuid.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_LOCKING
diff --git a/src/locking/lock_daemon.c b/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
index a445b2e5a5..7288f7a5be 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virpidfile.h"
 #include "virprocess.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virconf.h"
diff --git a/src/locking/lock_daemon_config.c b/src/locking/lock_daemon_config.c
index e370dd465c..12b06e27e2 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_daemon_config.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_daemon_config.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "lock_daemon_config.h"
 #include "virconf.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "rpc/virnetserver.h"
 #include "configmake.h"
diff --git a/src/locking/lock_daemon_dispatch.c b/src/locking/lock_daemon_dispatch.c
index def7c2f163..45d2cae530 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_daemon_dispatch.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_daemon_dispatch.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "lock_daemon.h"
 #include "lock_protocol.h"
 #include "lock_daemon_dispatch_stubs.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_RPC
 
diff --git a/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.c b/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.c
index 9c7ce6d9a4..4b72a05ab2 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "viruuid.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "rpc/virnetclient.h"
 #include "lock_protocol.h"
 #include "configmake.h"
diff --git a/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c b/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c
index 511543aaed..75ced845c2 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include "dirname.h"
 #include "lock_driver.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
diff --git a/src/locking/lock_manager.c b/src/locking/lock_manager.c
index 1b888389c4..ae60caf1c0 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_manager.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_manager.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "lock_manager.h"
 #include "lock_driver_nop.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_cgroup.c b/src/lxc/lxc_cgroup.c
index 74f3156653..1984c5f8e5 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_cgroup.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_cgroup.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "lxc_cgroup.h"
 #include "lxc_container.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "vircgroup.h"
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_conf.c b/src/lxc/lxc_conf.c
index 866718caba..90f5680108 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_conf.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_conf.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "lxc_conf.h"
 #include "nodeinfo.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virconf.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_container.c b/src/lxc/lxc_container.c
index 6769d335b3..d3a2968d3b 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_container.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_container.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 # include <blkid/blkid.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "lxc_container.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c b/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c
index 123db3c33d..c9d96b34e7 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 # include <numa.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_domain.c b/src/lxc/lxc_domain.c
index fab150630d..1b02aa5353 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_domain.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_domain.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_LXC
 
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 91d09c455c..8050ce633a 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <wait.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "lxc_cgroup.h"
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_fuse.c b/src/lxc/lxc_fuse.c
index 485456ef36..fdba042156 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_fuse.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_fuse.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #include "lxc_fuse.h"
 #include "lxc_cgroup.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virbuffer.h"
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_hostdev.c b/src/lxc/lxc_hostdev.c
index f01fc5630c..21f3096986 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_hostdev.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_hostdev.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "lxc_hostdev.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_LXC
 
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_monitor.c b/src/lxc/lxc_monitor.c
index b0da21fd5a..65194a5ea7 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_monitor.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_monitor.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "viralloc.h"
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virthread.h"
 #include "rpc/virnetclient.h"
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_process.c b/src/lxc/lxc_process.c
index 00bc1c62be..1a89e4ae79 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_process.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_process.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include "network/bridge_driver.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "domain_audit.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "vircommand.h"
 #include "lxc_hostdev.h"
diff --git a/src/network/bridge_driver.c b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
index 4bf8a2bfea..660c38dac7 100644
--- a/src/network/bridge_driver.c
+++ b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <net/if.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "bridge_driver.h"
 #include "network_conf.h"
diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c b/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c
index 6cc18373a6..522af990e8 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c b/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
index 8ee816b041..610df8d5b7 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 #include "node_device_conf.h"
 #include "node_device_hal.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "driver.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_linux_sysfs.c b/src/node_device/node_device_linux_sysfs.c
index be5d3ed9f1..9c305d3b35 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_linux_sysfs.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_linux_sysfs.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "node_device_driver.h"
 #include "node_device_hal.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c b/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
index 61e5a0e2ff..a9b30b2096 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <c-ctype.h>
 
