diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm
index 674c6f85be..fad5cf662c 100644
--- a/gnu/system.scm
+++ b/gnu/system.scm
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
             boot-parameters?
             boot-parameters-label
             boot-parameters-root-device
-            boot-parameters-boot-name
+            boot-parameters-bootloader-name
             boot-parameters-store-device
             boot-parameters-store-mount-point
             boot-parameters-kernel
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ directly by the user."
   ;; exactly to the device field of the <file-system> object representing the
   ;; OS's root file system, so it might be a device path like "/dev/sda3".
   (root-device      boot-parameters-root-device)
-  (boot-name        boot-parameters-boot-name)
+  (bootloader-name  boot-parameters-bootloader-name)
   (store-device     boot-parameters-store-device)
   (store-mount-point boot-parameters-store-mount-point)
   (kernel           boot-parameters-kernel)
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ directly by the user."
       (label label)
       (root-device root)
 
-      (boot-name
-       (match (assq 'boot-name rest)
+      (bootloader-name
+       (match (assq 'bootloader-name rest)
          ((_ args) args)
          (#f       'grub))) ; for compatibility reasons.
 
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ kernel arguments for that derivation to <boot-parameters>."
        (store -> (operating-system-store-file-system os))
        (bootloader  -> (bootloader-configuration-bootloader
                         (operating-system-bootloader os)))
-       (boot-name   -> (bootloader-name bootloader))
+       (bootloader-name -> (bootloader-name bootloader))
        (label -> (kernel->boot-label (operating-system-kernel os))))
     (return (boot-parameters
              (label label)
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ kernel arguments for that derivation to <boot-parameters>."
                 (operating-system-kernel-arguments os system.drv root-device)
                 (operating-system-user-kernel-arguments os)))
              (initrd initrd)
-             (boot-name boot-name)
+             (bootloader-name bootloader-name)
              (store-device (fs->boot-device store))
              (store-mount-point (file-system-mount-point store))))))
 
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ being stored into the \"parameters\" file)."
                     (kernel-arguments
                      #$(boot-parameters-kernel-arguments params))
                     (initrd #$(boot-parameters-initrd params))
-                    (boot-name #$(boot-parameters-boot-name params))
+                    (bootloader-name #$(boot-parameters-bootloader-name params))
                     (store
                      (device #$(boot-parameters-store-device params))
                      (mount-point #$(boot-parameters-store-mount-point params))))
diff --git a/guix/scripts/system.scm b/guix/scripts/system.scm
index f71b1d71b8..35675cc018 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/system.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/system.scm
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ generation as its default entry.  STORE is an open connection to the store."
   "Return the bootloader name stored in SYSTEM's \"parameters\" file."
   (let ((params (unless-file-not-found
                  (read-boot-parameters-file system))))
-    (boot-parameters-boot-name params)))
+    (boot-parameters-bootloader-name params)))
 
 (define (reinstall-bootloader store number)
   "Re-install bootloader for existing system profile generation NUMBER.
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ list of services."
     (let* ((generation  (generation-file-name profile number))
            (params      (read-boot-parameters-file generation))
            (label       (boot-parameters-label params))
-           (boot-name   (boot-parameters-boot-name params))
+           (bootloader-name (boot-parameters-bootloader-name params))
            (root        (boot-parameters-root-device params))
            (root-device (if (bytevector? root)
                             (uuid->string root)
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ list of services."
       (format #t (G_ "  canonical file name: ~a~%") (readlink* generation))
       ;; TRANSLATORS: Please preserve the two-space indentation.
       (format #t (G_ "  label: ~a~%") label)
-      (format #t (G_ "  bootloader: ~a~%") boot-name)
+      (format #t (G_ "  bootloader: ~a~%") bootloader-name)
       (format #t (G_ "  root device: ~a~%") root-device)
       (format #t (G_ "  kernel: ~a~%") kernel))))