diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 7f1735b6cbfabaec3918c0de65852bbd482d10e4..097796b84b10e4110448614fed80c5ca7c29bb64 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -16772,47 +16772,45 @@ virDomainPinFind(virDomainPinDefPtr *def,
 }
 
 int
-virDomainVcpuPinAdd(virDomainPinDefPtr **vcpupin_list,
-                    size_t *nvcpupin,
-                    unsigned char *cpumap,
-                    int maplen,
-                    int vcpu)
+virDomainPinAdd(virDomainPinDefPtr **pindef_list,
+                size_t *npin,
+                unsigned char *cpumap,
+                int maplen,
+                int id)
 {
-    virDomainPinDefPtr vcpupin = NULL;
+    virDomainPinDefPtr pindef = NULL;
 
-    if (!vcpupin_list)
+    if (!pindef_list)
         return -1;
 
-    vcpupin = virDomainPinFind(*vcpupin_list,
-                               *nvcpupin,
-                               vcpu);
-    if (vcpupin) {
-        vcpupin->id = vcpu;
-        virBitmapFree(vcpupin->cpumask);
-        vcpupin->cpumask = virBitmapNewData(cpumap, maplen);
-        if (!vcpupin->cpumask)
+    pindef = virDomainPinFind(*pindef_list, *npin, id);
+    if (pindef) {
+        pindef->id = id;
+        virBitmapFree(pindef->cpumask);
+        pindef->cpumask = virBitmapNewData(cpumap, maplen);
+        if (!pindef->cpumask)
             return -1;
 
         return 0;
     }
 
-    /* No existing vcpupin matches vcpu, adding a new one */
+    /* No existing pindef matches id, adding a new one */
 
-    if (VIR_ALLOC(vcpupin) < 0)
+    if (VIR_ALLOC(pindef) < 0)
         goto error;
 
-    vcpupin->id = vcpu;
-    vcpupin->cpumask = virBitmapNewData(cpumap, maplen);
-    if (!vcpupin->cpumask)
+    pindef->id = id;
+    pindef->cpumask = virBitmapNewData(cpumap, maplen);
+    if (!pindef->cpumask)
         goto error;
 
-    if (VIR_APPEND_ELEMENT(*vcpupin_list, *nvcpupin, vcpupin) < 0)
+    if (VIR_APPEND_ELEMENT(*pindef_list, *npin, pindef) < 0)
         goto error;
 
     return 0;
 
  error:
-    virDomainPinDefFree(vcpupin);
+    virDomainPinDefFree(pindef);
     return -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index 3d8795f02e184e167cc77bd7ba7f40716b8c36df..8f5610a49c4538e7d287c4f4e8728d9a3e88bb70 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -2557,11 +2557,11 @@ int virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(virDomainDefPtr def,
                                  virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev,
                                  virDomainDeviceAction action);
 
-int virDomainVcpuPinAdd(virDomainPinDefPtr **vcpupin_list,
-                        size_t *nvcpupin,
-                        unsigned char *cpumap,
-                        int maplen,
-                        int vcpu);
+int virDomainPinAdd(virDomainPinDefPtr **pindef_list,
+                    size_t *npin,
+                    unsigned char *cpumap,
+                    int maplen,
+                    int id);
 
 void virDomainVcpuPinDel(virDomainDefPtr def, int vcpu);
 
