diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-shm.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-shm.c
index 1b388f0ca..1beade9c9 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-shm.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-shm.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ create_tmpfile_cloexec(char *tmpname)
 static int
 os_create_anonymous_file(off_t size)
 {
-    static const char template[] = "/weston-shared-XXXXXX";
+    static const char template[] = "/xwayland-shared-XXXXXX";
     const char *path;
     char *name;
     int fd;