diff --git a/include/qemu/main-loop.h b/include/qemu/main-loop.h
index d6f75e57bd..0b6a3e4824 100644
--- a/include/qemu/main-loop.h
+++ b/include/qemu/main-loop.h
@@ -344,13 +344,13 @@ void qemu_bql_lock_impl(const char *file, int line);
 void qemu_bql_unlock(void);
 
 /**
- * QEMU_IOTHREAD_LOCK_GUARD
+ * QEMU_BQL_LOCK_GUARD
  *
- * Wrap a block of code in a conditional qemu_mutex_{lock,unlock}_iothread.
+ * Wrap a block of code in a conditional qemu_bql_{lock,unlock}.
  */
-typedef struct IOThreadLockAuto IOThreadLockAuto;
+typedef struct BQLLockAuto BQLLockAuto;
 
-static inline IOThreadLockAuto *qemu_iothread_auto_lock(const char *file,
+static inline BQLLockAuto *qemu_bql_auto_lock(const char *file,
                                                         int line)
 {
     if (qemu_bql_locked()) {
@@ -358,19 +358,19 @@ static inline IOThreadLockAuto *qemu_iothread_auto_lock(const char *file,
     }
     qemu_bql_lock_impl(file, line);
     /* Anything non-NULL causes the cleanup function to be called */
-    return (IOThreadLockAuto *)(uintptr_t)1;
+    return (BQLLockAuto *)(uintptr_t)1;
 }
 
-static inline void qemu_iothread_auto_unlock(IOThreadLockAuto *l)
+static inline void qemu_bql_auto_unlock(BQLLockAuto *l)
 {
     qemu_bql_unlock();
 }
 
-G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(IOThreadLockAuto, qemu_iothread_auto_unlock)
+G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(BQLLockAuto, qemu_bql_auto_unlock)
 
-#define QEMU_IOTHREAD_LOCK_GUARD() \
-    g_autoptr(IOThreadLockAuto) _iothread_lock_auto __attribute__((unused)) \
-        = qemu_iothread_auto_lock(__FILE__, __LINE__)
+#define QEMU_BQL_LOCK_GUARD() \
+    g_autoptr(BQLLockAuto) _bql_lock_auto __attribute__((unused)) \
+        = qemu_bql_auto_lock(__FILE__, __LINE__)
 
 /*
  * qemu_cond_wait_iothread: Wait on condition for the main loop mutex
diff --git a/hw/i386/kvm/xen_evtchn.c b/hw/i386/kvm/xen_evtchn.c
index 07d0ff0253..3ab686bd79 100644
--- a/hw/i386/kvm/xen_evtchn.c
+++ b/hw/i386/kvm/xen_evtchn.c
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ int xen_evtchn_reset_op(struct evtchn_reset *reset)
         return -ESRCH;
     }
 
-    QEMU_IOTHREAD_LOCK_GUARD();
+    QEMU_BQL_LOCK_GUARD();
     return xen_evtchn_soft_reset();
 }
 
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ int xen_evtchn_close_op(struct evtchn_close *close)
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
-    QEMU_IOTHREAD_LOCK_GUARD();
+    QEMU_BQL_LOCK_GUARD();
     qemu_mutex_lock(&s->port_lock);
 
     ret = close_port(s, close->port, &flush_kvm_routes);
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ int xen_evtchn_bind_pirq_op(struct evtchn_bind_pirq *pirq)
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
-    QEMU_IOTHREAD_LOCK_GUARD();
+    QEMU_BQL_LOCK_GUARD();
 
     if (s->pirq[pirq->pirq].port) {
         return -EBUSY;
@@ -1824,7 +1824,7 @@ int xen_physdev_map_pirq(struct physdev_map_pirq *map)
         return -ENOTSUP;
     }
 
-    QEMU_IOTHREAD_LOCK_GUARD();
+    QEMU_BQL_LOCK_GUARD();
     QEMU_LOCK_GUARD(&s->port_lock);
 
     if (map->domid != DOMID_SELF && map->domid != xen_domid) {
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ int xen_physdev_unmap_pirq(struct physdev_unmap_pirq *unmap)
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
-    QEMU_IOTHREAD_LOCK_GUARD();
+    QEMU_BQL_LOCK_GUARD();
     qemu_mutex_lock(&s->port_lock);
 
     if (!pirq_inuse(s, pirq)) {
@@ -1924,7 +1924,7 @@ int xen_physdev_eoi_pirq(struct physdev_eoi *eoi)
         return -ENOTSUP;
     }
 