 #include "node_device_udev.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "node_device_conf.h"
 #include "node_device_driver.h"
 #include "driver.h"
diff --git a/src/nodeinfo.c b/src/nodeinfo.c
index 337e6849f3..57a931b059 100644
--- a/src/nodeinfo.c
+++ b/src/nodeinfo.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #include "physmem.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "count-one-bits.h"
 #include "intprops.h"
 #include "virarch.h"
diff --git a/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_dhcpsnoop.c b/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_dhcpsnoop.c
index c1ab6227ca..90b5615a80 100644
--- a/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_dhcpsnoop.c
+++ b/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_dhcpsnoop.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "conf/domain_conf.h"
 #include "nwfilter_gentech_driver.h"
 #include "nwfilter_dhcpsnoop.h"
diff --git a/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_driver.c b/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_driver.c
index 4b1188db28..1ac91cf00f 100644
--- a/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_driver.c
+++ b/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_driver.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 #include "internal.h"
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "domain_conf.h"
diff --git a/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_ebiptables_driver.c b/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_ebiptables_driver.c
index 092ae5a15d..4fec52dd2c 100644
--- a/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_ebiptables_driver.c
+++ b/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_ebiptables_driver.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "virbuffer.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "domain_conf.h"
 #include "nwfilter_conf.h"
 #include "nwfilter_driver.h"
diff --git a/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_gentech_driver.c b/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_gentech_driver.c
index 2b4cc8e319..086bb13c56 100644
--- a/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_gentech_driver.c
+++ b/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_gentech_driver.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "domain_conf.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "nwfilter_gentech_driver.h"
 #include "nwfilter_ebiptables_driver.h"
 #include "nwfilter_dhcpsnoop.h"
diff --git a/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_learnipaddr.c b/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_learnipaddr.c
index 442cc83c66..7a4f983891 100644
--- a/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_learnipaddr.c
+++ b/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_learnipaddr.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virnetdev.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virthread.h"
 #include "conf/nwfilter_params.h"
 #include "conf/domain_conf.h"
diff --git a/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c b/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c
index b5a5c87134..09518d52fa 100644
--- a/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c
+++ b/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "openvz_conf.h"
 #include "openvz_util.h"
 #include "viruuid.h"
diff --git a/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c b/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
index ca0e927868..c6f814e065 100644
--- a/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
+++ b/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "openvz_driver.h"
 #include "openvz_util.h"
diff --git a/src/openvz/openvz_util.c b/src/openvz/openvz_util.c
index 51b22c9492..dc69df2cb4 100644
--- a/src/openvz/openvz_util.c
+++ b/src/openvz/openvz_util.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "internal.h"
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "vircommand.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/parallels/parallels_driver.c b/src/parallels/parallels_driver.c
index 75cce68063..6f33080f86 100644
--- a/src/parallels/parallels_driver.c
+++ b/src/parallels/parallels_driver.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #include <sys/statvfs.h>
 
 #include "datatypes.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
diff --git a/src/parallels/parallels_network.c b/src/parallels/parallels_network.c
index 4729f187df..c5ece79657 100644
--- a/src/parallels/parallels_network.c
+++ b/src/parallels/parallels_network.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "md5.h"
 
 #include "parallels_utils.h"
diff --git a/src/parallels/parallels_storage.c b/src/parallels/parallels_storage.c
index 0e6c1007ac..e768d881f8 100644
--- a/src/parallels/parallels_storage.c
+++ b/src/parallels/parallels_storage.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "configmake.h"
 #include "virstoragefile.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #include "parallels_utils.h"
 
diff --git a/src/parallels/parallels_utils.c b/src/parallels/parallels_utils.c
index 9e317b1192..dd2f0b77ad 100644
--- a/src/parallels/parallels_utils.c
+++ b/src/parallels/parallels_utils.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
 #include "vircommand.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virjson.h"
 
diff --git a/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c b/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c
index df15253fed..8e26b0cae5 100644
--- a/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c
+++ b/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "driver.h"
 #include "libvirt/libvirt.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viruuid.h"
 #include "domain_conf.h"
 #include "storage_conf.h"
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c b/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c
index ec1e3002e0..bb421bd903 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include "qemu_command.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virjson.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virprocess.h"
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_bridge_filter.c b/src/qemu/qemu_bridge_filter.c
index 6d84f47110..3bc1141a4d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_bridge_filter.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_bridge_filter.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "qemu_conf.h"
 #include "qemu_driver.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 
 #include "qemu_bridge_filter.h"
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 8f1678b497..167cdb29f8 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "qemu_capabilities.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virpidfile.h"
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c b/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c
index a2ea5c6438..7faf0251e3 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "vircgroup.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "domain_audit.h"
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index 836834470f..8a3de09ae5 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 #include "cpu/cpu.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
 #include "virarch.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "viruuid.h"
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
index ed18ac6eea..c6deb10f54 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "qemu_conf.h"
 #include "qemu_command.h"
 #include "qemu_capabilities.h"
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index 46b765606c..5d11f83131 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "qemu_migration.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "c-ctype.h"
 #include "cpu/cpu.h"
 #include "viruuid.h"
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 5b9fcf7f0c..0058c8d72d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 #include "qemu_process.h"
 #include "qemu_migration.h"
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virbuffer.h"
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hostdev.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hostdev.c
index 307f3e0c64..174d125de9 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hostdev.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hostdev.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu_hostdev.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virpci.h"
 #include "virusb.h"
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index b54dce1502..19172e1255 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "domain_nwfilter.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virpci.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
index 6cd16e7189..9c7247bf76 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 #include "domain_audit.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
index 5ca1f89994..99642b647c 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "qemu_monitor.h"
 #include "qemu_monitor_text.h"
 #include "qemu_monitor_json.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
index 0137291ddd..2d2d254eed 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "driver.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virjson.h"
 
 #ifdef WITH_DTRACE_PROBES
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_text.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_text.c
index 82e9108d8a..6506f9da1b 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_text.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_text.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "driver.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virbuffer.h"
 
