diff --git a/src/modem-manager/nm-modem-manager.c b/src/modem-manager/nm-modem-manager.c
index 1c834afb4a..39c42b6ec4 100644
--- a/src/modem-manager/nm-modem-manager.c
+++ b/src/modem-manager/nm-modem-manager.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ create_modem (NMModemManager *self, const char *path)
 {
 	NMModem *modem = NULL;
 	char *data_device = NULL, *driver = NULL, *master_device = NULL;
-	uint modem_type = MM_MODEM_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
+	uint modem_type = MM_OLD_MODEM_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 	uint ip_method = MM_MODEM_IP_METHOD_PPP;
 	uint ip_timeout = 0;
 	NMModemState state = NM_MODEM_STATE_UNKNOWN;
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ create_modem (NMModemManager *self, const char *path)
 	                           &modem_type, &ip_method, &ip_timeout, &state))
 		return;
 
-	if (modem_type == MM_MODEM_TYPE_UNKNOWN) {
+	if (modem_type == MM_OLD_MODEM_TYPE_UNKNOWN) {
 		nm_log_warn (LOGD_MB, "modem with path %s has unknown type, ignoring", path);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ create_modem (NMModemManager *self, const char *path)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (modem_type == MM_MODEM_TYPE_GSM)
+	if (modem_type == MM_OLD_MODEM_TYPE_GSM)
 		modem = nm_modem_gsm_new (path, data_device, ip_method, state);
-	else if (modem_type == MM_MODEM_TYPE_CDMA)
+	else if (modem_type == MM_OLD_MODEM_TYPE_CDMA)
 		modem = nm_modem_cdma_new (path, data_device, ip_method, state);
 	else
 		nm_log_warn (LOGD_MB, "unknown modem type '%d'", modem_type);
diff --git a/src/modem-manager/nm-modem-types.h b/src/modem-manager/nm-modem-types.h
index a11af81071..960cc871cb 100644
--- a/src/modem-manager/nm-modem-types.h
+++ b/src/modem-manager/nm-modem-types.h
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 #define MM_OLD_DBUS_INTERFACE_MODEM_GSM_CARD    "org.freedesktop.ModemManager.Modem.Gsm.Card"
 #define MM_OLD_DBUS_INTERFACE_MODEM_GSM_NETWORK "org.freedesktop.ModemManager.Modem.Gsm.Network"
 
-#define MM_MODEM_TYPE_UNKNOWN  0
-#define MM_MODEM_TYPE_GSM      1
-#define MM_MODEM_TYPE_CDMA     2
+#define MM_OLD_MODEM_TYPE_UNKNOWN  0
+#define MM_OLD_MODEM_TYPE_GSM      1
+#define MM_OLD_MODEM_TYPE_CDMA     2
 
 /* Errors */