diff --git a/src/libnm-base/nm-ethtool-utils-base.h b/src/libnm-base/nm-ethtool-utils-base.h
index 6b7a5937bc..75fb63c571 100644
--- a/src/libnm-base/nm-ethtool-utils-base.h
+++ b/src/libnm-base/nm-ethtool-utils-base.h
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define NM_ETHTOOL_OPTNAME_CHANNELS_OTHER    "channels-other"
 #define NM_ETHTOOL_OPTNAME_CHANNELS_COMBINED "channels-combined"
 
-#define NM_ETHTOOL_OPTNAME_EEE_ENABLED "eee"
+#define NM_ETHTOOL_OPTNAME_EEE_ENABLED "eee-enabled"
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/src/libnm-client-public/nm-ethtool-utils.h b/src/libnm-client-public/nm-ethtool-utils.h
index 6b7a5937bc..75fb63c571 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-public/nm-ethtool-utils.h
+++ b/src/libnm-client-public/nm-ethtool-utils.h
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define NM_ETHTOOL_OPTNAME_CHANNELS_OTHER    "channels-other"
 #define NM_ETHTOOL_OPTNAME_CHANNELS_COMBINED "channels-combined"
 
-#define NM_ETHTOOL_OPTNAME_EEE_ENABLED "eee"
+#define NM_ETHTOOL_OPTNAME_EEE_ENABLED "eee-enabled"
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/src/libnm-core-impl/gen-metadata-nm-settings-libnm-core.xml.in b/src/libnm-core-impl/gen-metadata-nm-settings-libnm-core.xml.in
index 78394a0432..3c409b60bd 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-impl/gen-metadata-nm-settings-libnm-core.xml.in
+++ b/src/libnm-core-impl/gen-metadata-nm-settings-libnm-core.xml.in
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@
                   dbus-type="b"
                   is-setting-option="1"
                   />
-        <property name="eee"
+        <property name="eee-enabled"
                   dbus-type="b"
                   is-setting-option="1"
                   />
diff --git a/src/nmcli/gen-metadata-nm-settings-nmcli.xml.in b/src/nmcli/gen-metadata-nm-settings-nmcli.xml.in
index 47b686829c..ed06e92968 100644
--- a/src/nmcli/gen-metadata-nm-settings-nmcli.xml.in
+++ b/src/nmcli/gen-metadata-nm-settings-nmcli.xml.in
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@
                   nmcli-description="Whether TX pause should be enabled. Only valid when automatic negotiation is disabled"
                   format="ternary"
                   values="on, off, ignore" />
-        <property name="eee"
+        <property name="eee-enabled"
                   format="ternary"
                   values="on, off, ignore" />
         <property name="ring-rx"