diff --git a/hw/intc/i8259.c b/hw/intc/i8259.c
index 0261f087b2..17910f3bcb 100644
--- a/hw/intc/i8259.c
+++ b/hw/intc/i8259.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static void pic_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     pc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
 }
 
-qemu_irq *i8259_init(ISABus *bus, qemu_irq parent_irq)
+qemu_irq *i8259_init(ISABus *bus, qemu_irq parent_irq_in)
 {
     qemu_irq *irq_set;
     DeviceState *dev;
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ qemu_irq *i8259_init(ISABus *bus, qemu_irq parent_irq)
     isadev = i8259_init_chip(TYPE_I8259, bus, true);
     dev = DEVICE(isadev);
 
-    qdev_connect_gpio_out(dev, 0, parent_irq);
+    qdev_connect_gpio_out(dev, 0, parent_irq_in);
     for (i = 0 ; i < 8; i++) {
         irq_set[i] = qdev_get_gpio_in(dev, i);
     }
diff --git a/include/hw/intc/i8259.h b/include/hw/intc/i8259.h
index a0e34dd990..c412575775 100644
--- a/include/hw/intc/i8259.h
+++ b/include/hw/intc/i8259.h
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@
 /* i8259.c */
 
 extern PICCommonState *isa_pic;
-qemu_irq *i8259_init(ISABus *bus, qemu_irq parent_irq);
+
+/*
+ * i8259_init()
+ *
+ * Create a i8259 device on an ISA @bus,
+ * connect its output to @parent_irq_in,
+ * return an (allocated) array of 16 input IRQs.
+ */
+qemu_irq *i8259_init(ISABus *bus, qemu_irq parent_irq_in);
 qemu_irq *kvm_i8259_init(ISABus *bus);
 int pic_get_output(PICCommonState *s);
 int pic_read_irq(PICCommonState *s);