diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-factory.c b/src/devices/nm-device-factory.c
index 2c2aae9d27..b2c9050a7a 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-factory.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-factory.c
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ nm_device_factory_get_connection_parent (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
 }
 
 static char *
-get_virtual_iface_name (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
-                        NMConnection *connection,
-                        const char *parent_iface)
+get_connection_iface (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
+                      NMConnection *connection,
+                      const char *parent_iface)
 {
 	const char *iface;
 
@@ -173,10 +173,10 @@ get_virtual_iface_name (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
 }
 
 char *
-nm_device_factory_get_virtual_iface_name (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
-                                          NMConnection *connection,
-                                          const char *parent_iface,
-                                          GError **error)
+nm_device_factory_get_connection_iface (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
+                                        NMConnection *connection,
+                                        const char *parent_iface,
+                                        GError **error)
 {
 	char *ifname;
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ nm_device_factory_get_virtual_iface_name (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (!NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_GET_INTERFACE (factory)->get_virtual_iface_name) {
+	if (!NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_GET_INTERFACE (factory)->get_connection_iface) {
 		g_set_error (error,
 		             NM_MANAGER_ERROR,
 		             NM_MANAGER_ERROR_FAILED,
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ nm_device_factory_get_virtual_iface_name (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	ifname = NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_GET_INTERFACE (factory)->get_virtual_iface_name (factory, connection, parent_iface);
+	ifname = NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_GET_INTERFACE (factory)->get_connection_iface (factory, connection, parent_iface);
 	if (!ifname) {
 		g_set_error (error,
 		             NM_MANAGER_ERROR,
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ nm_device_factory_get_virtual_iface_name (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
 static void
 nm_device_factory_default_init (NMDeviceFactoryInterface *factory_iface)
 {
-	factory_iface->get_virtual_iface_name = get_virtual_iface_name;
+	factory_iface->get_connection_iface = get_connection_iface;
 
 	/* Signals */
 	signals[DEVICE_ADDED] = g_signal_new (NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_DEVICE_ADDED,
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-factory.h b/src/devices/nm-device-factory.h
index 943fc5cd13..4cd12e12ad 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-factory.h
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-factory.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	                                       NMConnection *connection);
 
 	/**
-	 * get_virtual_iface_name:
+	 * get_connection_iface:
 	 * @factory: the #NMDeviceFactory
 	 * @connection: the #NMConnection to return the virtual interface name for
 	 * @parent_iface: parent interface name
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ typedef struct {
 	 *
 	 * Returns: the interface name, or %NULL
 	 */
-	char * (*get_virtual_iface_name) (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
-	                                  NMConnection *connection,
-	                                  const char *parent_iface);
+	char * (*get_connection_iface) (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
+	                                NMConnection *connection,
+	                                const char *parent_iface);
 
 	/**
 	 * create_device:
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ void       nm_device_factory_get_supported_types (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
 const char *nm_device_factory_get_connection_parent (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
                                                      NMConnection *connection);
 
-char *     nm_device_factory_get_virtual_iface_name (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
-                                                     NMConnection *connection,
-                                                     const char *parent_iface,
-                                                     GError **error);
+char *     nm_device_factory_get_connection_iface (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
+                                                   NMConnection *connection,
+                                                   const char *parent_iface,
+                                                   GError **error);
 
 void       nm_device_factory_start       (NMDeviceFactory *factory);
 
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-infiniband.c b/src/devices/nm-device-infiniband.c
index c5e73c9920..a2a686e334 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-infiniband.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-infiniband.c
@@ -399,9 +399,9 @@ get_connection_parent (NMDeviceFactory *factory, NMConnection *connection)
 }
 
 static char *
-get_virtual_iface_name (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
-                        NMConnection *connection,
-                        const char *parent_iface)
+get_connection_iface (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
+                      NMConnection *connection,
+                      const char *parent_iface)
 {
 	NMSettingInfiniband *s_infiniband;
 
@@ -423,6 +423,6 @@ NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_DEFINE_INTERNAL (INFINIBAND, Infiniband, infiniband,
 	NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_DECLARE_SETTING_TYPES (NM_SETTING_INFINIBAND_SETTING_NAME),
 	factory_iface->create_device = create_device;
 	factory_iface->get_connection_parent = get_connection_parent;
-	factory_iface->get_virtual_iface_name = get_virtual_iface_name;
+	factory_iface->get_connection_iface = get_connection_iface;
 	)
 
