diff --git a/tests/virfirewalltest.c b/tests/virfirewalltest.c
index ba2e6ad4c9fe8bd78fd59374aab956dceaff46ca..81c555743dadbf73569448870f206b7e55d7f7eb 100644
--- a/tests/virfirewalltest.c
+++ b/tests/virfirewalltest.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static bool fwError;
     "target     prot opt source               destination\n"
 
 # if WITH_DBUS
-VIR_MOCK_IMPL_RET_ARGS(dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block,
+VIR_MOCK_WRAP_RET_ARGS(dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block,
                        DBusMessage *,
                        DBusConnection *, connection,
                        DBusMessage *, message,
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ VIR_MOCK_IMPL_RET_ARGS(dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block,
     char **args = NULL;
     char *type = NULL;
 
-    VIR_MOCK_IMPL_INIT_REAL(dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block);
+    VIR_MOCK_REAL_INIT(dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block);
 
     if (STREQ(service, "org.freedesktop.DBus") &&
         STREQ(member, "ListNames")) {
diff --git a/tests/virmock.h b/tests/virmock.h
index 0dd8bb50d8c13d54edf1be484b80f414a9500d96..8352e30197a48ca0052b87d5867b2425ad49ed62 100644
--- a/tests/virmock.h
+++ b/tests/virmock.h
@@ -234,33 +234,61 @@
  */
 
 # define VIR_MOCK_IMPL_RET_ARGS(name, rettype, ...)                     \
+    rettype name(VIR_MOCK_ARGTYPENAMES(__VA_ARGS__));                   \
+    static rettype (*real_##name)(VIR_MOCK_ARGTYPES(__VA_ARGS__));      \
+    rettype name(VIR_MOCK_ARGTYPENAMES_UNUSED(__VA_ARGS__))
+
+# define VIR_MOCK_IMPL_RET_VOID(name, rettype)                          \
+    rettype name(void);                                                 \
+    static rettype (*real_##name)(void);                                \
+    rettype name(void)
+
+# define VIR_MOCK_IMPL_VOID_ARGS(name, ...)                             \
+    void name(VIR_MOCK_ARGTYPENAMES(__VA_ARGS__));                      \
+    static void (*real_##name)(VIR_MOCK_ARGTYPES(__VA_ARGS__));         \
+    void name(VIR_MOCK_ARGTYPENAMES_UNUSED(__VA_ARGS__))
+
+# define VIR_MOCK_IMPL_VOID_VOID(name)                                  \
+    void name(void);                                                    \
+    static void (*real_##name)(void);                                   \
+    void name(void)
+
+/*
+ * The VIR_MOCK_WRAP_NNN_MMM() macros are intended for use in the
+ * individual test suites. The define a stub implementation of
+ * the wrapped method and insert the caller provided code snippet
+ * as the body of the method.
+ */
+
+# define VIR_MOCK_WRAP_RET_ARGS(name, rettype, ...)                     \
     rettype wrap_##name(VIR_MOCK_ARGTYPENAMES(__VA_ARGS__));            \
     static rettype (*real_##name)(VIR_MOCK_ARGTYPES(__VA_ARGS__));      \
     rettype wrap_##name(VIR_MOCK_ARGTYPENAMES_UNUSED(__VA_ARGS__))
 
-# define VIR_MOCK_IMPL_INIT_REAL(name)                                  \
-    do {                                                                \
-        if (real_##name == NULL &&                                      \
-            !(real_##name = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT,                            \
-                                  #name))) {                            \
-            fprintf(stderr, "Missing symbol '" #name "'\n");            \
-            abort();                                                    \
-        }                                                               \
-    } while (0)
-
-# define VIR_MOCK_IMPL_RET_VOID(name, rettype)                          \
+# define VIR_MOCK_WRAP_RET_VOID(name, rettype)                          \
     rettype wrap_##name(void);                                          \
     static rettype (*real_##name)(void);                                \
     rettype wrap_##name(void)
 
-# define VIR_MOCK_IMPL_VOID_ARGS(name, ...)                             \
+# define VIR_MOCK_WRAP_VOID_ARGS(name, ...)                             \
     void wrap_##name(VIR_MOCK_ARGTYPENAMES(__VA_ARGS__));               \
     static void (*real_##name)(VIR_MOCK_ARGTYPES(__VA_ARGS__));         \
     void wrap_##name(VIR_MOCK_ARGTYPENAMES_UNUSED(__VA_ARGS__))
 
-# define VIR_MOCK_IMPL_VOID_VOID(name)                                  \
+# define VIR_MOCK_WRAP_VOID_VOID(name)                                  \
     void wrap_##name(void);                                             \
     static void (*real_##name)(void);                                   \
     void wrap_##name(void)
 
+
+# define VIR_MOCK_REAL_INIT(name)                                       \
+    do {                                                                \
+        if (real_##name == NULL &&                                      \
+            !(real_##name = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT,                            \
+                                  #name))) {                            \
+            fprintf(stderr, "Missing symbol '" #name "'\n");            \
+            abort();                                                    \
+        }                                                               \
+    } while (0)
+
 #endif /* __VIR_MOCK_H__ */
diff --git a/tests/virsystemdtest.c b/tests/virsystemdtest.c
index 8f7b47eb5a51925c79b85e042357348004a323de..0d57a6aae14d6a298de8a44e63dc5c6f51975499 100644
--- a/tests/virsystemdtest.c
+++ b/tests/virsystemdtest.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 VIR_LOG_INIT("tests.systemdtest");
 
-VIR_MOCK_IMPL_RET_ARGS(dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block,
+VIR_MOCK_WRAP_RET_ARGS(dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block,
                        DBusMessage *,
                        DBusConnection *, connection,
                        DBusMessage *, message,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ VIR_MOCK_IMPL_RET_ARGS(dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block,
     const char *service = dbus_message_get_destination(message);
     const char *member = dbus_message_get_member(message);
 
-    VIR_MOCK_IMPL_INIT_REAL(dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block);
+    VIR_MOCK_REAL_INIT(dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block);
 
     if (STREQ(service, "org.freedesktop.machine1")) {
         if (getenv("FAIL_BAD_SERVICE")) {