 #ifdef WITH_DTRACE_PROBES
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 2dd2416f4c..eac6553bc8 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virhook.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
diff --git a/src/remote/remote_driver.c b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
index ac7dc87235..ae861cca40 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_driver.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "virnetclient.h"
 #include "virnetclientprogram.h"
 #include "virnetclientstream.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "domain_event.h"
diff --git a/src/rpc/virkeepalive.c b/src/rpc/virkeepalive.c
index 18be350a99..a8ceff52fa 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virkeepalive.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virkeepalive.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virnetsocket.h"
 #include "virkeepaliveprotocol.h"
 #include "virkeepalive.h"
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetclient.c b/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
index 9347f0b45c..208e2e951e 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_RPC
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetclientprogram.c b/src/rpc/virnetclientprogram.c
index eff4a4c09d..a179b8df7a 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetclientprogram.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetclientprogram.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "virnetprotocol.h"
 
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetclientstream.c b/src/rpc/virnetclientstream.c
index 7e1f9c716b..15ed91aac8 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetclientstream.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetclientstream.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "virnetclientstream.h"
 #include "virnetclient.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virthread.h"
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetmessage.c b/src/rpc/virnetmessage.c
index b2da65bbee..b7330de593 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetmessage.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetmessage.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "virnetmessage.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetsaslcontext.c b/src/rpc/virnetsaslcontext.c
index cd30f4df20..cbf7261a2f 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetsaslcontext.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetsaslcontext.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "virnetsaslcontext.h"
 #include "virnetmessage.h"
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virthread.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserver.c b/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
index 47a629302b..5674309873 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "virnetserver.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virthread.h"
 #include "virthreadpool.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
index f1eb69b383..aefc5116f6 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "virnetserverclient.h"
 
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virthread.h"
 #include "virkeepalive.h"
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetservermdns.c b/src/rpc/virnetservermdns.c
index daef2b4a2f..b6f8e8e6c0 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetservermdns.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetservermdns.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #include "virnetservermdns.h"
 #include "vireventpoll.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_RPC
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverprogram.c b/src/rpc/virnetserverprogram.c
index a8f875c3e2..3ac38092ff 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverprogram.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverprogram.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "virnetserverclient.h"
 
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virthread.h"
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverservice.c b/src/rpc/virnetserverservice.c
index 9992983cac..7d671f0ce8 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverservice.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverservice.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "virnetserverservice.h"
 
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virthread.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_RPC
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
index a959c30c02..ef938924d7 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #include "virnetsocket.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virthread.h"
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetsshsession.c b/src/rpc/virnetsshsession.c
index ad8bd48db9..661860f13f 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetsshsession.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetsshsession.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "configmake.h"
 #include "virthread.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virobject.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_SSH
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnettlscontext.c b/src/rpc/virnettlscontext.c
index b01de8c3fe..56e372b3b5 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnettlscontext.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnettlscontext.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "virnettlscontext.h"
 
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virthread.h"
diff --git a/src/secret/secret_driver.c b/src/secret/secret_driver.c
index 1784feaf20..5be33b9cb1 100644
--- a/src/secret/secret_driver.c
+++ b/src/secret/secret_driver.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "virthread.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viruuid.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "configmake.h"
 
diff --git a/src/security/security_apparmor.c b/src/security/security_apparmor.c
index 3eb1e6583c..7331c91f8a 100644
--- a/src/security/security_apparmor.c
+++ b/src/security/security_apparmor.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include "security_apparmor.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "viruuid.h"
 #include "virpci.h"
diff --git a/src/security/security_dac.c b/src/security/security_dac.c
index 5da4e73223..deff024c40 100644
--- a/src/security/security_dac.c
+++ b/src/security/security_dac.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include "security_dac.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
diff --git a/src/security/security_driver.c b/src/security/security_driver.c
index 82d3ca9cb5..319b86f400 100644
--- a/src/security/security_driver.c
+++ b/src/security/security_driver.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 
 #include "security_driver.h"
diff --git a/src/security/security_manager.c b/src/security/security_manager.c
index d6a3f64474..593c00bf56 100644
--- a/src/security/security_manager.c
+++ b/src/security/security_manager.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "security_driver.h"
 #include "security_stack.h"
 #include "security_dac.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 
diff --git a/src/security/security_nop.c b/src/security/security_nop.c
index 7bc8bba8c3..b6eb3f696f 100644
--- a/src/security/security_nop.c
+++ b/src/security/security_nop.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "security_nop.h"
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_SECURITY
 
