diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c b/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c
index 7b2e12fe7082..c313ab4d1f4e 100644
--- a/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c
+++ b/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ static long mbochs_ioctl(struct vfio_device *vdev, unsigned int cmd,
 	return -ENOTTY;
 }
 
-static void mbochs_close(struct vfio_device *vdev)
+static void mbochs_close_device(struct vfio_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct mdev_state *mdev_state =
 		container_of(vdev, struct mdev_state, vdev);
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ static struct attribute_group *mdev_type_groups[] = {
 };
 
 static const struct vfio_device_ops mbochs_dev_ops = {
-	.release = mbochs_close,
+	.close_device = mbochs_close_device,
 	.read = mbochs_read,
 	.write = mbochs_write,
 	.ioctl = mbochs_ioctl,