diff --git a/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c b/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c
index 78d6e704b..7833c2c5f 100644
--- a/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c
+++ b/src/libnm-platform/nm-linux-platform.c
@@ -8270,7 +8270,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int
-link_change(NMPlatform *platform, NMLinkType type, int ifindex, gconstpointer extra_data)
+link_change_extra(NMPlatform *platform, NMLinkType type, int ifindex, gconstpointer extra_data)
 {
     nm_auto_nlmsg struct nl_msg *nlmsg = NULL;
 
@@ -11166,9 +11166,9 @@ nm_linux_platform_class_init(NMLinuxPlatformClass *klass)
     platform_class->sysctl_set_async = sysctl_set_async;
     platform_class->sysctl_get       = sysctl_get;
 
-    platform_class->link_add    = link_add;
-    platform_class->link_change = link_change;
-    platform_class->link_delete = link_delete;
+    platform_class->link_add          = link_add;
+    platform_class->link_change_extra = link_change_extra;
+    platform_class->link_delete       = link_delete;
 
     platform_class->link_refresh = link_refresh;
 
diff --git a/src/libnm-platform/nm-platform.c b/src/libnm-platform/nm-platform.c
index 64d0fd8ef..d36d5b9f4 100644
--- a/src/libnm-platform/nm-platform.c
+++ b/src/libnm-platform/nm-platform.c
@@ -1406,7 +1406,10 @@ nm_platform_link_add(NMPlatform            *self,
 }
 
 int
-nm_platform_link_change(NMPlatform *self, NMLinkType type, int ifindex, gconstpointer extra_data)
+nm_platform_link_change_extra(NMPlatform   *self,
+                              NMLinkType    type,
+                              int           ifindex,
+                              gconstpointer extra_data)
 {
     char        buf[512];
     const char *name = nm_platform_link_get_name(self, ifindex);
@@ -1447,7 +1450,7 @@ nm_platform_link_change(NMPlatform *self, NMLinkType type, int ifindex, gconstpo
                buf;
            }));
 
-    return klass->link_change(self, type, ifindex, extra_data);
+    return klass->link_change_extra(self, type, ifindex, extra_data);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/libnm-platform/nm-platform.h b/src/libnm-platform/nm-platform.h
index 447ef3aa8..33571cfc5 100644
--- a/src/libnm-platform/nm-platform.h
+++ b/src/libnm-platform/nm-platform.h
@@ -1093,9 +1093,10 @@ typedef struct {
                     guint32                mtu,
                     gconstpointer          extra_data,
                     const NMPlatformLink **out_link);
-
-    int (*link_change)(NMPlatform *self, NMLinkType type, int ifindex, gconstpointer extra_data);
-
+    int (*link_change_extra)(NMPlatform   *self,
+                             NMLinkType    type,
+                             int           ifindex,
+                             gconstpointer extra_data);
     gboolean (*link_delete)(NMPlatform *self, int ifindex);
     gboolean (*link_refresh)(NMPlatform *self, int ifindex);
     gboolean (*link_set_netns)(NMPlatform *self, int ifindex, int netns_fd);
@@ -1603,8 +1604,10 @@ int nm_platform_link_add(NMPlatform            *self,
                          gconstpointer          extra_data,
                          const NMPlatformLink **out_link);
 
-int
-nm_platform_link_change(NMPlatform *self, NMLinkType type, int ifindex, gconstpointer extra_data);
+int nm_platform_link_change_extra(NMPlatform   *self,
+                                  NMLinkType    type,
+                                  int           ifindex,
+                                  gconstpointer extra_data);
 
 static inline int
 nm_platform_link_veth_add(NMPlatform            *self,
@@ -1644,13 +1647,13 @@ nm_platform_link_bridge_add(NMPlatform                *self,
 static inline int
 nm_platform_link_bridge_change(NMPlatform *self, int ifindex, const NMPlatformLnkBridge *props)
 {
-    return nm_platform_link_change(self, NM_LINK_TYPE_BRIDGE, ifindex, props);
+    return nm_platform_link_change_extra(self, NM_LINK_TYPE_BRIDGE, ifindex, props);
 }
 
 static inline int
 nm_platform_link_bond_change(NMPlatform *self, int ifindex, const NMPlatformLnkBond *props)
 {
-    return nm_platform_link_change(self, NM_LINK_TYPE_BOND, ifindex, props);
+    return nm_platform_link_change_extra(self, NM_LINK_TYPE_BOND, ifindex, props);
 }
 
 static inline int