diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index c8d742a6ce..461be3f50e 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -6809,11 +6809,13 @@ nm_device_set_dhcp_anycast_address (NMDevice *self, const char *addr)
  * nm_device_connection_is_available():
  * @self: the #NMDevice
  * @connection: the #NMConnection to check for availability
- * @allow_device_override: set to %TRUE to let the device do specific checks
+ * @for_user_activation_request: set to %TRUE if we are checking whether
+ *   the connection is available on an explicit user request. This
+ *   also checks for device specific overrides.
  *
  * Check if @connection is available to be activated on @self.  Normally this
  * only checks if the connection is in @self's AvailableConnections property.
- * If @allow_device_override is %TRUE then the device is asked to do specific
+ * If @for_user_activation_request is %TRUE then the device is asked to do specific
  * checks that may bypass the AvailableConnections property.
  *
  * Returns: %TRUE if @connection can be activated on @self
@@ -6821,7 +6823,7 @@ nm_device_set_dhcp_anycast_address (NMDevice *self, const char *addr)
 gboolean
 nm_device_connection_is_available (NMDevice *self,
                                    NMConnection *connection,
-                                   gboolean allow_device_override)
+                                   gboolean for_user_activation_request)
 {
 	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 	gboolean available = FALSE;
@@ -6836,7 +6838,7 @@ nm_device_connection_is_available (NMDevice *self,
 	}
 
 	available = !!g_hash_table_lookup (priv->available_connections, connection);
-	if (!available && allow_device_override) {
+	if (!available && for_user_activation_request) {
 		/* FIXME: hack for hidden WiFi becuase clients didn't consistently
 		 * set the 'hidden' property to indicate hidden SSID networks.  If
 		 * activating but the network isn't available let the device recheck
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.h b/src/devices/nm-device.h
index 519ccc48ff..3ba23d9400 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.h
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.h
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ GPtrArray *nm_device_get_available_connections (NMDevice *device,
 
 gboolean   nm_device_connection_is_available (NMDevice *device,
                                               NMConnection *connection,
-                                              gboolean allow_device_override);
+                                              gboolean for_user_activation_request);
 
 gboolean nm_device_notify_component_added (NMDevice *device, GObject *component);