diff --git a/migration/qemu-file.h b/migration/qemu-file.h
index 8b71152754..1b2f6b8d8f 100644
--- a/migration/qemu-file.h
+++ b/migration/qemu-file.h
@@ -34,15 +34,14 @@ QEMUFile *qemu_file_new_output(QIOChannel *ioc);
 int qemu_fclose(QEMUFile *f);
 
 /*
- * qemu_file_transferred_noflush:
+ * qemu_file_transferred:
  *
- * As qemu_file_transferred except for writable files, where no flush
- * is performed and the reported amount will include the size of any
- * queued buffers, on top of the amount actually transferred.
+ * No flush is performed and the reported amount will include the size
+ * of any queued buffers, on top of the amount actually transferred.
  *
  * Returns: the total bytes transferred and queued
  */
-uint64_t qemu_file_transferred_noflush(QEMUFile *f);
+uint64_t qemu_file_transferred(QEMUFile *f);
 
 /*
  * put_buffer without copying the buffer.
diff --git a/migration/block.c b/migration/block.c
index b60698d6e2..47f11d0e4f 100644
--- a/migration/block.c
+++ b/migration/block.c
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ static int block_save_setup(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 static int block_save_iterate(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 {
     int ret;
-    uint64_t last_bytes = qemu_file_transferred_noflush(f);
+    uint64_t last_bytes = qemu_file_transferred(f);
 
     trace_migration_block_save("iterate", block_mig_state.submitted,
                                block_mig_state.transferred);
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ static int block_save_iterate(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
     }
 
     qemu_put_be64(f, BLK_MIG_FLAG_EOS);
-    uint64_t delta_bytes = qemu_file_transferred_noflush(f) - last_bytes;
+    uint64_t delta_bytes = qemu_file_transferred(f) - last_bytes;
     return (delta_bytes > 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/migration/qemu-file.c b/migration/qemu-file.c
index efa5f11033..0158db2a54 100644
--- a/migration/qemu-file.c
+++ b/migration/qemu-file.c
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ int coroutine_mixed_fn qemu_get_byte(QEMUFile *f)
     return result;
 }
 
-uint64_t qemu_file_transferred_noflush(QEMUFile *f)
+uint64_t qemu_file_transferred(QEMUFile *f)
 {
     uint64_t ret = stat64_get(&mig_stats.qemu_file_transferred);
     int i;
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 8622f229e5..9c90499609 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -927,9 +927,9 @@ static int vmstate_load(QEMUFile *f, SaveStateEntry *se)
 static void vmstate_save_old_style(QEMUFile *f, SaveStateEntry *se,
                                    JSONWriter *vmdesc)
 {
-    uint64_t old_offset = qemu_file_transferred_noflush(f);
+    uint64_t old_offset = qemu_file_transferred(f);
     se->ops->save_state(f, se->opaque);
-    uint64_t size = qemu_file_transferred_noflush(f) - old_offset;
+    uint64_t size = qemu_file_transferred(f) - old_offset;
 
     if (vmdesc) {
         json_writer_int64(vmdesc, "size", size);
@@ -3053,7 +3053,7 @@ bool save_snapshot(const char *name, bool overwrite, const char *vmstate,
         goto the_end;
     }
     ret = qemu_savevm_state(f, errp);
-    vm_state_size = qemu_file_transferred_noflush(f);
+    vm_state_size = qemu_file_transferred(f);
     ret2 = qemu_fclose(f);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto the_end;
diff --git a/migration/vmstate.c b/migration/vmstate.c
index 1cf9e45b85..16420fa9a3 100644
--- a/migration/vmstate.c
+++ b/migration/vmstate.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ int vmstate_save_state_v(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
                 void *curr_elem = first_elem + size * i;
 
                 vmsd_desc_field_start(vmsd, vmdesc_loop, field, i, n_elems);
-                old_offset = qemu_file_transferred_noflush(f);
+                old_offset = qemu_file_transferred(f);
                 if (field->flags & VMS_ARRAY_OF_POINTER) {
                     assert(curr_elem);
                     curr_elem = *(void **)curr_elem;
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ int vmstate_save_state_v(QEMUFile *f, const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
                     return ret;
                 }
 
-                written_bytes = qemu_file_transferred_noflush(f) - old_offset;
+                written_bytes = qemu_file_transferred(f) - old_offset;
                 vmsd_desc_field_end(vmsd, vmdesc_loop, field, written_bytes, i);
 
                 /* Compressed arrays only care about the first element */
