diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-dmabuf.c b/hw/display/virtio-dmabuf.c
index 6688809777..42495f87ec 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-dmabuf.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-dmabuf.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static bool virtio_add_resource(QemuUUID *uuid, VirtioSharedObject *value)
     return result;
 }
 
-bool virtio_add_dmabuf(QemuUUID *uuid, int udmabuf_fd)
+bool virtio_dmabuf_add(QemuUUID *uuid, int udmabuf_fd)
 {
     bool result;
     VirtioSharedObject *vso;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ bool virtio_add_dmabuf(QemuUUID *uuid, int udmabuf_fd)
     return result;
 }
 
-bool virtio_add_vhost_device(QemuUUID *uuid, struct vhost_dev *dev)
+bool virtio_dmabuf_add_vhost_device(QemuUUID *uuid, struct vhost_dev *dev)
 {
     bool result;
     VirtioSharedObject *vso;
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ bool virtio_add_vhost_device(QemuUUID *uuid, struct vhost_dev *dev)
     return result;
 }
 
-bool virtio_remove_resource(const QemuUUID *uuid)
+bool virtio_dmabuf_remove_resource(const QemuUUID *uuid)
 {
     bool result;
     g_mutex_lock(&lock);
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static VirtioSharedObject *get_shared_object(const QemuUUID *uuid)
     return (VirtioSharedObject *) lookup_res;
 }
 
-int virtio_lookup_dmabuf(const QemuUUID *uuid)
+int virtio_dmabuf_lookup(const QemuUUID *uuid)
 {
     VirtioSharedObject *vso = get_shared_object(uuid);
     if (vso == NULL) {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ int virtio_lookup_dmabuf(const QemuUUID *uuid)
     return GPOINTER_TO_INT(vso->value);
 }
 
-struct vhost_dev *virtio_lookup_vhost_device(const QemuUUID *uuid)
+struct vhost_dev *virtio_dmabuf_lookup_vhost_device(const QemuUUID *uuid)
 {
     VirtioSharedObject *vso = get_shared_object(uuid);
     if (vso == NULL) {
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ struct vhost_dev *virtio_lookup_vhost_device(const QemuUUID *uuid)
     return (struct vhost_dev *) vso->value;
 }
 
-SharedObjectType virtio_object_type(const QemuUUID *uuid)
+SharedObjectType virtio_dmabuf_object_type(const QemuUUID *uuid)
 {
     VirtioSharedObject *vso = get_shared_object(uuid);
     if (vso == NULL) {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ int virtio_dmabuf_vhost_cleanup(struct vhost_dev *dev)
     return num_removed;
 }
 
-void virtio_free_resources(void)
+void virtio_dmabuf_free_resources(void)
 {
     g_mutex_lock(&lock);
     g_hash_table_destroy(resource_uuids);
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
index 1c3f2357be..2ab9e13f9e 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
@@ -1607,7 +1607,7 @@ vhost_user_backend_handle_shared_object_add(struct vhost_dev *dev,
     QemuUUID uuid;
 
     memcpy(uuid.data, object->uuid, sizeof(object->uuid));
-    return virtio_add_vhost_device(&uuid, dev);
+    return virtio_dmabuf_add_vhost_device(&uuid, dev);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1617,10 +1617,10 @@ vhost_user_backend_handle_shared_object_remove(struct vhost_dev *dev,
     QemuUUID uuid;
 
     memcpy(uuid.data, object->uuid, sizeof(object->uuid));
-    switch (virtio_object_type(&uuid)) {
+    switch (virtio_dmabuf_object_type(&uuid)) {
     case TYPE_VHOST_DEV:
     {
-        struct vhost_dev *owner = virtio_lookup_vhost_device(&uuid);
+        struct vhost_dev *owner = virtio_dmabuf_lookup_vhost_device(&uuid);
         if (owner == NULL || dev != owner) {
             /* Not allowed to remove non-owned entries */
             return 0;
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ vhost_user_backend_handle_shared_object_remove(struct vhost_dev *dev,
         return 0;
     }
 
-    return virtio_remove_resource(&uuid);
+    return virtio_dmabuf_remove_resource(&uuid);
 }
 
 static bool vhost_user_send_resp(QIOChannel *ioc, VhostUserHeader *hdr,
@@ -1710,13 +1710,13 @@ vhost_user_backend_handle_shared_object_lookup(struct vhost_user *u,
     memcpy(uuid.data, payload->object.uuid, sizeof(payload->object.uuid));
 
     payload->u64 = 0;
-    switch (virtio_object_type(&uuid)) {
+    switch (virtio_dmabuf_object_type(&uuid)) {
     case TYPE_DMABUF:
-        dmabuf_fd = virtio_lookup_dmabuf(&uuid);
+        dmabuf_fd = virtio_dmabuf_lookup(&uuid);
         break;
     case TYPE_VHOST_DEV:
     {
-        struct vhost_dev *dev = virtio_lookup_vhost_device(&uuid);
+        struct vhost_dev *dev = virtio_dmabuf_lookup_vhost_device(&uuid);
         if (dev == NULL) {
             payload->u64 = -EINVAL;
             break;
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-dmabuf.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-dmabuf.h
index 73f70fb482..186a18a33b 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-dmabuf.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-dmabuf.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ typedef struct VirtioSharedObject {
 } VirtioSharedObject;
 