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 7e652291d1b4b939a78bbaf5b39c116715d30e8b..0b50a4e0b3dba9f8d6e52594ce6e2244a5c944da 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ virDomainObjTaint;
 virDomainParseMemory;
 virDomainPausedReasonTypeFromString;
 virDomainPausedReasonTypeToString;
+virDomainPinAdd;
 virDomainPinDefArrayFree;
 virDomainPinDefCopy;
 virDomainPinDefFree;
@@ -440,7 +441,6 @@ virDomainTPMBackendTypeToString;
 virDomainTPMDefFree;
 virDomainTPMModelTypeFromString;
 virDomainTPMModelTypeToString;
-virDomainVcpuPinAdd;
 virDomainVcpuPinDel;
 virDomainVideoDefaultRAM;
 virDomainVideoDefaultType;
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index b471b5bac04b68853210f6062b89d9d370aea827..45dd385f9be584d9884a02a7e410e3bd87350dc1 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -1999,11 +1999,11 @@ libxlDomainPinVcpuFlags(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned int vcpu,
             goto endjob;
         targetDef->cputune.nvcpupin = 0;
     }
-    if (virDomainVcpuPinAdd(&targetDef->cputune.vcpupin,
-                            &targetDef->cputune.nvcpupin,
-                            cpumap,
-                            maplen,
-                            vcpu) < 0) {
+    if (virDomainPinAdd(&targetDef->cputune.vcpupin,
+                        &targetDef->cputune.nvcpupin,
+                        cpumap,
+                        maplen,
+                        vcpu) < 0) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                        "%s", _("failed to update or add vcpupin xml"));
         goto endjob;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index a941bcfee287212b9e05dcc897780b246028acdd..5ec07f41b7d68e2c6408fbef41b893917468d9b1 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -5123,8 +5123,8 @@ qemuDomainPinVcpuFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
             newVcpuPinNum = 0;
         }
 
-        if (virDomainVcpuPinAdd(&newVcpuPin, &newVcpuPinNum,
-                                cpumap, maplen, vcpu) < 0) {
+        if (virDomainPinAdd(&newVcpuPin, &newVcpuPinNum,
+                            cpumap, maplen, vcpu) < 0) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
                            _("failed to update vcpupin"));
             goto endjob;
@@ -5188,11 +5188,11 @@ qemuDomainPinVcpuFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
                     goto endjob;
                 persistentDef->cputune.nvcpupin = 0;
             }
-            if (virDomainVcpuPinAdd(&persistentDef->cputune.vcpupin,
-                                    &persistentDef->cputune.nvcpupin,
-                                    cpumap,
-                                    maplen,
-                                    vcpu) < 0) {
+            if (virDomainPinAdd(&persistentDef->cputune.vcpupin,
+                                &persistentDef->cputune.nvcpupin,
+                                cpumap,
+                                maplen,
+                                vcpu) < 0) {
                 virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
                                _("failed to update or add vcpupin xml of "
                                  "a persistent domain"));
@@ -5400,7 +5400,7 @@ qemuDomainPinEmulator(virDomainPtr dom,
             if (VIR_ALLOC(newVcpuPin) < 0)
                 goto endjob;
 
-            if (virDomainVcpuPinAdd(&newVcpuPin, &newVcpuPinNum, cpumap, maplen, -1) < 0) {
+            if (virDomainPinAdd(&newVcpuPin, &newVcpuPinNum, cpumap, maplen, -1) < 0) {
                 virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
                                _("failed to update vcpupin"));
                 virDomainPinDefArrayFree(newVcpuPin, newVcpuPinNum);
diff --git a/src/xen/xend_internal.c b/src/xen/xend_internal.c
index 1722c3f0d3bffa4ec8bf2edf7236b5020773dae4..6c8ec7cb50196fb800f399696c99008490266aca 100644
--- a/src/xen/xend_internal.c
+++ b/src/xen/xend_internal.c
@@ -1897,11 +1897,11 @@ xenDaemonDomainPinVcpu(virConnectPtr conn,
                 goto cleanup;
             def->cputune.nvcpupin = 0;
         }
-        if (virDomainVcpuPinAdd(&def->cputune.vcpupin,
-                                &def->cputune.nvcpupin,
-                                cpumap,
-                                maplen,
-                                vcpu) < 0) {
+        if (virDomainPinAdd(&def->cputune.vcpupin,
+                            &def->cputune.nvcpupin,
+                            cpumap,
+                            maplen,
+                            vcpu) < 0) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                            "%s", _("failed to add vcpupin xml entry"));
             return -1;