diff --git a/hw/core/bus.c b/hw/core/bus.c
index 50924793ac..33a4443217 100644
--- a/hw/core/bus.c
+++ b/hw/core/bus.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static void bus_reset_child_foreach(Object *obj, ResettableChildCallback cb,
     }
 }
 
-static void qbus_realize(BusState *bus, DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
+static void qbus_init(BusState *bus, DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
 {
     const char *typename = object_get_typename(OBJECT(bus));
     BusClass *bc;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void qbus_create_inplace(void *bus, size_t size, const char *typename,
                          DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
 {
     object_initialize(bus, size, typename);
-    qbus_realize(bus, parent, name);
+    qbus_init(bus, parent, name);
 }
 
 BusState *qbus_create(const char *typename, DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ BusState *qbus_create(const char *typename, DeviceState *parent, const char *nam
     BusState *bus;
 
     bus = BUS(object_new(typename));
-    qbus_realize(bus, parent, name);
+    qbus_init(bus, parent, name);
 
     return bus;
 }