 /**
- * virtio_add_dmabuf() - Add a new dma-buf resource to the lookup table
+ * virtio_dmabuf_add() - Add a new dma-buf resource to the lookup table
  * @uuid: new resource's UUID
  * @dmabuf_fd: the dma-buf descriptor that will be stored and shared with
  *             other virtio devices. The caller retains ownership over the
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ typedef struct VirtioSharedObject {
  * Note that if it finds a repeated UUID, the resource is not inserted in
  * the lookup table.
  */
-bool virtio_add_dmabuf(QemuUUID *uuid, int dmabuf_fd);
+bool virtio_dmabuf_add(QemuUUID *uuid, int dmabuf_fd);
 
 /**
- * virtio_add_vhost_device() - Add a new exporter vhost device that holds the
- * resource with the associated UUID
+ * virtio_dmabuf_add_vhost_device() - Add a new exporter vhost device that
+ * holds the resource with the associated UUID
  * @uuid: new resource's UUID
  * @dev: the pointer to the vhost device that holds the resource. The caller
  *       retains ownership over the device struct and its lifecycle.
@@ -55,41 +55,42 @@ bool virtio_add_dmabuf(QemuUUID *uuid, int dmabuf_fd);
  * Note that if it finds a repeated UUID, the resource is not inserted in
  * the lookup table.
  */
-bool virtio_add_vhost_device(QemuUUID *uuid, struct vhost_dev *dev);
+bool virtio_dmabuf_add_vhost_device(QemuUUID *uuid, struct vhost_dev *dev);
 
 /**
- * virtio_remove_resource() - Removes a resource from the lookup table
+ * virtio_dmabuf_remove_resource() - Removes a resource from the lookup table
  * @uuid: resource's UUID
  *
  * Return: true if the UUID has been found and removed from the lookup table.
  */
-bool virtio_remove_resource(const QemuUUID *uuid);
+bool virtio_dmabuf_remove_resource(const QemuUUID *uuid);
 
 /**
- * virtio_lookup_dmabuf() - Looks for a dma-buf resource in the lookup table
+ * virtio_dmabuf_lookup() - Looks for a dma-buf resource in the lookup table
  * @uuid: resource's UUID
  *
  * Return: the dma-buf file descriptor integer, or -1 if the key is not found.
  */
-int virtio_lookup_dmabuf(const QemuUUID *uuid);
+int virtio_dmabuf_lookup(const QemuUUID *uuid);
 
 /**
- * virtio_lookup_vhost_device() - Looks for an exporter vhost device in the
- * lookup table
+ * virtio_dmabuf_lookup_vhost_device() - Looks for an exporter vhost device
+ * in the lookup table
  * @uuid: resource's UUID
  *
  * Return: pointer to the vhost_dev struct, or NULL if the key is not found.
  */
-struct vhost_dev *virtio_lookup_vhost_device(const QemuUUID *uuid);
+struct vhost_dev *virtio_dmabuf_lookup_vhost_device(const QemuUUID *uuid);
 
 /**
- * virtio_object_type() - Looks for the type of resource in the lookup table
+ * virtio_dmabuf_object_type() - Looks for the type of resource in the
+ * lookup table
  * @uuid: resource's UUID
  *
  * Return: the type of resource associated with the UUID, or TYPE_INVALID if
  * the key is not found.
  */
-SharedObjectType virtio_object_type(const QemuUUID *uuid);
+SharedObjectType virtio_dmabuf_object_type(const QemuUUID *uuid);
 
 /**
  * virtio_dmabuf_vhost_cleanup() - Destroys all entries of the shared
@@ -102,9 +103,9 @@ SharedObjectType virtio_object_type(const QemuUUID *uuid);
 int virtio_dmabuf_vhost_cleanup(struct vhost_dev *dev);
 
 /**
- * virtio_free_resources() - Destroys all keys and values of the shared
+ * virtio_dmabuf_free_resources() - Destroys all keys and values of the shared
  * resources lookup table, and frees them
  */
-void virtio_free_resources(void);
+void virtio_dmabuf_free_resources(void);
 
 #endif /* VIRTIO_DMABUF_H */
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-virtio-dmabuf.c b/tests/unit/test-virtio-dmabuf.c
index 1c8123c2d2..7471ed4fbd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-virtio-dmabuf.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-virtio-dmabuf.c
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ static void test_add_remove_resources(void)
         qemu_uuid_generate(&uuid);
         dmabuf_fd = g_random_int_range(3, 500);
         /* Add a new resource */
-        g_assert(virtio_add_dmabuf(&uuid, dmabuf_fd));
-        g_assert_cmpint(virtio_lookup_dmabuf(&uuid), ==, dmabuf_fd);
+        g_assert(virtio_dmabuf_add(&uuid, dmabuf_fd));
+        g_assert_cmpint(virtio_dmabuf_lookup(&uuid), ==, dmabuf_fd);
         /* Remove the resource */
-        g_assert(virtio_remove_resource(&uuid));
+        g_assert(virtio_dmabuf_remove_resource(&uuid));
         /* Resource is not found anymore */
-        g_assert_cmpint(virtio_lookup_dmabuf(&uuid), ==, -1);
+        g_assert_cmpint(virtio_dmabuf_lookup(&uuid), ==, -1);
     }
 }
 
