diff --git a/devices/src/acpi.rs b/devices/src/acpi.rs
index 69bcb80d7..a9c86aa18 100644
--- a/devices/src/acpi.rs
+++ b/devices/src/acpi.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub const GED_DEVICE_ACPI_SIZE: usize = 0x1;
 
 /// A device for handling ACPI shutdown and reboot
 pub struct AcpiShutdownDevice {
-    exit_evt: EventFd,
+    guest_exit_evt: EventFd,
     reset_evt: EventFd,
     vcpus_kill_signalled: Arc<AtomicBool>,
 }
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ pub struct AcpiShutdownDevice {
 impl AcpiShutdownDevice {
     /// Constructs a device that will signal the given event when the guest requests it.
     pub fn new(
-        exit_evt: EventFd,
+        guest_exit_evt: EventFd,
         reset_evt: EventFd,
         vcpus_kill_signalled: Arc<AtomicBool>,
     ) -> AcpiShutdownDevice {
         AcpiShutdownDevice {
-            exit_evt,
+            guest_exit_evt,
             reset_evt,
             vcpus_kill_signalled,
         }
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl BusDevice for AcpiShutdownDevice {
         const SLEEP_VALUE_BIT: u8 = 2;
         if data[0] == (S5_SLEEP_VALUE << SLEEP_VALUE_BIT) | (1 << SLEEP_STATUS_EN_BIT) {
             info!("ACPI Shutdown signalled");
-            if let Err(e) = self.exit_evt.write(1) {
+            if let Err(e) = self.guest_exit_evt.write(1) {
                 error!("Error triggering ACPI shutdown event: {e}");
             }
             // Spin until we are sure the reset_evt has been handled and that when
diff --git a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
index 193b411d4..2ea8efe35 100644
--- a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
@@ -1519,9 +1519,6 @@ impl DeviceManager {
                 self.reset_evt
                     .try_clone()
                     .map_err(DeviceManagerError::EventFd)?,
-                self.exit_evt
-                    .try_clone()
-                    .map_err(DeviceManagerError::EventFd)?,
                 self.guest_exit_evt
                     .try_clone()
                     .map_err(DeviceManagerError::EventFd)?,
@@ -1894,8 +1891,7 @@ impl DeviceManager {
         &mut self,
         interrupt_manager: &dyn InterruptManager<GroupConfig = LegacyIrqGroupConfig>,
         reset_evt: EventFd,
-        exit_evt: EventFd,
-        _guest_exit_evt: EventFd,
+        guest_exit_evt: EventFd,
     ) -> DeviceManagerResult<Option<Arc<Mutex<devices::AcpiGedDevice>>>> {
         let vcpus_kill_signalled = self
             .cpu_manager
@@ -1904,7 +1900,7 @@ impl DeviceManager {
             .vcpus_kill_signalled()
             .clone();
         let shutdown_device = Arc::new(Mutex::new(devices::AcpiShutdownDevice::new(
-            exit_evt,
+            guest_exit_evt,
             reset_evt,
             vcpus_kill_signalled,
         )));