diff --git a/src/security/security_selinux.c b/src/security/security_selinux.c
index 947fb34513..b5e1a9a1d9 100644
--- a/src/security/security_selinux.c
+++ b/src/security/security_selinux.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "security_driver.h"
 #include "security_selinux.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
diff --git a/src/security/security_stack.c b/src/security/security_stack.c
index 341237204a..8e1e5f9a4f 100644
--- a/src/security/security_stack.c
+++ b/src/security/security_stack.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "security_stack.h"
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_SECURITY
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend.c b/src/storage/storage_backend.c
index f98a7c0e62..df79b28dbe 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "datatypes.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "internal.h"
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_disk.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_disk.c
index aceb82bd31..4214e976c5 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_disk.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_disk.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "storage_backend_disk.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_fs.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_fs.c
index 23fa0f5b96..2205371db7 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_fs.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_fs.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 # include <blkid/blkid.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "storage_backend_fs.h"
 #include "storage_conf.h"
 #include "virstoragefile.h"
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_iscsi.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_iscsi.c
index e91c4b1551..f374961a4c 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_iscsi.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_iscsi.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "storage_backend_scsi.h"
 #include "storage_backend_iscsi.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c
index 83b517cde4..273468926b 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "storage_backend_logical.h"
 #include "storage_conf.h"
 #include "vircommand.h"
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_mpath.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_mpath.c
index 0e5d0329e5..b12b81f0d1 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_mpath.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_mpath.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <libdevmapper.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "storage_conf.h"
 #include "storage_backend.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_rbd.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_rbd.c
index 7dc46b0052..f5c6b0f1b4 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_rbd.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_rbd.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "storage_backend_rbd.h"
 #include "storage_conf.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_scsi.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_scsi.c
index 1db8fdd6b3..1a03c49ed0 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_scsi.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_scsi.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "storage_backend_scsi.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_sheepdog.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_sheepdog.c
index 1046ac9710..cd18f33137 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_sheepdog.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_sheepdog.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "storage_backend_sheepdog.h"
 #include "storage_conf.h"
 #include "vircommand.h"
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_driver.c b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
index d93617c489..ff56f4f903 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_driver.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "driver.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
diff --git a/src/test/test_driver.c b/src/test/test_driver.c
index 4716e41fce..3e082a423d 100644
--- a/src/test/test_driver.c
+++ b/src/test/test_driver.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include <libxml/xmlsave.h>
 
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "test_driver.h"
 #include "virbuffer.h"
diff --git a/src/uml/uml_conf.h b/src/uml/uml_conf.h
index dfa168ed4c..a4e264ffd1 100644
--- a/src/uml/uml_conf.h
+++ b/src/uml/uml_conf.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 # include "network_conf.h"
 # include "domain_conf.h"
 # include "domain_event.h"
-# include "virterror_internal.h"
+# include "virerror.h"
 # include "virthread.h"
 # include "vircommand.h"
 # include "virhash.h"
diff --git a/src/util/iohelper.c b/src/util/iohelper.c
index 40b04f9000..2230bcbbd4 100644
--- a/src/util/iohelper.c
+++ b/src/util/iohelper.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include "virthread.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "configmake.h"
 #include "virrandom.h"
 
diff --git a/src/util/viraudit.c b/src/util/viraudit.c
index 05189d5ff7..04ac323e29 100644
--- a/src/util/viraudit.c
+++ b/src/util/viraudit.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "viraudit.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virauth.c b/src/util/virauth.c
index cbb16ec263..c26e340ddd 100644
--- a/src/util/virauth.c
+++ b/src/util/virauth.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "configmake.h"
 #include "virauthconfig.h"
 
diff --git a/src/util/virauthconfig.c b/src/util/virauthconfig.c
index d60f7bff9e..1d1f084ae2 100644
--- a/src/util/virauthconfig.c
+++ b/src/util/virauthconfig.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 
 struct _virAuthConfig {
diff --git a/src/util/vircommand.c b/src/util/vircommand.c
index d059586380..c906f2a09d 100644
--- a/src/util/vircommand.c
+++ b/src/util/vircommand.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #include "vircommand.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virconf.c b/src/util/virconf.c
index aaeb32e24b..16f074a05e 100644
--- a/src/util/virconf.c
+++ b/src/util/virconf.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virbuffer.h"
 #include "virconf.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virdbus.c b/src/util/virdbus.c
index f45074ca25..127e57f251 100644
--- a/src/util/virdbus.c
+++ b/src/util/virdbus.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "virdbus.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virthread.h"
 
diff --git a/src/util/virdnsmasq.c b/src/util/virdnsmasq.c
index 404e3b9212..2d0f02ce3a 100644
--- a/src/util/virdnsmasq.c
+++ b/src/util/virdnsmasq.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "vircommand.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 
diff --git a/src/util/virebtables.c b/src/util/virebtables.c
index 68eb79626b..ded62d7ce4 100644
--- a/src/util/virebtables.c
+++ b/src/util/virebtables.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include "virebtables.h"
 #include "vircommand.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virthread.h"
 
diff --git a/src/util/virterror.c b/src/util/virerror.c
similarity index 99%
rename from src/util/virterror.c
rename to src/util/virerror.c
index a5867386dc..500c32bcb3 100644
--- a/src/util/virterror.c
+++ b/src/util/virerror.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * virterror.c: implements error handling and reporting code for libvirt
+ * virerror.c: error handling and reporting code for libvirt
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2006, 2008-2012 Red Hat, Inc.
  *
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virterror_internal.h b/src/util/virerror.h
similarity index 99%
rename from src/util/virterror_internal.h
rename to src/util/virerror.h
index 961c42359b..332a5eb4fa 100644
--- a/src/util/virterror_internal.h
+++ b/src/util/virerror.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * virterror.h: internal error handling
+ * virerror.c: error handling and reporting code for libvirt
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2006-2009, 2011 Red Hat, Inc.
  *
diff --git a/src/util/virevent.c b/src/util/virevent.c
index e45f96e961..6900011c03 100644
--- a/src/util/virevent.c
+++ b/src/util/virevent.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "virevent.h"
 #include "vireventpoll.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
diff --git a/src/util/vireventpoll.c b/src/util/vireventpoll.c
index a0b32ad85c..5c6d31bc4e 100644
--- a/src/util/vireventpoll.c
+++ b/src/util/vireventpoll.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virtime.h"
 