-    QEMU_IOTHREAD_LOCK_GUARD();
+    QEMU_BQL_LOCK_GUARD();
     QEMU_LOCK_GUARD(&s->port_lock);
 
     if (!pirq_inuse(s, pirq)) {
@@ -1956,7 +1956,7 @@ int xen_physdev_query_pirq(struct physdev_irq_status_query *query)
         return -ENOTSUP;
     }
 
-    QEMU_IOTHREAD_LOCK_GUARD();
+    QEMU_BQL_LOCK_GUARD();
     QEMU_LOCK_GUARD(&s->port_lock);
 
     if (!pirq_inuse(s, pirq)) {
diff --git a/hw/i386/kvm/xen_gnttab.c b/hw/i386/kvm/xen_gnttab.c
index 0a24f53f20..ee5f8cf257 100644
--- a/hw/i386/kvm/xen_gnttab.c
+++ b/hw/i386/kvm/xen_gnttab.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ int xen_gnttab_map_page(uint64_t idx, uint64_t gfn)
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
-    QEMU_IOTHREAD_LOCK_GUARD();
+    QEMU_BQL_LOCK_GUARD();
     QEMU_LOCK_GUARD(&s->gnt_lock);
 
     xen_overlay_do_map_page(&s->gnt_aliases[idx], gpa);
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_int.c b/hw/mips/mips_int.c
index 6c32e466a3..c2454f9724 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_int.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_int.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static void cpu_mips_irq_request(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
         return;
     }
 
-    QEMU_IOTHREAD_LOCK_GUARD();
+    QEMU_BQL_LOCK_GUARD();
 
     if (level) {
         env->CP0_Cause |= 1 << (irq + CP0Ca_IP);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc.c b/hw/ppc/ppc.c
index c8c3b43602..ce7d3692c4 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void ppc_set_irq(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int irq, int level)
     unsigned int old_pending;
 
     /* We may already have the BQL if coming from the reset path */
-    QEMU_IOTHREAD_LOCK_GUARD();
+    QEMU_BQL_LOCK_GUARD();
 
     old_pending = env->pending_interrupts;
 
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/xen-emu.c b/target/i386/kvm/xen-emu.c
index f79f5d270f..be8a1fef58 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/xen-emu.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/xen-emu.c
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ static int xen_set_shared_info(uint64_t gfn)
     uint64_t gpa = gfn << TARGET_PAGE_BITS;
     int i, err;
 
-    QEMU_IOTHREAD_LOCK_GUARD();
+    QEMU_BQL_LOCK_GUARD();
 
     /*
      * The xen_overlay device tells KVM about it too, since it had to
diff --git a/target/ppc/excp_helper.c b/target/ppc/excp_helper.c
index 0a1c942831..2122f89990 100644
--- a/target/ppc/excp_helper.c
+++ b/target/ppc/excp_helper.c
@@ -2222,7 +2222,7 @@ static int ppc_next_unmasked_interrupt(CPUPPCState *env)
 void ppc_maybe_interrupt(CPUPPCState *env)
 {
     CPUState *cs = env_cpu(env);
-    QEMU_IOTHREAD_LOCK_GUARD();
+    QEMU_BQL_LOCK_GUARD();
 
     if (ppc_next_unmasked_interrupt(env)) {
         cpu_interrupt(cs, CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD);
diff --git a/target/ppc/helper_regs.c b/target/ppc/helper_regs.c
index f380342d4d..b92e3a223a 100644
--- a/target/ppc/helper_regs.c
+++ b/target/ppc/helper_regs.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void cpu_interrupt_exittb(CPUState *cs)
      * unless running with TCG.
      */
     if (tcg_enabled()) {
-        QEMU_IOTHREAD_LOCK_GUARD();
+        QEMU_BQL_LOCK_GUARD();
         cpu_interrupt(cs, CPU_INTERRUPT_EXITTB);
     }
 }
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c b/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
index e7e23b34f4..fa73bb8ce9 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ void riscv_cpu_interrupt(CPURISCVState *env)
     uint64_t gein, vsgein = 0, vstip = 0, irqf = 0;
     CPUState *cs = env_cpu(env);
 
-    QEMU_IOTHREAD_LOCK_GUARD();
+    QEMU_BQL_LOCK_GUARD();
 
     if (env->virt_enabled) {
         gein = get_field(env->hstatus, HSTATUS_VGEIN);
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ uint64_t riscv_cpu_update_mip(CPURISCVState *env, uint64_t mask, uint64_t value)
     /* No need to update mip for VSTIP */
     mask = ((mask == MIP_VSTIP) && env->vstime_irq) ? 0 : mask;
 
-    QEMU_IOTHREAD_LOCK_GUARD();
+    QEMU_BQL_LOCK_GUARD();
 
     env->mip = (env->mip & ~mask) | (value & mask);
 
