diff --git a/hw/an5206.c b/hw/an5206.c
index bb9cde10a5..98f35e332b 100644
--- a/hw/an5206.c
+++ b/hw/an5206.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static void an5206_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
     kernel_size = load_elf(kernel_filename, 0, &elf_entry, NULL, NULL);
     entry = elf_entry;
     if (kernel_size < 0) {
-        kernel_size = load_uboot(kernel_filename, &entry, NULL, NULL);
+        kernel_size = load_uimage(kernel_filename, &entry, NULL, NULL);
     }
     if (kernel_size < 0) {
         kernel_size = load_image(kernel_filename,
diff --git a/hw/arm_boot.c b/hw/arm_boot.c
index 765075d913..cf9616ae0b 100644
--- a/hw/arm_boot.c
+++ b/hw/arm_boot.c
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ void arm_load_kernel(CPUState *env, struct arm_boot_info *info)
     kernel_size = load_elf(info->kernel_filename, 0, &elf_entry, NULL, NULL);
     entry = elf_entry;
     if (kernel_size < 0) {
-        kernel_size = load_uboot(info->kernel_filename, &entry, NULL,
-                                 &is_linux);
+        kernel_size = load_uimage(info->kernel_filename, &entry, NULL,
+                                  &is_linux);
     }
     if (kernel_size < 0) {
         kernel_size = load_image(info->kernel_filename,
diff --git a/hw/dummy_m68k.c b/hw/dummy_m68k.c
index 5cd53580cc..7931b6dbaa 100644
--- a/hw/dummy_m68k.c
+++ b/hw/dummy_m68k.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static void dummy_m68k_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
         kernel_size = load_elf(kernel_filename, 0, &elf_entry, NULL, NULL);
         entry = elf_entry;
         if (kernel_size < 0) {
-            kernel_size = load_uboot(kernel_filename, &entry, NULL, NULL);
+            kernel_size = load_uimage(kernel_filename, &entry, NULL, NULL);
         }
         if (kernel_size < 0) {
             kernel_size = load_image(kernel_filename,
diff --git a/hw/mcf5208.c b/hw/mcf5208.c
index 82db38ddfd..f9ae588c2d 100644
--- a/hw/mcf5208.c
+++ b/hw/mcf5208.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static void mcf5208evb_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, int vga_ram_size,
     kernel_size = load_elf(kernel_filename, 0, &elf_entry, NULL, NULL);
     entry = elf_entry;
     if (kernel_size < 0) {
-        kernel_size = load_uboot(kernel_filename, &entry, NULL, NULL);
+        kernel_size = load_uimage(kernel_filename, &entry, NULL, NULL);
     }
     if (kernel_size < 0) {
         kernel_size = load_image(kernel_filename, phys_ram_base);
diff --git a/loader.c b/loader.c
index 575a23a44b..f9f37b2368 100644
--- a/loader.c
+++ b/loader.c
@@ -456,8 +456,8 @@ static ssize_t gunzip(void *dst, size_t dstlen, uint8_t *src,
 }
 
 /* Load a U-Boot image.  */
-int load_uboot(const char *filename, target_ulong *ep, target_ulong *loadaddr,
-               int *is_linux)
+int load_uimage(const char *filename, target_ulong *ep, target_ulong *loadaddr,
+                int *is_linux)
 {
     int fd;
     int size;
diff --git a/sysemu.h b/sysemu.h
index d3d3203b9c..f72ec96325 100644
--- a/sysemu.h
+++ b/sysemu.h
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ int load_image_targphys(const char *filename, target_phys_addr_t, int max_sz);
 int load_elf(const char *filename, int64_t address_offset,
              uint64_t *pentry, uint64_t *lowaddr, uint64_t *highaddr);
 int load_aout(const char *filename, target_phys_addr_t addr, int max_sz);
-int load_uboot(const char *filename, target_ulong *ep, target_ulong *loadaddr,
-               int *is_linux);
+int load_uimage(const char *filename, target_ulong *ep, target_ulong *loadaddr,
+                int *is_linux);
 
 int fread_targphys(target_phys_addr_t dst_addr, size_t nbytes, FILE *f);
 int fread_targphys_ok(target_phys_addr_t dst_addr, size_t nbytes, FILE *f);