 #define EVENT_DEBUG(fmt, ...) VIR_DEBUG(fmt, __VA_ARGS__)
diff --git a/src/util/virfile.c b/src/util/virfile.c
index f20ce64a51..50999aa0d3 100644
--- a/src/util/virfile.c
+++ b/src/util/virfile.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include "vircommand.h"
 #include "configmake.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
diff --git a/src/util/virhash.c b/src/util/virhash.c
index a1234c4bae..2fe8751dcd 100644
--- a/src/util/virhash.c
+++ b/src/util/virhash.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virhash.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virhook.c b/src/util/virhook.c
index c3109b0786..097afba936 100644
--- a/src/util/virhook.c
+++ b/src/util/virhook.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virhook.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virinitctl.c b/src/util/virinitctl.c
index f8ac673a8e..1618ffa978 100644
--- a/src/util/virinitctl.c
+++ b/src/util/virinitctl.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "virinitctl.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
diff --git a/src/util/viriptables.c b/src/util/viriptables.c
index b873acfe59..2c4290a0d6 100644
--- a/src/util/viriptables.c
+++ b/src/util/viriptables.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #include "viriptables.h"
 #include "vircommand.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virthread.h"
 
diff --git a/src/util/virjson.c b/src/util/virjson.c
index e92e3d4224..db5eda269c 100644
--- a/src/util/virjson.c
+++ b/src/util/virjson.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "virjson.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 
diff --git a/src/util/virkeyfile.c b/src/util/virkeyfile.c
index 99e5cd7bab..d77e95d79c 100644
--- a/src/util/virkeyfile.c
+++ b/src/util/virkeyfile.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virhash.h"
 #include "virkeyfile.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_CONF
 
diff --git a/src/util/virlockspace.c b/src/util/virlockspace.c
index 81a1d81688..9ada6a6441 100644
--- a/src/util/virlockspace.c
+++ b/src/util/virlockspace.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "virlockspace.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virhash.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virlog.c b/src/util/virlog.c
index c29d4ef9c5..acd42c1b0a 100644
--- a/src/util/virlog.c
+++ b/src/util/virlog.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 # include <sys/un.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virnetdev.c b/src/util/virnetdev.c
index 447954a44a..e5a0d6d197 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdev.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdev.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "virnetdev.h"
 #include "virmacaddr.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "vircommand.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virpci.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virnetdevbandwidth.c b/src/util/virnetdevbandwidth.c
index 9cc885849c..2c5b63a0d2 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdevbandwidth.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdevbandwidth.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "virnetdevbandwidth.h"
 #include "vircommand.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
 
diff --git a/src/util/virnetdevbridge.c b/src/util/virnetdevbridge.c
index 4de88e3566..b87c601984 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdevbridge.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdevbridge.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "virnetdevbridge.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.c b/src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.c
index 720a48a288..a74db1ebef 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "virnetdevmacvlan.h"
 #include "virmacaddr.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NET
 
diff --git a/src/util/virnetdevopenvswitch.c b/src/util/virnetdevopenvswitch.c
index b876a4e615..47c3db8fb1 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdevopenvswitch.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdevopenvswitch.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "virnetdevopenvswitch.h"
 #include "vircommand.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virmacaddr.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
diff --git a/src/util/virnetdevtap.c b/src/util/virnetdevtap.c
index 3565bbde64..a884de1ae8 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdevtap.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdevtap.c
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
 #include "virnetdev.h"
 #include "virnetdevbridge.h"
 #include "virnetdevopenvswitch.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virnetdevveth.c b/src/util/virnetdevveth.c
index c6568b73c2..3f81655e40 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdevveth.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdevveth.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "vircommand.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
 
diff --git a/src/util/virnetdevvlan.c b/src/util/virnetdevvlan.c
index 53c6b65009..2fe2017b58 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdevvlan.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdevvlan.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virnetdevvlan.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 
diff --git a/src/util/virnetdevvportprofile.c b/src/util/virnetdevvportprofile.c
index 60acabd558..bb97e3a847 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdevvportprofile.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdevvportprofile.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "virnetdevvportprofile.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NET
diff --git a/src/util/virnetlink.c b/src/util/virnetlink.c
index fdd4c0d33a..0b36fdcff1 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetlink.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetlink.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virthread.h"
 #include "virmacaddr.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #ifndef SOL_NETLINK
 # define SOL_NETLINK 270
diff --git a/src/util/virnodesuspend.c b/src/util/virnodesuspend.c
index 878be1d986..df40ccd4d4 100644
--- a/src/util/virnodesuspend.c
+++ b/src/util/virnodesuspend.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
 
diff --git a/src/util/virobject.c b/src/util/virobject.c
index aca6182329..f51b73570e 100644
--- a/src/util/virobject.c
+++ b/src/util/virobject.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "virthread.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "viratomic.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
diff --git a/src/util/virpci.c b/src/util/virpci.c
index 1faed60540..4b26452d20 100644
--- a/src/util/virpci.c
+++ b/src/util/virpci.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "vircommand.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 
 #define PCI_SYSFS "/sys/bus/pci/"
diff --git a/src/util/virpidfile.c b/src/util/virpidfile.c
index 29097e3622..14c9f9f08f 100644
--- a/src/util/virpidfile.c
+++ b/src/util/virpidfile.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "intprops.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "c-ctype.h"
 #include "areadlink.h"
 
diff --git a/src/util/virprocess.c b/src/util/virprocess.c
index 38335960ef..0858553004 100644
--- a/src/util/virprocess.c
+++ b/src/util/virprocess.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <sched.h>
 
 #include "virprocess.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virrandom.c b/src/util/virrandom.c
index 1b6de6b205..6c5bc9162e 100644
--- a/src/util/virrandom.c
+++ b/src/util/virrandom.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "virthread.h"
 #include "count-one-bits.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
diff --git a/src/util/virsexpr.c b/src/util/virsexpr.c
index 0e07c115fc..81dfbe61e3 100644
--- a/src/util/virsexpr.c
+++ b/src/util/virsexpr.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "c-ctype.h"
 #include <errno.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virsexpr.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virsocketaddr.c b/src/util/virsocketaddr.c
index 0f2f23d135..7bc43a97fc 100644
--- a/src/util/virsocketaddr.c
+++ b/src/util/virsocketaddr.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "virsocketaddr.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 
 #include <netdb.h>
diff --git a/src/util/virstatslinux.c b/src/util/virstatslinux.c
index 7d3f9589a2..d3e1a0262b 100644
--- a/src/util/virstatslinux.c
+++ b/src/util/virstatslinux.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 # include <unistd.h>
 # include <regex.h>
 
-# include "virterror_internal.h"
+# include "virerror.h"
 # include "datatypes.h"
 # include "virutil.h"
 # include "virstatslinux.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virstoragefile.c b/src/util/virstoragefile.c
index 760e3a6abf..c7941c3591 100644
--- a/src/util/virstoragefile.c
+++ b/src/util/virstoragefile.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #endif
 #include "dirname.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "c-ctype.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virstring.c b/src/util/virstring.c
index 5607b3e217..0420ca37f9 100644
--- a/src/util/virstring.c
+++ b/src/util/virstring.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "virstring.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virbuffer.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
 
diff --git a/src/util/virsysinfo.c b/src/util/virsysinfo.c
index 6ebeaf68b0..83c445d103 100644
--- a/src/util/virsysinfo.c
+++ b/src/util/virsysinfo.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virsysinfo.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virthreadpool.c b/src/util/virthreadpool.c
index 37730530e7..7b8ba70a75 100644
--- a/src/util/virthreadpool.c
+++ b/src/util/virthreadpool.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "virthreadpool.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virthread.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
 
diff --git a/src/util/virtime.c b/src/util/virtime.c
index c614380f90..b54a4e8d6b 100644
--- a/src/util/virtime.c
+++ b/src/util/virtime.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "virtime.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
 
diff --git a/src/util/virtypedparam.c b/src/util/virtypedparam.c
index 60fb485f07..33e6a09bf2 100644
--- a/src/util/virtypedparam.c
+++ b/src/util/virtypedparam.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
 
diff --git a/src/util/viruri.c b/src/util/viruri.c
index e59cd5adb0..2888cb0c0a 100644
--- a/src/util/viruri.c
+++ b/src/util/viruri.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virbuffer.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_URI
diff --git a/src/util/virusb.c b/src/util/virusb.c
index 64bc66e420..c09f6da366 100644
--- a/src/util/virusb.c
+++ b/src/util/virusb.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define USB_SYSFS "/sys/bus/usb"
 #define USB_ID_LEN 10 /* "1234 5678" */
diff --git a/src/util/virutil.c b/src/util/virutil.c
index 7866aac98f..78ca9e87d4 100644
--- a/src/util/virutil.c
+++ b/src/util/virutil.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
 #include "c-ctype.h"
 #include "dirname.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virbuffer.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
diff --git a/src/util/viruuid.c b/src/util/viruuid.c
index 0cd70d1f2a..7250543fe1 100644
--- a/src/util/viruuid.c
+++ b/src/util/viruuid.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include "c-ctype.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
diff --git a/src/util/virxml.c b/src/util/virxml.c
index 7986d232d7..74f8bebfb9 100644
--- a/src/util/virxml.c
+++ b/src/util/virxml.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <math.h>               /* for isnan() */
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virxml.h"
 #include "virbuffer.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
diff --git a/src/vbox/vbox_MSCOMGlue.c b/src/vbox/vbox_MSCOMGlue.c
index 36539f62d0..b5fb821c92 100644
--- a/src/vbox/vbox_MSCOMGlue.c
+++ b/src/vbox/vbox_MSCOMGlue.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "vbox_MSCOMGlue.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_VBOX
diff --git a/src/vbox/vbox_XPCOMCGlue.c b/src/vbox/vbox_XPCOMCGlue.c
index 1954ddbc1f..2b568e238b 100644
--- a/src/vbox/vbox_XPCOMCGlue.c
+++ b/src/vbox/vbox_XPCOMCGlue.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_VBOX
 
