diff --git a/hw/arm/nseries.c b/hw/arm/nseries.c
index 6a6b3e6..2a8835e 100644
--- a/hw/arm/nseries.c
+++ b/hw/arm/nseries.c
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@
     strcpy((void *) w, "hw-build");		/* char component[12] */
     w += 6;
     strcpy((void *) w, "QEMU ");
-    pstrcat((void *) w, 12, qemu_get_version()); /* char version[12] */
+    pstrcat((void *) w, 12, qemu_hw_version()); /* char version[12] */
     w += 6;
 
     tag = (model == 810) ? "1.1.10-qemu" : "1.1.6-qemu";
diff --git a/hw/ide/core.c b/hw/ide/core.c
index 317406d..364ba21 100644
--- a/hw/ide/core.c
+++ b/hw/ide/core.c
@@ -2312,7 +2312,7 @@
     if (version) {
         pstrcpy(s->version, sizeof(s->version), version);
     } else {
-        pstrcpy(s->version, sizeof(s->version), qemu_get_version());
+        pstrcpy(s->version, sizeof(s->version), qemu_hw_version());
     }
 
     ide_reset(s);
diff --git a/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c b/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c
index d373c1b..fd1171e 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
         r->buf[7] = 0x10 | (r->req.bus->info->tcq ? 0x02 : 0); /* Sync, TCQ.  */
         memcpy(&r->buf[8], "QEMU    ", 8);
         memcpy(&r->buf[16], "QEMU TARGET     ", 16);
-        pstrcpy((char *) &r->buf[32], 4, qemu_get_version());
+        pstrcpy((char *) &r->buf[32], 4, qemu_hw_version());
     }
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/hw/scsi/scsi-disk.c b/hw/scsi/scsi-disk.c
index bada9a7..707e734 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/scsi-disk.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/scsi-disk.c
@@ -2315,7 +2315,7 @@
     }
 
     if (!s->version) {
-        s->version = g_strdup(qemu_get_version());
+        s->version = g_strdup(qemu_hw_version());
     }
     if (!s->vendor) {
         s->vendor = g_strdup("QEMU");
diff --git a/include/qemu/osdep.h b/include/qemu/osdep.h
index b568424..ab2d5d9 100644
--- a/include/qemu/osdep.h
+++ b/include/qemu/osdep.h
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@
 
 void qemu_set_cloexec(int fd);
 
-void qemu_set_version(const char *);
-const char *qemu_get_version(void);
+void qemu_set_hw_version(const char *);
+const char *qemu_hw_version(void);
 
 void fips_set_state(bool requested);
 bool fips_get_state(void);
diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
index 9280bfc..9d0eedf 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -2243,7 +2243,7 @@
                 pstrcpy(def->model_id, sizeof(def->model_id),
                         "QEMU Virtual CPU version ");
                 pstrcat(def->model_id, sizeof(def->model_id),
-                        qemu_get_version());
+                        qemu_hw_version());
                 break;
             }
         }
diff --git a/util/osdep.c b/util/osdep.c
index 0092bb6..80c6bfe 100644
--- a/util/osdep.c
+++ b/util/osdep.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 static bool fips_enabled = false;
 
-static const char *qemu_version = QEMU_VERSION;
+static const char *hw_version = QEMU_VERSION;
 
 int socket_set_cork(int fd, int v)
 {
@@ -311,14 +311,14 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-void qemu_set_version(const char *version)
+void qemu_set_hw_version(const char *version)
 {
-    qemu_version = version;
+    hw_version = version;
 }
 
-const char *qemu_get_version(void)
+const char *qemu_hw_version(void)
 {
-    return qemu_version;
+    return hw_version;
 }
 
 void fips_set_state(bool requested)
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index f5f7c3f..d7cdf96 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -4052,7 +4052,7 @@
     cpu_exec_init_all();
 
     if (machine_class->hw_version) {
-        qemu_set_version(machine_class->hw_version);
+        qemu_set_hw_version(machine_class->hw_version);
     }
 
     /* Init CPU def lists, based on config