diff --git a/core/sw_load_bzimage.c b/core/sw_load_bzimage.c
index e2457b0e4..f9d8d7a2c 100644
--- a/core/sw_load_bzimage.c
+++ b/core/sw_load_bzimage.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ acrn_prepare_zeropage(struct vmctx *ctx, int setup_size)
 }
 
 int
-acrn_sw_load_direct(struct vmctx *ctx)
+acrn_sw_load_bzimage(struct vmctx *ctx)
 {
 	int ret, setup_size;
 	uint64_t *cfg_offset = (uint64_t *)(ctx->baseaddr + GUEST_CFG_OFFSET);
diff --git a/core/sw_load_common.c b/core/sw_load_common.c
index 9513a6854..be3e83fb1 100644
--- a/core/sw_load_common.c
+++ b/core/sw_load_common.c
@@ -153,5 +153,5 @@ acrn_create_e820_table(struct vmctx *ctx, struct e820_entry *e820)
 int
 acrn_sw_load(struct vmctx *ctx)
 {
-	return acrn_sw_load_direct(ctx);
+	return acrn_sw_load_bzimage(ctx);
 }
diff --git a/include/sw_load.h b/include/sw_load.h
index ecb68587f..f32087e4e 100644
--- a/include/sw_load.h
+++ b/include/sw_load.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void vsbl_set_bdf(int bnum, int snum, int fnum);
 int check_image(char *path);
 uint32_t acrn_create_e820_table(struct vmctx *ctx, struct e820_entry *e820);
 
-int acrn_sw_load_direct(struct vmctx *ctx);
+int acrn_sw_load_bzimage(struct vmctx *ctx);
 int acrn_sw_load_vsbl(struct vmctx *ctx);
 int acrn_sw_load(struct vmctx *ctx);
 #endif