diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 0ee9fac50bd48e9c0f96e1e12f240246b8b4c034..ba87be5d488466084d7289909bedfd55ea58bfad 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -1953,7 +1953,7 @@ static void htab_cleanup(void *opaque)
 }
 
 static SaveVMHandlers savevm_htab_handlers = {
-    .save_live_setup = htab_save_setup,
+    .save_setup = htab_save_setup,
     .save_live_iterate = htab_save_iterate,
     .save_live_complete_precopy = htab_save_complete,
     .cleanup = htab_cleanup,
diff --git a/include/migration/register.h b/include/migration/register.h
index d9498d95eb0b86fce43c9a38d16137a0571a3197..f607769e834d775c4fa176fe6dcc38c3a161cb41 100644
--- a/include/migration/register.h
+++ b/include/migration/register.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ typedef struct SaveVMHandlers {
     int (*save_live_iterate)(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque);
 
     /* This runs outside the iothread lock!  */
-    int (*save_live_setup)(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque);
+    int (*save_setup)(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque);
     void (*save_live_pending)(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque,
                               uint64_t threshold_size,
                               uint64_t *non_postcopiable_pending,
diff --git a/migration/block.c b/migration/block.c
index 86c0b96cd1b693bad1bb447b3cb8dd8520822ac3..7a7e83a26860a3190c4b214a96e25365933a4ff7 100644
--- a/migration/block.c
+++ b/migration/block.c
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ static bool block_is_active(void *opaque)
 }
 
 static SaveVMHandlers savevm_block_handlers = {
-    .save_live_setup = block_save_setup,
+    .save_setup = block_save_setup,
     .save_live_iterate = block_save_iterate,
     .save_live_complete_precopy = block_save_complete,
     .save_live_pending = block_save_pending,
diff --git a/migration/colo.c b/migration/colo.c
index c4ba4c328b5d25d2838ad1b165787e944fe01522..ef35f00c9a93611e8ce304463af9513e1e4b9677 100644
--- a/migration/colo.c
+++ b/migration/colo.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static int colo_do_checkpoint_transaction(MigrationState *s,
     /* Disable block migration */
     migrate_set_block_enabled(false, &local_err);
     qemu_savevm_state_header(fb);
-    qemu_savevm_state_begin(fb);
+    qemu_savevm_state_setup(fb);
     qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
     qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy(fb, false, false);
     qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 31d46d1343a40c5ebe91754eb85e85b0f4765a58..beea01ce63e325a98aa88b8d9f5d2965e26cccce 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ static void *migration_thread(void *opaque)
         qemu_savevm_send_postcopy_advise(s->to_dst_file);
     }
 
-    qemu_savevm_state_begin(s->to_dst_file);
+    qemu_savevm_state_setup(s->to_dst_file);
 
     s->setup_time = qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_HOST) - setup_start;
     migrate_set_state(&s->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_SETUP,
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 0baa1e0d56052055ada6d20cc84c5434c1ac955c..480248a00f07f8b5c909c02a84075790af0f0a53 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -2623,7 +2623,7 @@ static int ram_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
 }
 
 static SaveVMHandlers savevm_ram_handlers = {
-    .save_live_setup = ram_save_setup,
+    .save_setup = ram_save_setup,
     .save_live_iterate = ram_save_iterate,
     .save_live_complete_postcopy = ram_save_complete,
     .save_live_complete_precopy = ram_save_complete,
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index be3f88511914e0e03636eb067dc88537cea9810e..66f816040e7d887148d8e9bdcee99d3a2e53e95e 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ int register_savevm_live(DeviceState *dev,
     se->opaque = opaque;
     se->vmsd = NULL;
     /* if this is a live_savem then set is_ram */
-    if (ops->save_live_setup != NULL) {
+    if (ops->save_setup != NULL) {
         se->is_ram = 1;
     }
 
@@ -955,14 +955,14 @@ void qemu_savevm_state_header(QEMUFile *f)
     }
 }
 
-void qemu_savevm_state_begin(QEMUFile *f)
+void qemu_savevm_state_setup(QEMUFile *f)
 {
     SaveStateEntry *se;
     int ret;
 
-    trace_savevm_state_begin();
+    trace_savevm_state_setup();
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(se, &savevm_state.handlers, entry) {
-        if (!se->ops || !se->ops->save_live_setup) {
+        if (!se->ops || !se->ops->save_setup) {
             continue;
         }
         if (se->ops && se->ops->is_active) {
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ void qemu_savevm_state_begin(QEMUFile *f)
         }
         save_section_header(f, se, QEMU_VM_SECTION_START);
 
-        ret = se->ops->save_live_setup(f, se->opaque);
+        ret = se->ops->save_setup(f, se->opaque);
         save_section_footer(f, se);
         if (ret < 0) {
             qemu_file_set_error(f, ret);
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ static int qemu_savevm_state(QEMUFile *f, Error **errp)
 
     qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
     qemu_savevm_state_header(f);
-    qemu_savevm_state_begin(f);
+    qemu_savevm_state_setup(f);
     qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
 
     while (qemu_file_get_error(f) == 0) {
diff --git a/migration/savevm.h b/migration/savevm.h
index 5a2ed1161d3008d8867b05f65c1fca5c4f4c96a7..6babc6221a4c12d19eb531d318cbc20632d2e395 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.h
+++ b/migration/savevm.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #define QEMU_VM_SECTION_FOOTER       0x7e
 
 bool qemu_savevm_state_blocked(Error **errp);
-void qemu_savevm_state_begin(QEMUFile *f);
+void qemu_savevm_state_setup(QEMUFile *f);
 void qemu_savevm_state_header(QEMUFile *f);
 int qemu_savevm_state_iterate(QEMUFile *f, bool postcopy);
 void qemu_savevm_state_cleanup(void);
diff --git a/migration/trace-events b/migration/trace-events
index 38345be9c314ec6a28b7de470f363007e39492ba..9669e94ddcbde1071c37ecfeff50f01ee1f501d0 100644
--- a/migration/trace-events
+++ b/migration/trace-events
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ savevm_send_open_return_path(void) ""
 savevm_send_ping(uint32_t val) "%x"
 savevm_send_postcopy_listen(void) ""
 savevm_send_postcopy_run(void) ""
-savevm_state_begin(void) ""
+savevm_state_setup(void) ""
 savevm_state_header(void) ""
 savevm_state_iterate(void) ""
 savevm_state_cleanup(void) ""