diff --git a/src/vbox/vbox_driver.c b/src/vbox/vbox_driver.c
index f2a0c8f889..736c895bb6 100644
--- a/src/vbox/vbox_driver.c
+++ b/src/vbox/vbox_driver.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "vbox_driver.h"
 #include "vbox_glue.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_VBOX
diff --git a/src/vbox/vbox_tmpl.c b/src/vbox/vbox_tmpl.c
index 597a7c53d5..2b3fa255c4 100644
--- a/src/vbox/vbox_tmpl.c
+++ b/src/vbox/vbox_tmpl.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include "domain_conf.h"
 #include "snapshot_conf.h"
 #include "network_conf.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "domain_event.h"
 #include "storage_conf.h"
 #include "virstoragefile.h"
diff --git a/src/vmware/vmware_conf.c b/src/vmware/vmware_conf.c
index 2cbdd7cd07..b514636954 100644
--- a/src/vmware/vmware_conf.c
+++ b/src/vmware/vmware_conf.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "nodeinfo.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "viruuid.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "vmx.h"
 
 #include "vmware_conf.h"
diff --git a/src/vmware/vmware_driver.c b/src/vmware/vmware_driver.c
index 67cdc8888e..3763f40c98 100644
--- a/src/vmware/vmware_driver.c
+++ b/src/vmware/vmware_driver.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/vmx/vmx.c b/src/vmx/vmx.c
index 552f5788db..c604bd2b30 100644
--- a/src/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/src/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <c-ctype.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virconf.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
diff --git a/src/xen/block_stats.c b/src/xen/block_stats.c
index 3f7c97b778..9f5823cc93 100644
--- a/src/xen/block_stats.c
+++ b/src/xen/block_stats.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #  include <xs.h>
 # endif
 
-# include "virterror_internal.h"
+# include "virerror.h"
 # include "datatypes.h"
 # include "virutil.h"
 # include "block_stats.h"
diff --git a/src/xen/xen_driver.c b/src/xen/xen_driver.c
index c35695a477..2ef2c57adc 100644
--- a/src/xen/xen_driver.c
+++ b/src/xen/xen_driver.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <xen/dom0_ops.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "xen_driver.h"
diff --git a/src/xen/xen_hypervisor.c b/src/xen/xen_hypervisor.c
index 9443d9869d..a770f53f24 100644
--- a/src/xen/xen_hypervisor.c
+++ b/src/xen/xen_hypervisor.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 /* required for shutdown flags */
 #include <xen/sched.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "driver.h"
diff --git a/src/xen/xen_inotify.c b/src/xen/xen_inotify.c
index 4cce25a004..2043c7499a 100644
--- a/src/xen/xen_inotify.c
+++ b/src/xen/xen_inotify.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <sys/inotify.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "driver.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/xen/xend_internal.c b/src/xen/xend_internal.c
index 120e2379da..84a25e80c1 100644
--- a/src/xen/xend_internal.c
+++ b/src/xen/xend_internal.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "xend_internal.h"
diff --git a/src/xen/xm_internal.c b/src/xen/xm_internal.c
index 0806e7729a..003e8f7a16 100644
--- a/src/xen/xm_internal.c
+++ b/src/xen/xm_internal.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <xen/dom0_ops.h>
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "xm_internal.h"
 #include "xen_driver.h"
diff --git a/src/xen/xs_internal.c b/src/xen/xs_internal.c
index 20332df12a..9308522db8 100644
--- a/src/xen/xs_internal.c
+++ b/src/xen/xs_internal.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 # include <xs.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "driver.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c b/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
index 4df6c5b1e4..b812aeb04e 100644
--- a/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
+++ b/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <xen/api/xen_all.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "domain_conf.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virauth.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
diff --git a/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver_private.h b/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver_private.h
index 42684bd7ba..7e5b6e7c8b 100644
--- a/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver_private.h
+++ b/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver_private.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 # include <libxml/tree.h>
 # include <xen/api/xen_common.h>
-# include "virterror_internal.h"
+# include "virerror.h"
 
 /*# define PRINT_XML*/
 # define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_XENAPI
diff --git a/src/xenapi/xenapi_utils.c b/src/xenapi/xenapi_utils.c
index 5c53b691ed..3b8384eb92 100644
--- a/src/xenapi/xenapi_utils.c
+++ b/src/xenapi/xenapi_utils.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <xen/api/xen_all.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "domain_conf.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "datatypes.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "viruuid.h"
diff --git a/src/xenxs/xen_sxpr.c b/src/xenxs/xen_sxpr.c
index b83ac58080..83b7c7430b 100644
--- a/src/xenxs/xen_sxpr.c
+++ b/src/xenxs/xen_sxpr.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virconf.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "verify.h"
diff --git a/src/xenxs/xen_xm.c b/src/xenxs/xen_xm.c
index d965d79940..73ba06b39f 100644
--- a/src/xenxs/xen_xm.c
+++ b/src/xenxs/xen_xm.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virconf.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "verify.h"
diff --git a/tests/commandtest.c b/tests/commandtest.c
index d6a285e859..fd2b8c0cfb 100644
--- a/tests/commandtest.c
+++ b/tests/commandtest.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include "vircommand.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
 #include "virpidfile.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
 
diff --git a/tests/libvirtdconftest.c b/tests/libvirtdconftest.c
index c1d94d224c..fd033f8f0c 100644
--- a/tests/libvirtdconftest.c
+++ b/tests/libvirtdconftest.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "daemon/libvirtd-config.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "c-ctype.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virconf.h"
 
diff --git a/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c b/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
index e1b6c56373..35f2da6a56 100644
--- a/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
+++ b/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "testutilsqemu.h"
 #include "qemumonitortestutils.h"
 #include "virthread.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
diff --git a/tests/qemumonitortestutils.c b/tests/qemumonitortestutils.c
index b82eb5d063..78eab295ae 100644
--- a/tests/qemumonitortestutils.c
+++ b/tests/qemumonitortestutils.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
 
diff --git a/tests/securityselinuxtest.c b/tests/securityselinuxtest.c
index 93742cf50f..0dff8721e7 100644
--- a/tests/securityselinuxtest.c
+++ b/tests/securityselinuxtest.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "security/security_manager.h"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/testutils.c b/tests/testutils.c
index d88af21b1f..9c8f3651f9 100644
--- a/tests/testutils.c
+++ b/tests/testutils.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
 #include "virthread.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virbuffer.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "vircommand.h"
diff --git a/tests/virauthconfigtest.c b/tests/virauthconfigtest.c
index 2ad237d50c..67c5de817d 100644
--- a/tests/virauthconfigtest.c
+++ b/tests/virauthconfigtest.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "testutils.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 
diff --git a/tests/virdrivermoduletest.c b/tests/virdrivermoduletest.c
index cab47d3751..de8cf70532 100644
--- a/tests/virdrivermoduletest.c
+++ b/tests/virdrivermoduletest.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "testutils.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "driver.h"
diff --git a/tests/virkeyfiletest.c b/tests/virkeyfiletest.c
index 33f64c145d..fb41840f86 100644
--- a/tests/virkeyfiletest.c
+++ b/tests/virkeyfiletest.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "testutils.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 
diff --git a/tests/virlockspacetest.c b/tests/virlockspacetest.c
index c434f472fb..8673700bc2 100644
--- a/tests/virlockspacetest.c
+++ b/tests/virlockspacetest.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "testutils.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 
diff --git a/tests/virnetmessagetest.c b/tests/virnetmessagetest.c
index 4e7a1fdfd0..e58fd1feee 100644
--- a/tests/virnetmessagetest.c
+++ b/tests/virnetmessagetest.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "testutils.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 
diff --git a/tests/virnetsockettest.c b/tests/virnetsockettest.c
index 819257b655..b968973c02 100644
--- a/tests/virnetsockettest.c
+++ b/tests/virnetsockettest.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "testutils.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
diff --git a/tests/virnettlscontexttest.c b/tests/virnettlscontexttest.c
index d945181d5e..a1e71dc5f5 100644
--- a/tests/virnettlscontexttest.c
+++ b/tests/virnettlscontexttest.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "testutils.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 #include "virfile.h"
diff --git a/tests/virstringtest.c b/tests/virstringtest.c
index 58ab843add..86d8986cd7 100644
--- a/tests/virstringtest.c
+++ b/tests/virstringtest.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "testutils.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 
diff --git a/tests/virtimetest.c b/tests/virtimetest.c
index 1c22d07ef2..18f621a610 100644
--- a/tests/virtimetest.c
+++ b/tests/virtimetest.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "testutils.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 
diff --git a/tests/viruritest.c b/tests/viruritest.c
index ad59270489..3cb88daee3 100644
--- a/tests/viruritest.c
+++ b/tests/viruritest.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "testutils.h"
 #include "virutil.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "viralloc.h"
 #include "virlog.h"
 
diff --git a/tools/console.c b/tools/console.c
index d024d38415..29873eacf2 100644
--- a/tools/console.c
+++ b/tools/console.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 # include "virfile.h"
 # include "viralloc.h"
 # include "virthread.h"
-# include "virterror_internal.h"
+# include "virerror.h"
 
 /*
  * Convert given character to control character.
diff --git a/tools/virsh-domain.c b/tools/virsh-domain.c
index 3a9cebe548..f3da1d5ddb 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-domain.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-domain.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #include "virmacaddr.h"
 #include "virstring.h"
 #include "virsh-domain-monitor.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "virtypedparam.h"
 #include "virxml.h"
 
diff --git a/tools/virsh.c b/tools/virsh.c
index 790cf567e1..283194ac82 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.c
+++ b/tools/virsh.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "virterror_internal.h"
+#include "virerror.h"
 #include "base64.h"
 #include "virbuffer.h"
 #include "console.h"
diff --git a/tools/virsh.h b/tools/virsh.h
index 6e6d3eef84..ab7161fa61 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.h
+++ b/tools/virsh.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 # include <inttypes.h>
 
 # include "internal.h"
-# include "virterror_internal.h"
+# include "virerror.h"
 # include "virthread.h"
 # include "virnetdevbandwidth.h"