diff --git a/slirp/mbuf.c b/slirp/mbuf.c
index 795fc29f98..bc942b63e4 100644
--- a/slirp/mbuf.c
+++ b/slirp/mbuf.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ m_get(Slirp *slirp)
 	m->m_len = 0;
         m->m_nextpkt = NULL;
         m->m_prevpkt = NULL;
-        m->arp_requested = false;
+        m->resolution_requested = false;
         m->expiration_date = (uint64_t)-1;
 end_error:
 	DEBUG_ARG("m = %p", m);
diff --git a/slirp/mbuf.h b/slirp/mbuf.h
index b144f1ce3a..38fedf46de 100644
--- a/slirp/mbuf.h
+++ b/slirp/mbuf.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ struct mbuf {
 	int	m_len;			/* Amount of data in this mbuf */
 
 	Slirp *slirp;
-	bool	arp_requested;
+	bool	resolution_requested;
 	uint64_t expiration_date;
 	/* start of dynamic buffer area, must be last element */
 	union {
diff --git a/slirp/slirp.c b/slirp/slirp.c
index 35f819afb7..1d5d17288e 100644
--- a/slirp/slirp.c
+++ b/slirp/slirp.c
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ int if_encap(Slirp *slirp, struct mbuf *ifm)
         struct ethhdr *reh = (struct ethhdr *)arp_req;
         struct arphdr *rah = (struct arphdr *)(arp_req + ETH_HLEN);
 
-        if (!ifm->arp_requested) {
+        if (!ifm->resolution_requested) {
             /* If the client addr is not known, send an ARP request */
             memset(reh->h_dest, 0xff, ETH_ALEN);
             memcpy(reh->h_source, special_ethaddr, ETH_ALEN - 4);
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ int if_encap(Slirp *slirp, struct mbuf *ifm)
             rah->ar_tip = iph->ip_dst.s_addr;
             slirp->client_ipaddr = iph->ip_dst;
             slirp_output(slirp->opaque, arp_req, sizeof(arp_req));
-            ifm->arp_requested = true;
+            ifm->resolution_requested = true;
 
             /* Expire request and drop outgoing packet after 1 second */
             ifm->expiration_date = qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_REALTIME) + 1000000000ULL;