diff --git a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c
index 946bad7..fcec494 100644
--- a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c
+++ b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.c
@@ -18,20 +18,20 @@
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qemu-config.h"
 
-static QTAILQ_HEAD(FsTypeEntry_head, FsTypeListEntry) fstype_entries =
-    QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(fstype_entries);
+static QTAILQ_HEAD(FsDriverEntry_head, FsDriverListEntry) fsdriver_entries =
+    QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(fsdriver_entries);
 
-static FsTypeTable FsTypes[] = {
+static FsDriverTable FsDrivers[] = {
     { .name = "local", .ops = &local_ops},
     { .name = "handle", .ops = &handle_ops},
 };
 
 int qemu_fsdev_add(QemuOpts *opts)
 {
-    struct FsTypeListEntry *fsle;
+    struct FsDriverListEntry *fsle;
     int i;
     const char *fsdev_id = qemu_opts_id(opts);
-    const char *fstype = qemu_opt_get(opts, "fstype");
+    const char *fsdriver = qemu_opt_get(opts, "fsdriver");
     const char *path = qemu_opt_get(opts, "path");
     const char *sec_model = qemu_opt_get(opts, "security_model");
     const char *writeout = qemu_opt_get(opts, "writeout");
@@ -42,19 +42,19 @@
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (fstype) {
-        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(FsTypes); i++) {
-            if (strcmp(FsTypes[i].name, fstype) == 0) {
+    if (fsdriver) {
+        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(FsDrivers); i++) {
+            if (strcmp(FsDrivers[i].name, fsdriver) == 0) {
                 break;
             }
         }
 
-        if (i == ARRAY_SIZE(FsTypes)) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "fsdev: fstype %s not found\n", fstype);
+        if (i == ARRAY_SIZE(FsDrivers)) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "fsdev: fsdriver %s not found\n", fsdriver);
             return -1;
         }
     } else {
-        fprintf(stderr, "fsdev: No fstype specified\n");
+        fprintf(stderr, "fsdev: No fsdriver specified\n");
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -73,23 +73,23 @@
     fsle->fse.fsdev_id = g_strdup(fsdev_id);
     fsle->fse.path = g_strdup(path);
     fsle->fse.security_model = g_strdup(sec_model);
-    fsle->fse.ops = FsTypes[i].ops;
+    fsle->fse.ops = FsDrivers[i].ops;
     fsle->fse.export_flags = 0;
     if (writeout) {
         if (!strcmp(writeout, "immediate")) {
             fsle->fse.export_flags = V9FS_IMMEDIATE_WRITEOUT;
         }
     }
-    QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&fstype_entries, fsle, next);
+    QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&fsdriver_entries, fsle, next);
     return 0;
 }
 
-FsTypeEntry *get_fsdev_fsentry(char *id)
+FsDriverEntry *get_fsdev_fsentry(char *id)
 {
     if (id) {
-        struct FsTypeListEntry *fsle;
+        struct FsDriverListEntry *fsle;
 
-        QTAILQ_FOREACH(fsle, &fstype_entries, next) {
+        QTAILQ_FOREACH(fsle, &fsdriver_entries, next) {
             if (strcmp(fsle->fse.fsdev_id, id) == 0) {
                 return &fsle->fse;
             }
diff --git a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h
index 3b2feb4..69baafc 100644
--- a/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h
+++ b/fsdev/qemu-fsdev.h
@@ -29,29 +29,29 @@
  * -----------------
  *  etc
  */
-typedef struct FsTypeTable {
+typedef struct FsDriverTable {
     const char *name;
     FileOperations *ops;
-} FsTypeTable;
+} FsDriverTable;
 
 /*
  * Structure to store the various fsdev's passed through command line.
  */
-typedef struct FsTypeEntry {
+typedef struct FsDriverEntry {
     char *fsdev_id;
     char *path;
     char *security_model;
     int export_flags;
     FileOperations *ops;
-} FsTypeEntry;
+} FsDriverEntry;
 
-typedef struct FsTypeListEntry {
-    FsTypeEntry fse;
-    QTAILQ_ENTRY(FsTypeListEntry) next;
-} FsTypeListEntry;
+typedef struct FsDriverListEntry {
+    FsDriverEntry fse;
+    QTAILQ_ENTRY(FsDriverListEntry) next;
+} FsDriverListEntry;
 
 int qemu_fsdev_add(QemuOpts *opts);
-FsTypeEntry *get_fsdev_fsentry(char *id);
+FsDriverEntry *get_fsdev_fsentry(char *id);
 extern FileOperations local_ops;
 extern FileOperations handle_ops;
 #endif
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c
index 831cce9..af230b6 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     V9fsState *s;
     int i, len;
     struct stat stat;
-    FsTypeEntry *fse;
+    FsDriverEntry *fse;
     V9fsPath path;
 
     s = (V9fsState *)virtio_common_init("virtio-9p",
diff --git a/qemu-config.c b/qemu-config.c
index 4559236..90b6b3e 100644
--- a/qemu-config.c
+++ b/qemu-config.c
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@
 
 QemuOptsList qemu_fsdev_opts = {
     .name = "fsdev",
-    .implied_opt_name = "fstype",
+    .implied_opt_name = "fsdriver",
     .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(qemu_fsdev_opts.head),
     .desc = {
         {
-            .name = "fstype",
+            .name = "fsdriver",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
         }, {
             .name = "path",
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@
 
 QemuOptsList qemu_virtfs_opts = {
     .name = "virtfs",
-    .implied_opt_name = "fstype",
+    .implied_opt_name = "fsdriver",
     .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(qemu_virtfs_opts.head),
     .desc = {
         {
-            .name = "fstype",
+            .name = "fsdriver",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
         }, {
             .name = "path",
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index b3c27f6..9adb803 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2798,11 +2798,11 @@
                     exit(1);
                 }
 
-                if (qemu_opt_get(opts, "fstype") == NULL ||
+                if (qemu_opt_get(opts, "fsdriver") == NULL ||
                         qemu_opt_get(opts, "mount_tag") == NULL ||
                         qemu_opt_get(opts, "path") == NULL ||
                         qemu_opt_get(opts, "security_model") == NULL) {
-                    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: -virtfs fstype,path=/share_path/,"
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: -virtfs fsdriver,path=/share_path/,"
                             "security_model=[mapped|passthrough|none],"
                             "mount_tag=tag.\n");
                     exit(1);
@@ -2826,7 +2826,7 @@
                     exit(1);
 #endif
                 }
-                qemu_opt_set(fsdev, "fstype", qemu_opt_get(opts, "fstype"));
+                qemu_opt_set(fsdev, "fsdriver", qemu_opt_get(opts, "fsdriver"));
                 qemu_opt_set(fsdev, "path", qemu_opt_get(opts, "path"));
                 qemu_opt_set(fsdev, "security_model",
                              qemu_opt_get(opts, "security_model"));