diff --git a/kvm-all.c b/kvm-all.c
index 7753c8ae38..226843c65f 100644
--- a/kvm-all.c
+++ b/kvm-all.c
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ int kvm_cpu_exec(CPUState *env)
 
     DPRINTF("kvm_cpu_exec()\n");
 
-    if (kvm_arch_process_irqchip_events(env)) {
+    if (kvm_arch_process_async_events(env)) {
         env->exit_request = 0;
         return EXCP_HLT;
     }
diff --git a/kvm.h b/kvm.h
index 59b2c29fd9..7bc04e0f14 100644
--- a/kvm.h
+++ b/kvm.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void kvm_arch_post_run(CPUState *env, struct kvm_run *run);
 
 int kvm_arch_handle_exit(CPUState *env, struct kvm_run *run);
 
-int kvm_arch_process_irqchip_events(CPUState *env);
+int kvm_arch_process_async_events(CPUState *env);
 
 int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *env);
 
diff --git a/target-i386/kvm.c b/target-i386/kvm.c
index aba2cc91fa..0aef810418 100644
--- a/target-i386/kvm.c
+++ b/target-i386/kvm.c
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@ void kvm_arch_post_run(CPUState *env, struct kvm_run *run)
     cpu_set_apic_base(env->apic_state, run->apic_base);
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_process_irqchip_events(CPUState *env)
+int kvm_arch_process_async_events(CPUState *env)
 {
     if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
         return 0;
diff --git a/target-ppc/kvm.c b/target-ppc/kvm.c
index 3924f4bed4..6c99a163b8 100644
--- a/target-ppc/kvm.c
+++ b/target-ppc/kvm.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ void kvm_arch_post_run(CPUState *env, struct kvm_run *run)
 {
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_process_irqchip_events(CPUState *env)
+int kvm_arch_process_async_events(CPUState *env)
 {
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/target-s390x/kvm.c b/target-s390x/kvm.c
index 6e9427431d..a85ae0fc11 100644
--- a/target-s390x/kvm.c
+++ b/target-s390x/kvm.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void kvm_arch_post_run(CPUState *env, struct kvm_run *run)
 {
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_process_irqchip_events(CPUState *env)
+int kvm_arch_process_async_events(CPUState *env)
 {
     return 0;
 }