diff --git a/hw/intc/arm_gic.c b/hw/intc/arm_gic.c
index d431b7a..27c258a 100644
--- a/hw/intc/arm_gic.c
+++ b/hw/intc/arm_gic.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static void gic_set_irq(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
 
     if (level) {
         GIC_SET_LEVEL(irq, cm);
-        if (GIC_TEST_TRIGGER(irq) || GIC_TEST_ENABLED(irq, cm)) {
+        if (GIC_TEST_EDGE_TRIGGER(irq) || GIC_TEST_ENABLED(irq, cm)) {
             DPRINTF("Set %d pending mask %x\n", irq, target);
             GIC_SET_PENDING(irq, target);
         }
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void gic_complete_irq(GICState *s, int cpu, int irq)
         return; /* No active IRQ.  */
     /* Mark level triggered interrupts as pending if they are still
        raised.  */
-    if (!GIC_TEST_TRIGGER(irq) && GIC_TEST_ENABLED(irq, cm)
+    if (!GIC_TEST_EDGE_TRIGGER(irq) && GIC_TEST_ENABLED(irq, cm)
         && GIC_TEST_LEVEL(irq, cm) && (GIC_TARGET(irq) & cm) != 0) {
         DPRINTF("Set %d pending mask %x\n", irq, cm);
         GIC_SET_PENDING(irq, cm);
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static uint32_t gic_dist_readb(void *opaque, hwaddr offset)
         for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
             if (GIC_TEST_MODEL(irq + i))
                 res |= (1 << (i * 2));
-            if (GIC_TEST_TRIGGER(irq + i))
+            if (GIC_TEST_EDGE_TRIGGER(irq + i))
                 res |= (2 << (i * 2));
         }
     } else if (offset < 0xfe0) {
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static void gic_dist_writeb(void *opaque, hwaddr offset,
                 /* If a raised level triggered IRQ enabled then mark
                    is as pending.  */
                 if (GIC_TEST_LEVEL(irq + i, mask)
-                        && !GIC_TEST_TRIGGER(irq + i)) {
+                        && !GIC_TEST_EDGE_TRIGGER(irq + i)) {
                     DPRINTF("Set %d pending mask %x\n", irq + i, mask);
                     GIC_SET_PENDING(irq + i, mask);
                 }
@@ -478,9 +478,9 @@ static void gic_dist_writeb(void *opaque, hwaddr offset,
                 GIC_CLEAR_MODEL(irq + i);
             }
             if (value & (2 << (i * 2))) {
-                GIC_SET_TRIGGER(irq + i);
+                GIC_SET_EDGE_TRIGGER(irq + i);
             } else {
-                GIC_CLEAR_TRIGGER(irq + i);
+                GIC_CLEAR_EDGE_TRIGGER(irq + i);
             }
         }
     } else {
diff --git a/hw/intc/arm_gic_common.c b/hw/intc/arm_gic_common.c
index c765850..710607b 100644
--- a/hw/intc/arm_gic_common.c
+++ b/hw/intc/arm_gic_common.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_gic_irq_state = {
         VMSTATE_UINT8(active, gic_irq_state),
         VMSTATE_UINT8(level, gic_irq_state),
         VMSTATE_BOOL(model, gic_irq_state),
-        VMSTATE_BOOL(trigger, gic_irq_state),
+        VMSTATE_BOOL(edge_trigger, gic_irq_state),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
 };
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static void arm_gic_common_reset(DeviceState *dev)
     }
     for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
         GIC_SET_ENABLED(i, ALL_CPU_MASK);
-        GIC_SET_TRIGGER(i);
+        GIC_SET_EDGE_TRIGGER(i);
     }
     if (s->num_cpu == 1) {
         /* For uniprocessor GICs all interrupts always target the sole CPU */
diff --git a/hw/intc/gic_internal.h b/hw/intc/gic_internal.h
index 3989fd1..efac78d 100644
--- a/hw/intc/gic_internal.h
+++ b/hw/intc/gic_internal.h
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
 #define GIC_SET_LEVEL(irq, cm) s->irq_state[irq].level = (cm)
 #define GIC_CLEAR_LEVEL(irq, cm) s->irq_state[irq].level &= ~(cm)
 #define GIC_TEST_LEVEL(irq, cm) ((s->irq_state[irq].level & (cm)) != 0)
-#define GIC_SET_TRIGGER(irq) s->irq_state[irq].trigger = true
-#define GIC_CLEAR_TRIGGER(irq) s->irq_state[irq].trigger = false
-#define GIC_TEST_TRIGGER(irq) s->irq_state[irq].trigger
+#define GIC_SET_EDGE_TRIGGER(irq) s->irq_state[irq].edge_trigger = true
+#define GIC_CLEAR_EDGE_TRIGGER(irq) s->irq_state[irq].edge_trigger = false
+#define GIC_TEST_EDGE_TRIGGER(irq) (s->irq_state[irq].edge_trigger)
 #define GIC_GET_PRIORITY(irq, cpu) (((irq) < GIC_INTERNAL) ?            \
                                     s->priority1[irq][cpu] :            \
                                     s->priority2[(irq) - GIC_INTERNAL])
diff --git a/include/hw/intc/arm_gic_common.h b/include/hw/intc/arm_gic_common.h
index ed18bb8..40cd3d6 100644
--- a/include/hw/intc/arm_gic_common.h
+++ b/include/hw/intc/arm_gic_common.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ typedef struct gic_irq_state {
     uint8_t active;
     uint8_t level;
     bool model; /* 0 = N:N, 1 = 1:N */
-    bool trigger; /* nonzero = edge triggered.  */
+    bool edge_trigger; /* true: edge-triggered, false: level-triggered  */
 } gic_irq_state;
 
 typedef struct GICState {