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ static void test_add_remove_dev(void)
 
     for (i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
         qemu_uuid_generate(&uuid);
-        virtio_add_vhost_device(&uuid, dev);
+        virtio_dmabuf_add_vhost_device(&uuid, dev);
         /* vhost device is found */
-        g_assert(virtio_lookup_vhost_device(&uuid) != NULL);
+        g_assert(virtio_dmabuf_lookup_vhost_device(&uuid) != NULL);
         /* Remove the vhost device */
-        g_assert(virtio_remove_resource(&uuid));
+        g_assert(virtio_dmabuf_remove_resource(&uuid));
         /* vhost device is not found anymore */
-        g_assert(virtio_lookup_vhost_device(&uuid) == NULL);
+        g_assert(virtio_dmabuf_lookup_vhost_device(&uuid) == NULL);
     }
     g_free(dev);
 }
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ static void test_remove_invalid_resource(void)
 
     for (i = 0; i < 20; ++i) {
         qemu_uuid_generate(&uuid);
-        g_assert_cmpint(virtio_lookup_dmabuf(&uuid), ==, -1);
+        g_assert_cmpint(virtio_dmabuf_lookup(&uuid), ==, -1);
         /* Removing a resource that does not exist returns false */
-        g_assert_false(virtio_remove_resource(&uuid));
+        g_assert_false(virtio_dmabuf_remove_resource(&uuid));
     }
 }
 
@@ -81,25 +81,25 @@ static void test_add_invalid_resource(void)
     for (i = 0; i < 20; ++i) {
         qemu_uuid_generate(&uuid);
         /* Add a new resource with invalid (negative) resource fd */
-        g_assert_false(virtio_add_dmabuf(&uuid, dmabuf_fd));
+        g_assert_false(virtio_dmabuf_add(&uuid, dmabuf_fd));
         /* Resource is not found */
-        g_assert_cmpint(virtio_lookup_dmabuf(&uuid), ==, -1);
+        g_assert_cmpint(virtio_dmabuf_lookup(&uuid), ==, -1);
         /* Add a new vhost device with invalid (NULL) pointer */
-        g_assert_false(virtio_add_vhost_device(&uuid, dev));
+        g_assert_false(virtio_dmabuf_add_vhost_device(&uuid, dev));
         /* vhost device is not found */
-        g_assert(virtio_lookup_vhost_device(&uuid) == NULL);
+        g_assert(virtio_dmabuf_lookup_vhost_device(&uuid) == NULL);
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < 20; ++i) {
         /* Add a valid resource */
         qemu_uuid_generate(&uuid);
         dmabuf_fd = g_random_int_range(3, 500);
-        g_assert(virtio_add_dmabuf(&uuid, dmabuf_fd));
-        g_assert_cmpint(virtio_lookup_dmabuf(&uuid), ==, dmabuf_fd);
+        g_assert(virtio_dmabuf_add(&uuid, dmabuf_fd));
+        g_assert_cmpint(virtio_dmabuf_lookup(&uuid), ==, dmabuf_fd);
         /* Add a new resource with repeated uuid returns false */
-        g_assert_false(virtio_add_dmabuf(&uuid, alt_dmabuf));
+        g_assert_false(virtio_dmabuf_add(&uuid, alt_dmabuf));
         /* The value for the uuid key is not replaced */
-        g_assert_cmpint(virtio_lookup_dmabuf(&uuid), ==, dmabuf_fd);
+        g_assert_cmpint(virtio_dmabuf_lookup(&uuid), ==, dmabuf_fd);
     }
 }
 
@@ -143,13 +143,13 @@ static void test_free_resources(void)
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(uuids); ++i) {
         qemu_uuid_generate(&uuids[i]);
         dmabuf_fd = g_random_int_range(3, 500);
-        g_assert(virtio_add_dmabuf(&uuids[i], dmabuf_fd));
-        g_assert_cmpint(virtio_lookup_dmabuf(&uuids[i]), ==, dmabuf_fd);
+        g_assert(virtio_dmabuf_add(&uuids[i], dmabuf_fd));
+        g_assert_cmpint(virtio_dmabuf_lookup(&uuids[i]), ==, dmabuf_fd);
     }
-    virtio_free_resources();
+    virtio_dmabuf_free_resources();
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(uuids); ++i) {
         /* None of the resources is found after free'd */
-        g_assert_cmpint(virtio_lookup_dmabuf(&uuids[i]), ==, -1);
+        g_assert_cmpint(virtio_dmabuf_lookup(&uuids[i]), ==, -1);
     }
 
 }
