diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 5c28b83b..26337613 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -511,16 +511,16 @@ nova_api_os_compute_uwsgi_ini_overrides: {}
 # Enabled vGPU Types - dict defining 'type' and 'address' (optional) of vGPU
 # an address is only required when supporting more than one physical GPU on the host
 # Example 1:
-# nova_enabled_vgpu_types:
+# nova_enabled_mdev_types:
 #   - type: nvidia-35
 #
 # Example 2:
-# nova_enabled_vgpu_types:
+# nova_enabled_mdev_types:
 #   - type: nvidia-35
 #     address: <device address>
 #   - type: nvidia-36
 #     address: <another device address>
-nova_enabled_vgpu_types: {}
+nova_enabled_mdev_types: "{{ nova_enabled_vgpu_types | default({}) }}"
 
 # PCI devices passthrough to nova
 # For SR-IOV please use:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/nova_mdev_types-df92fb3d1ce339ec.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/nova_mdev_types-df92fb3d1ce339ec.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98080753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/nova_mdev_types-df92fb3d1ce339ec.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    Variable ``nova_enabled_vgpu_types`` has been deprecated and is replaced
+    with ``nova_enabled_mdev_types``.
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index e582ba38..8ecde0d8 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
     - always
     - nova-config
 
-- import_tasks: nova_vgpu_detect.yml
+- import_tasks: nova_mdev_detect.yml
   tags:
     - always
     - nova-config
diff --git a/tasks/nova_vgpu_detect.yml b/tasks/nova_mdev_detect.yml
similarity index 89%
rename from tasks/nova_vgpu_detect.yml
rename to tasks/nova_mdev_detect.yml
index 5b547b69..80579ec3 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_vgpu_detect.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_mdev_detect.yml
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
   register: mdev
   when: mdev_folder.stat.exists
 
-- name: Register a fact for nova enabled_vgpu_types
+- name: Register a fact for nova enabled_mdev_types
   set_fact:
-    discovered_vgpu_types: "{{ mdev.stdout_lines | unique }}"
+    discovered_mdev_types: "{{ mdev.stdout_lines | unique }}"
   when:
     - mdev.stdout_lines is defined
     - mdev.stdout_lines | length > 0
diff --git a/templates/nova.conf.j2 b/templates/nova.conf.j2
index 8a75b428..52643505 100644
--- a/templates/nova.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/nova.conf.j2
@@ -289,12 +289,12 @@ tracks_instance_changes = {{ nova_scheduler_tracks_instance_changes }}
 [upgrade_levels]
 compute=auto
 
-{% if nova_enabled_vgpu_types | length > 0 or discovered_vgpu_types is defined %}
+{% if nova_enabled_mdev_types | length > 0 or discovered_mdev_types is defined %}
 [devices]
-enabled_vgpu_types = {{ nova_enabled_vgpu_types | map(attribute='type') | list | default(discovered_vgpu_types, true) | unique | join(',') }}
+enabled_mdev_types = {{ nova_enabled_mdev_types | map(attribute='type') | list | default(discovered_mdev_types, true) | unique | join(',') }}
 
-{% for record in nova_enabled_vgpu_types | selectattr('address', 'defined') | list %}
-[vgpu_{{ record.type }}]
+{% for record in nova_enabled_mdev_types | selectattr('address', 'defined') | list %}
+[mdev_{{ record.type }}]
 device_addresses = {{ record.address }}
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}