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-ip-tunnel.c b/src/devices/nm-device-ip-tunnel.c
index 7923d545ba..47e5ab6151 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-ip-tunnel.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-ip-tunnel.c
@@ -1023,9 +1023,9 @@ get_connection_parent (NMDeviceFactory *factory, NMConnection *connection)
 }
 
 static char *
-get_virtual_iface_name (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
-                        NMConnection *connection,
-                        const char *parent_iface)
+get_connection_iface (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
+                      NMConnection *connection,
+                      const char *parent_iface)
 {
 	const char *ifname;
 	NMSettingIPTunnel *s_ip_tunnel;
@@ -1048,5 +1048,5 @@ NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_DEFINE_INTERNAL (IP_TUNNEL, IPTunnel, ip_tunnel,
 	NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_DECLARE_SETTING_TYPES (NM_SETTING_IP_TUNNEL_SETTING_NAME),
 	factory_iface->create_device = create_device;
 	factory_iface->get_connection_parent = get_connection_parent;
-	factory_iface->get_virtual_iface_name = get_virtual_iface_name;
+	factory_iface->get_connection_iface = get_connection_iface;
 )
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-macvlan.c b/src/devices/nm-device-macvlan.c
index 912449e8fc..17ee6e82fa 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-macvlan.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-macvlan.c
@@ -744,9 +744,9 @@ get_connection_parent (NMDeviceFactory *factory, NMConnection *connection)
 }
 
 static char *
-get_virtual_iface_name (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
-                        NMConnection *connection,
-                        const char *parent_iface)
+get_connection_iface (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
+                      NMConnection *connection,
+                      const char *parent_iface)
 {
 	NMSettingMacvlan *s_macvlan;
 	const char *ifname;
@@ -768,6 +768,6 @@ NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_DEFINE_INTERNAL (MACVLAN, Macvlan, macvlan,
 	NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_DECLARE_SETTING_TYPES (NM_SETTING_MACVLAN_SETTING_NAME),
 	factory_iface->create_device = create_device;
 	factory_iface->get_connection_parent = get_connection_parent;
-	factory_iface->get_virtual_iface_name = get_virtual_iface_name;
+	factory_iface->get_connection_iface = get_connection_iface;
 	)
 
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-vlan.c b/src/devices/nm-device-vlan.c
index e2b0e50605..a9b3c8bc69 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-vlan.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-vlan.c
@@ -758,9 +758,9 @@ get_connection_parent (NMDeviceFactory *factory, NMConnection *connection)
 }
 
 static char *
-get_virtual_iface_name (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
-                        NMConnection *connection,
-                        const char *parent_iface)
+get_connection_iface (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
+                      NMConnection *connection,
+                      const char *parent_iface)
 {
 	const char *ifname;
 	NMSettingVlan *s_vlan;
@@ -789,6 +789,6 @@ NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_DEFINE_INTERNAL (VLAN, Vlan, vlan,
 	NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_DECLARE_SETTING_TYPES (NM_SETTING_VLAN_SETTING_NAME),
 	factory_iface->create_device = create_device;
 	factory_iface->get_connection_parent = get_connection_parent;
-	factory_iface->get_virtual_iface_name = get_virtual_iface_name;
+	factory_iface->get_connection_iface = get_connection_iface;
 	)
 
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-vxlan.c b/src/devices/nm-device-vxlan.c
index 08f0f69881..d7ded881dd 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-vxlan.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-vxlan.c
@@ -810,9 +810,9 @@ get_connection_parent (NMDeviceFactory *factory, NMConnection *connection)
 }
 
 static char *
-get_virtual_iface_name (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
-                        NMConnection *connection,
-                        const char *parent_iface)
+get_connection_iface (NMDeviceFactory *factory,
+                      NMConnection *connection,
+                      const char *parent_iface)
 {
 	const char *ifname;
 	NMSettingVxlan *s_vxlan;
@@ -834,6 +834,6 @@ NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_DEFINE_INTERNAL (VXLAN, Vxlan, vxlan,
 	NM_DEVICE_FACTORY_DECLARE_SETTING_TYPES (NM_SETTING_VXLAN_SETTING_NAME),
 	factory_iface->create_device = create_device;
 	factory_iface->get_connection_parent = get_connection_parent;
-	factory_iface->get_virtual_iface_name = get_virtual_iface_name;
+	factory_iface->get_connection_iface = get_connection_iface;
 	)
 
diff --git a/src/nm-manager.c b/src/nm-manager.c
index c5d47eab8a..9738d49e08 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-manager.c
@@ -985,10 +985,10 @@ get_virtual_iface_name (NMManager *self,
 	}
 
 	parent = find_parent_device_for_connection (self, connection);
-	iface = nm_device_factory_get_virtual_iface_name (factory,
-	                                                  connection,
-	                                                  parent ? nm_device_get_ip_iface (parent) : NULL,
-	                                                  error);
+	iface = nm_device_factory_get_connection_iface (factory,
+	                                                connection,
+	                                                parent ? nm_device_get_ip_iface (parent) : NULL,
+	                                                error);
 	if (!iface)
 		return NULL;