diff --git a/src/core/cgroup.c b/src/core/cgroup.c
index c2e57a0cdd..e5c7c7de61 100644
--- a/src/core/cgroup.c
+++ b/src/core/cgroup.c
@@ -1496,9 +1496,9 @@ static int unit_realize_cgroup_now(Unit *u, ManagerState state) {
 
         assert(u);
 
-        if (u->in_cgroup_queue) {
-                LIST_REMOVE(cgroup_queue, u->manager->cgroup_queue, u);
-                u->in_cgroup_queue = false;
+        if (u->in_cgroup_realize_queue) {
+                LIST_REMOVE(cgroup_realize_queue, u->manager->cgroup_realize_queue, u);
+                u->in_cgroup_realize_queue = false;
         }
 
         target_mask = unit_get_target_mask(u);
@@ -1532,26 +1532,28 @@ static int unit_realize_cgroup_now(Unit *u, ManagerState state) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-static void unit_add_to_cgroup_queue(Unit *u) {
+static void unit_add_to_cgroup_realize_queue(Unit *u) {
         assert(u);
 
-        if (u->in_cgroup_queue)
+        if (u->in_cgroup_realize_queue)
                 return;
 
-        LIST_PREPEND(cgroup_queue, u->manager->cgroup_queue, u);
-        u->in_cgroup_queue = true;
+        LIST_PREPEND(cgroup_realize_queue, u->manager->cgroup_realize_queue, u);
+        u->in_cgroup_realize_queue = true;
 }
 
-unsigned manager_dispatch_cgroup_queue(Manager *m) {
+unsigned manager_dispatch_cgroup_realize_queue(Manager *m) {
         ManagerState state;
         unsigned n = 0;
         Unit *i;
         int r;
 
+        assert(m);
+
         state = manager_state(m);
 
-        while ((i = m->cgroup_queue)) {
-                assert(i->in_cgroup_queue);
+        while ((i = m->cgroup_realize_queue)) {
+                assert(i->in_cgroup_realize_queue);
 
                 r = unit_realize_cgroup_now(i, state);
                 if (r < 0)
@@ -1563,7 +1565,7 @@ unsigned manager_dispatch_cgroup_queue(Manager *m) {
         return n;
 }
 
-static void unit_queue_siblings(Unit *u) {
+static void unit_add_siblings_to_cgroup_realize_queue(Unit *u) {
         Unit *slice;
 
         /* This adds the siblings of the specified unit and the
@@ -1597,7 +1599,7 @@ static void unit_queue_siblings(Unit *u) {
                                                    unit_get_needs_bpf(m)))
                                 continue;
 
-                        unit_add_to_cgroup_queue(m);
+                        unit_add_to_cgroup_realize_queue(m);
                 }
 
                 u = slice;
@@ -1622,7 +1624,7 @@ int unit_realize_cgroup(Unit *u) {
          * iteration. */
 
         /* Add all sibling slices to the cgroup queue. */
-        unit_queue_siblings(u);
+        unit_add_siblings_to_cgroup_realize_queue(u);
 
         /* And realize this one now (and apply the values) */
         return unit_realize_cgroup_now(u, manager_state(u->manager));
@@ -2329,7 +2331,7 @@ void unit_invalidate_cgroup(Unit *u, CGroupMask m) {
                 return;
 
         u->cgroup_realized_mask &= ~m;
-        unit_add_to_cgroup_queue(u);
+        unit_add_to_cgroup_realize_queue(u);
 }
 
 void unit_invalidate_cgroup_bpf(Unit *u) {
@@ -2342,7 +2344,7 @@ void unit_invalidate_cgroup_bpf(Unit *u) {
                 return;
 
         u->cgroup_bpf_state = UNIT_CGROUP_BPF_INVALIDATED;
-        unit_add_to_cgroup_queue(u);
+        unit_add_to_cgroup_realize_queue(u);
 
         /* If we are a slice unit, we also need to put compile a new BPF program for all our children, as the IP access
          * list of our children includes our own. */
diff --git a/src/core/cgroup.h b/src/core/cgroup.h
index 10ac322aed..e422708804 100644
--- a/src/core/cgroup.h
+++ b/src/core/cgroup.h
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ int unit_attach_pids_to_cgroup(Unit *u);
 int manager_setup_cgroup(Manager *m);
 void manager_shutdown_cgroup(Manager *m, bool delete);
 
-unsigned manager_dispatch_cgroup_queue(Manager *m);
+unsigned manager_dispatch_cgroup_realize_queue(Manager *m);
 
 Unit *manager_get_unit_by_cgroup(Manager *m, const char *cgroup);
 Unit *manager_get_unit_by_pid_cgroup(Manager *m, pid_t pid);
diff --git a/src/core/manager.c b/src/core/manager.c
index 5cf4bc4ee6..da2a8c4715 100644
--- a/src/core/manager.c
+++ b/src/core/manager.c
@@ -2367,7 +2367,7 @@ int manager_loop(Manager *m) {
                 if (manager_dispatch_cleanup_queue(m) > 0)
                         continue;
 
-                if (manager_dispatch_cgroup_queue(m) > 0)
+                if (manager_dispatch_cgroup_realize_queue(m) > 0)
                         continue;
 
                 if (manager_dispatch_dbus_queue(m) > 0)
diff --git a/src/core/manager.h b/src/core/manager.h
index e8a6267471..9941dd10d8 100644
--- a/src/core/manager.h
+++ b/src/core/manager.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ struct Manager {
         LIST_HEAD(Job, gc_job_queue);
 
         /* Units that should be realized */
-        LIST_HEAD(Unit, cgroup_queue);
+        LIST_HEAD(Unit, cgroup_realize_queue);
 
         sd_event *event;
 
diff --git a/src/core/unit.c b/src/core/unit.c
index 6d9b85fb85..190c05c98e 100644
--- a/src/core/unit.c
+++ b/src/core/unit.c
@@ -588,8 +588,8 @@ void unit_free(Unit *u) {
         if (u->in_gc_queue)
                 LIST_REMOVE(gc_queue, u->manager->gc_unit_queue, u);
 
-        if (u->in_cgroup_queue)
-                LIST_REMOVE(cgroup_queue, u->manager->cgroup_queue, u);
+        if (u->in_cgroup_realize_queue)
+                LIST_REMOVE(cgroup_realize_queue, u->manager->cgroup_realize_queue, u);
 
         unit_release_cgroup(u);
 
diff --git a/src/core/unit.h b/src/core/unit.h
index 3bd2ca4f5f..da40a433a3 100644
--- a/src/core/unit.h
+++ b/src/core/unit.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ struct Unit {
         LIST_FIELDS(Unit, gc_queue);
 
         /* CGroup realize members queue */
-        LIST_FIELDS(Unit, cgroup_queue);
+        LIST_FIELDS(Unit, cgroup_realize_queue);
 
         /* PIDs we keep an eye on. Note that a unit might have many
          * more, but these are the ones we care enough about to
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ struct Unit {
         bool in_dbus_queue:1;
         bool in_cleanup_queue:1;
         bool in_gc_queue:1;
-        bool in_cgroup_queue:1;
+        bool in_cgroup_realize_queue:1;
 
         bool sent_dbus_new_signal:1;