diff --git a/gnu/services/networking.scm b/gnu/services/networking.scm
index 102202c853..c2b404503e 100644
--- a/gnu/services/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/networking.scm
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Protocol (DHCP) client, on all the non-loopback network interfaces."
                         (define valid?
                           (negate loopback-network-interface?))
                         (define ifaces
-                          (filter valid? (all-network-interfaces)))
+                          (filter valid? (all-network-interface-names)))
 
                         ;; XXX: Make sure the interfaces are up so that
                         ;; 'dhclient' can actually send/receive over them.
diff --git a/guix/build/syscalls.scm b/guix/build/syscalls.scm
index b7c0f7e745..ae5b2ed112 100644
--- a/guix/build/syscalls.scm
+++ b/guix/build/syscalls.scm
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
             IFF_UP
             IFF_BROADCAST
             IFF_LOOPBACK
-            all-network-interfaces
-            network-interfaces
+            all-network-interface-names
+            network-interface-names
             network-interface-flags
             loopback-network-interface?
             network-interface-address
@@ -533,8 +533,8 @@ most LEN bytes from BV."
                                       (take-while (negate zero?) bytes)))
                    result))))))
 
-(define* (network-interfaces #:optional sock)
-  "Return the list of existing network interfaces.  This is typically limited
+(define* (network-interface-names #:optional sock)
+  "Return the names of existing network interfaces.  This is typically limited
 to interfaces that are currently up."
   (let* ((close? (not sock))
          (sock   (or sock (socket SOCK_STREAM AF_INET 0)))
@@ -559,9 +559,9 @@ to interfaces that are currently up."
   ;; Regexp matching an interface line in Linux's /proc/net/dev.
   (make-regexp "^[[:blank:]]*([[:alnum:]]+):.*$"))
 
-(define (all-network-interfaces)
-  "Return all the registered network interfaces, including those that are not
-up."
+(define (all-network-interface-names)
+  "Return all the names of the registered network interfaces, including those
+that are not up."
   (call-with-input-file "/proc/net/dev"           ;XXX: Linux-specific
     (lambda (port)
       (let loop ((interfaces '()))
diff --git a/tests/syscalls.scm b/tests/syscalls.scm
index 6b614a5211..3b71cd7b1c 100644
--- a/tests/syscalls.scm
+++ b/tests/syscalls.scm
@@ -152,15 +152,15 @@
                          (status:exit-val status))))
                (eq? #t result))))))))
 
-(test-assert "all-network-interfaces"
-  (match (all-network-interfaces)
+(test-assert "all-network-interface-names"
+  (match (all-network-interface-names)
     (((? string? names) ..1)
      (member "lo" names))))
 
-(test-assert "network-interfaces"
-  (match (network-interfaces)
+(test-assert "network-interface-names"
+  (match (network-interface-names)
     (((? string? names) ..1)
-     (lset<= string=? names (all-network-interfaces)))))
+     (lset<= string=? names (all-network-interface-names)))))
 
 (test-assert "network-interface-flags"
   (let* ((sock  (socket AF_INET SOCK_STREAM 0))