diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.html.in b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
index b5a6e33bfe..8bb6636ea9 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
@@ -8173,8 +8173,8 @@ qemu-kvm -net nic,model=? /dev/null
 
     <p>A vsock host/guest interface. The <code>model</code> attribute
     defaults to <code>virtio</code>.
-    The optional attribute <code>cid</code> of the source element
-    specifies the CID assigned to the guest. If the attribute
+    The optional attribute <code>address</code> of the <code>cid</code>
+    element specifies the CID assigned to the guest. If the attribute
     <code>auto</code> is set to <code>yes</code>, libvirt
     will assign a free CID automatically on domain startup.
     <span class="since">Since 4.4.0</span></p>
@@ -8183,7 +8183,7 @@ qemu-kvm -net nic,model=? /dev/null
 ...
 &lt;devices&gt;
   &lt;vsock model='virtio'&gt;
-    &lt;source auto='no' cid='3'/&gt;
+    &lt;cid auto='no' address='3'/&gt;
   &lt;/vsock&gt;
 &lt;/devices&gt;
 ...</pre>
diff --git a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
index 703a1bb6f8..b7404e1ce0 100644
--- a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
+++ b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
@@ -4158,14 +4158,14 @@
       </optional>
       <interleave>
         <optional>
-          <element name="source">
+          <element name="cid">
             <optional>
               <attribute name="auto">
                 <ref name="virYesNo"/>
               </attribute>
             </optional>
             <optional>
-              <attribute name="cid">
+              <attribute name="address">
                 <ref name="unsignedInt"/>
               </attribute>
             </optional>
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index e40fe7a188..86814d5f64 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -15966,7 +15966,7 @@ virDomainVsockDefParseXML(virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt,
 {
     virDomainVsockDefPtr vsock = NULL, ret = NULL;
     xmlNodePtr save = ctxt->node;
-    xmlNodePtr source;
+    xmlNodePtr cid;
     char *tmp = NULL;
     int val;
 
@@ -15983,11 +15983,11 @@ virDomainVsockDefParseXML(virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt,
         vsock->model = val;
     }
 
-    source = virXPathNode("./source", ctxt);
+    cid = virXPathNode("./cid", ctxt);
 
     VIR_FREE(tmp);
-    if (source) {
-        if ((tmp = virXMLPropString(source, "cid"))) {
+    if (cid) {
+        if ((tmp = virXMLPropString(cid, "address"))) {
             if (virStrToLong_uip(tmp, NULL, 10, &vsock->guest_cid) < 0 ||
                 vsock->guest_cid == 0) {
                 virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_DETAIL,
@@ -15998,7 +15998,7 @@ virDomainVsockDefParseXML(virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt,
         }
 
         VIR_FREE(tmp);
-        if ((tmp = virXMLPropString(source, "auto"))) {
+        if ((tmp = virXMLPropString(cid, "auto"))) {
             val = virTristateBoolTypeFromString(tmp);
             if (val <= 0) {
                 virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_DETAIL,
@@ -26993,7 +26993,7 @@ virDomainVsockDefFormat(virBufferPtr buf,
 {
     virBuffer childBuf = VIR_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
     virBuffer attrBuf = VIR_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
-    virBuffer sourceAttrBuf = VIR_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
+    virBuffer cidAttrBuf = VIR_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
     int ret = -1;
 
     if (vsock->model) {
@@ -27004,12 +27004,12 @@ virDomainVsockDefFormat(virBufferPtr buf,
     virBufferSetChildIndent(&childBuf, buf);
 
     if (vsock->auto_cid != VIR_TRISTATE_BOOL_ABSENT) {
-        virBufferAsprintf(&sourceAttrBuf, " auto='%s'",
+        virBufferAsprintf(&cidAttrBuf, " auto='%s'",
                           virTristateBoolTypeToString(vsock->auto_cid));
     }
     if (vsock->guest_cid != 0)
-        virBufferAsprintf(&sourceAttrBuf, " cid='%u'", vsock->guest_cid);
-    if (virXMLFormatElement(&childBuf, "source", &sourceAttrBuf, NULL) < 0)
+        virBufferAsprintf(&cidAttrBuf, " address='%u'", vsock->guest_cid);
+    if (virXMLFormatElement(&childBuf, "cid", &cidAttrBuf, NULL) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
     virDomainDeviceInfoFormat(&childBuf, &vsock->info, 0);
@@ -27022,7 +27022,7 @@ virDomainVsockDefFormat(virBufferPtr buf,
  cleanup:
     virBufferFreeAndReset(&childBuf);
     virBufferFreeAndReset(&attrBuf);
-    virBufferFreeAndReset(&sourceAttrBuf);
+    virBufferFreeAndReset(&cidAttrBuf);
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/vhost-vsock-auto.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/vhost-vsock-auto.xml
index 44b3b15f02..f6619d6cd6 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/vhost-vsock-auto.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/vhost-vsock-auto.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
     <vsock>
-      <source auto='yes'/>
+      <cid auto='yes'/>
     </vsock>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/vhost-vsock.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/vhost-vsock.xml
index 636abbb160..bc550ace4e 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/vhost-vsock.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/vhost-vsock.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
     <vsock model='virtio'>
-      <source auto='no' cid='4'/>
+      <cid auto='no' address='4'/>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x0'/>
     </vsock>
   </devices>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/vhost-vsock-auto.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/vhost-vsock-auto.xml
index 0e0e4a46b4..ef50065063 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/vhost-vsock-auto.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/vhost-vsock-auto.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
     <memballoon model='none'/>
     <vsock model='virtio'>
-      <source auto='yes'/>
+      <cid auto='yes'/>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
     </vsock>
   </devices>