diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index cab653b5d6d0b48da096e098ba2758f99cf855f0..c8a002977ecc16d15df97b63ea9e3cf1f1ae4810 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -16598,7 +16598,7 @@ qemuDomainSetTime(virDomainPtr dom,
     virQEMUDriverPtr driver = dom->conn->privateData;
     qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv;
     virDomainObjPtr vm;
-    bool sync = flags & VIR_DOMAIN_TIME_SYNC;
+    bool rtcSync = flags & VIR_DOMAIN_TIME_SYNC;
     int ret = -1;
     int rv;
 
@@ -16625,7 +16625,7 @@ qemuDomainSetTime(virDomainPtr dom,
         goto endjob;
 
     qemuDomainObjEnterAgent(vm);
-    rv = qemuAgentSetTime(priv->agent, seconds, nseconds, sync);
+    rv = qemuAgentSetTime(priv->agent, seconds, nseconds, rtcSync);
     qemuDomainObjExitAgent(vm);
 
     if (rv < 0)
diff --git a/tools/virsh-domain-monitor.c b/tools/virsh-domain-monitor.c
index a3b66edac1dbdcff21230f1da71fbdbf086a0edc..8bd58ad41776875256e5057edf1f43016c34bd54 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-domain-monitor.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-domain-monitor.c
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ cmdDomTime(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
     bool ret = false;
     bool now = vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "now");
     bool pretty = vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "pretty");
-    bool sync = vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "sync");
+    bool rtcSync = vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "sync");
     long long seconds = 0;
     unsigned int nseconds = 0;
     unsigned int flags = 0;
@@ -1426,13 +1426,13 @@ cmdDomTime(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
         doSet = true;
     }
 
-    if (doSet || now || sync) {
+    if (doSet || now || rtcSync) {
         if (now && ((seconds = time(NULL)) == (time_t) -1)) {
             vshError(ctl, _("Unable to get current time"));
             goto cleanup;
         }
 
-        if (sync)
+        if (rtcSync)
             flags |= VIR_DOMAIN_TIME_SYNC;
 
         if (virDomainSetTime(dom, seconds, nseconds, flags) < 0)