diff --git a/hw/vfio/pci.c b/hw/vfio/pci.c
index bc0b4c4d56..493f9da45d 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/pci.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/pci.c
@@ -3625,7 +3625,7 @@ post_reset:
     vfio_pci_post_reset(vdev);
 }
 
-static void vfio_instance_init(Object *obj)
+static void vfio_pci_init(Object *obj)
 {
     PCIDevice *pci_dev = PCI_DEVICE(obj);
     VFIOPCIDevice *vdev = VFIO_PCI_BASE(obj);
@@ -3916,7 +3916,7 @@ static const TypeInfo vfio_pci_dev_info = {
     .name = TYPE_VFIO_PCI,
     .parent = TYPE_VFIO_PCI_BASE,
     .class_init = vfio_pci_dev_class_init,
-    .instance_init = vfio_instance_init,
+    .instance_init = vfio_pci_init,
     .instance_finalize = vfio_instance_finalize,
 };