diff --git a/src/core/dbus.c b/src/core/dbus.c
index df0979756b4..49c17e9d02f 100644
--- a/src/core/dbus.c
+++ b/src/core/dbus.c
@@ -860,10 +860,10 @@ int bus_init_api(Manager *m) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to set up API bus: %m");
 
-        r = bus_track_coldplug(bus, &m->subscribed, /* recursive= */ false, m->deserialized_subscribed);
+        r = bus_track_coldplug(bus, &m->subscribed, /* recursive= */ false, m->subscribe_serialization);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
-        m->deserialized_subscribed = strv_free(m->deserialized_subscribed);
+        m->subscribe_serialization = strv_free(m->subscribe_serialization);
         m->api_bus = TAKE_PTR(bus);
 
         return 0;
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ static void destroy_bus(Manager *m, sd_bus **bus) {
                 r = bus_track_to_strv(m->subscribed, &subscribed);
                 if (r < 0)
                         log_error_errno(r, "Failed to serialize api subscribers: %m");
-                r = strv_extend_strv_consume(&m->deserialized_subscribed, TAKE_PTR(subscribed), /* filter_duplicates = */ false);
+                r = strv_extend_strv_consume(&m->subscribe_serialization, TAKE_PTR(subscribed), /* filter_duplicates = */ false);
                 if (r < 0)
                         log_error_errno(r, "Failed to record api subscribers: %m");
 
diff --git a/src/core/manager-serialize.c b/src/core/manager-serialize.c
index 3f624619dfd..c603fcfcf5a 100644
--- a/src/core/manager-serialize.c
+++ b/src/core/manager-serialize.c
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ int manager_deserialize(Manager *m, FILE *f, FDSet *fds) {
                         (void) exec_shared_runtime_deserialize_one(m, val, fds);
                 else if ((val = startswith(l, "subscribed="))) {
 
-                        r = strv_extend(&m->deserialized_subscribed, val);
+                        r = strv_extend(&m->subscribe_serialization, val);
                         if (r < 0)
                                 return r;
                 } else if ((val = startswith(l, "varlink-server-socket-address="))) {
diff --git a/src/core/manager.c b/src/core/manager.c
index 8fb52666c0f..64dbe33c683 100644
--- a/src/core/manager.c
+++ b/src/core/manager.c
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ Manager* manager_free(Manager *m) {
         free(m->switch_root_init);
 
         sd_bus_track_unref(m->subscribed);
-        strv_free(m->deserialized_subscribed);
+        strv_free(m->subscribe_serialization);
 
         unit_defaults_done(&m->defaults);
 
@@ -2142,10 +2142,10 @@ int manager_startup(Manager *m, FILE *serialization, FDSet *fds, const char *roo
                 manager_setup_bus(m);
 
                 /* Now that we are connected to all possible buses, let's deserialize who is tracking us. */
-                r = bus_track_coldplug(m->api_bus, &m->subscribed, false, m->deserialized_subscribed);
+                r = bus_track_coldplug(m->api_bus, &m->subscribed, false, m->subscribe_serialization);
                 if (r < 0)
                         log_warning_errno(r, "Failed to deserialized tracked clients, ignoring: %m");
-                m->deserialized_subscribed = strv_free(m->deserialized_subscribed);
+                m->subscribe_serialization = strv_free(m->subscribe_serialization);
 
                 r = manager_varlink_init(m);
                 if (r < 0)
diff --git a/src/core/manager.h b/src/core/manager.h
index e4cada80ff3..3ff77868b66 100644
--- a/src/core/manager.h
+++ b/src/core/manager.h
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ struct Manager {
         considered subscribes, since they last for very short only,
         and it is much simpler that way. */
         sd_bus_track *subscribed;
-        char **deserialized_subscribed;
+        char **subscribe_serialization;
 
         /* This is used during reloading: before the reload we queue
          * the reply message here, and afterwards we send it */