diff --git a/ctdb/ib/ibw_ctdb_init.c b/ctdb/ib/ibw_ctdb_init.c
index 6fdb0d887cf..f9d00c60605 100644
--- a/ctdb/ib/ibw_ctdb_init.c
+++ b/ctdb/ib/ibw_ctdb_init.c
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
 
 static int ctdb_ibw_listen(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, int backlog)
 {
-	struct ibw_ctx *ictx = talloc_get_type(ctdb->private_data, struct ibw_ctx);
+	struct ibw_ctx *ictx = talloc_get_type(ctdb->transport_data,
+					       struct ibw_ctx);
 
 	assert(ictx!=NULL);
 
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ static int ctdb_ibw_listen(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, int backlog)
  */
 static int ctdb_ibw_add_node(struct ctdb_node *node)
 {
-	struct ibw_ctx *ictx = talloc_get_type(node->ctdb->private_data, struct ibw_ctx);
+	struct ibw_ctx *ictx = talloc_get_type(node->ctdb->transport_data,
+					       struct ibw_ctx);
 	struct ctdb_ibw_node *cn = talloc_zero(node, struct ctdb_ibw_node);
 
 	assert(cn!=NULL);
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ int ctdb_ibw_init(struct ctdb_context *ctdb)
 	}
 
 	ctdb->methods = &ctdb_ibw_methods;
-	ctdb->private_data = ictx;
+	ctdb->transport_data = ictx;
 	
 	DEBUG(DEBUG_DEBUG, ("ctdb_ibw_init succeeded.\n"));
 	return 0;
diff --git a/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h b/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
index 9f6ebab32de..6aba3c1d48e 100644
--- a/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
+++ b/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ struct ctdb_context {
 	char *err_msg;
 	const struct ctdb_methods *methods; /* transport methods */
 	const struct ctdb_upcalls *upcalls; /* transport upcalls */
-	void *private_data; /* private to transport */
+	void *transport_data; /* private to transport */
 	struct ctdb_db_context *db_list;
 	struct srvid_context *srv;
 	struct srvid_context *tunnels;
diff --git a/ctdb/tcp/tcp_connect.c b/ctdb/tcp/tcp_connect.c
index 033bd933d32..f54086fcd3c 100644
--- a/ctdb/tcp/tcp_connect.c
+++ b/ctdb/tcp/tcp_connect.c
@@ -277,7 +277,8 @@ static void ctdb_listen_event(struct tevent_context *ev, struct tevent_fd *fde,
 			      uint16_t flags, void *private_data)
 {
 	struct ctdb_context *ctdb = talloc_get_type(private_data, struct ctdb_context);
-	struct ctdb_tcp *ctcp = talloc_get_type(ctdb->private_data, struct ctdb_tcp);
+	struct ctdb_tcp *ctcp = talloc_get_type(ctdb->transport_data,
+						struct ctdb_tcp);
 	ctdb_sock_addr addr;
 	socklen_t len;
 	int fd;
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ static void ctdb_listen_event(struct tevent_context *ev, struct tevent_fd *fde,
 */
 static int ctdb_tcp_listen_automatic(struct ctdb_context *ctdb)
 {
-	struct ctdb_tcp *ctcp = talloc_get_type(ctdb->private_data,
+	struct ctdb_tcp *ctcp = talloc_get_type(ctdb->transport_data,
 						struct ctdb_tcp);
         ctdb_sock_addr sock;
 	int lock_fd;
@@ -509,7 +510,7 @@ failed:
 */
 int ctdb_tcp_listen(struct ctdb_context *ctdb)
 {
-	struct ctdb_tcp *ctcp = talloc_get_type(ctdb->private_data,
+	struct ctdb_tcp *ctcp = talloc_get_type(ctdb->transport_data,
 						struct ctdb_tcp);
         ctdb_sock_addr sock;
 	int sock_size;
diff --git a/ctdb/tcp/tcp_init.c b/ctdb/tcp/tcp_init.c
index 9ad13aabc74..5bd9e2f3a09 100644
--- a/ctdb/tcp/tcp_init.c
+++ b/ctdb/tcp/tcp_init.c
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ static void ctdb_tcp_restart(struct ctdb_node *node)
 */
 static void ctdb_tcp_shutdown(struct ctdb_context *ctdb)
 {
-	struct ctdb_tcp *ctcp = talloc_get_type(ctdb->private_data,
+	struct ctdb_tcp *ctcp = talloc_get_type(ctdb->transport_data,
 						struct ctdb_tcp);
 	uint32_t i;
 
 	talloc_free(ctcp);
-	ctdb->private_data = NULL;
+	ctdb->transport_data = NULL;
 
 	for (i=0; i<ctdb->num_nodes; i++) {
 		TALLOC_FREE(ctdb->nodes[i]->transport_data);
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static const struct ctdb_methods ctdb_tcp_methods = {
 
 static int tcp_ctcp_destructor(struct ctdb_tcp *ctcp)
 {
-	ctcp->ctdb->private_data = NULL;
+	ctcp->ctdb->transport_data = NULL;
 	ctcp->ctdb->methods = NULL;
 	
 	return 0;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ int ctdb_tcp_init(struct ctdb_context *ctdb)
 
 	ctcp->listen_fd = -1;
 	ctcp->ctdb      = ctdb;
-	ctdb->private_data = ctcp;
+	ctdb->transport_data = ctcp;
 	ctdb->methods = &ctdb_tcp_methods;
 
 	talloc_set_destructor(ctcp, tcp_ctcp_destructor);