diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
index 356f97ea146917807ce35d33d97b588445f83efd..8f185569607af97fa6ae160fcddf106b0f593570 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -2135,7 +2135,7 @@ out:
     return cpu;
 }
 
-X86CPU *cpu_x86_init(const char *cpu_model)
+X86CPU *cpu_x86_init_user(const char *cpu_model)
 {
     Error *error = NULL;
     X86CPU *cpu;
diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.h b/target-i386/cpu.h
index 478450cfb6d62cf31f75942d2e5d9ee8ea2d85ff..41d7f0ac6ea5c174b1cf3b05ceb0bfda14853fbc 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.h
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.h
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ typedef struct CPUX86State {
 
 #include "cpu-qom.h"
 
-X86CPU *cpu_x86_init(const char *cpu_model);
+X86CPU *cpu_x86_init_user(const char *cpu_model);
 X86CPU *cpu_x86_create(const char *cpu_model, DeviceState *icc_bridge,
                        Error **errp);
 int cpu_x86_exec(CPUX86State *s);
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ uint64_t cpu_get_tsc(CPUX86State *env);
 
 static inline CPUX86State *cpu_init(const char *cpu_model)
 {
-    X86CPU *cpu = cpu_x86_init(cpu_model);
+    X86CPU *cpu = cpu_x86_init_user(cpu_model);
     if (cpu == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }