diff --git a/src/agent/protocols/protos/types.proto b/src/agent/protocols/protos/types.proto
index a639d8e1a..8ed1aa38a 100644
--- a/src/agent/protocols/protos/types.proto
+++ b/src/agent/protocols/protos/types.proto
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@ message Interface {
 	uint64 mtu = 4;
 	string hwAddr = 5;
 
-	// pciAddr is the PCI address in the format  "bridgeAddr/deviceAddr".
-	// Here, bridgeAddr is the address at which the bridge is attached on the root bus,
-	// while deviceAddr is the address at which the network device is attached on the bridge.
-	string pciAddr = 6;
+	// PCI path for the device (see the pci::Path (Rust) or types.PciPath (Go) type for format details)
+	string pciPath = 6;
 
 	// Type defines the type of interface described by this structure.
 	// The expected values are the one that are defined by the netlink
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/network.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/network.go
index 0ec7d10b1..f848cdb92 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/network.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/network.go
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ func generateVCNetworkStructures(networkNS NetworkNamespace) ([]*pbTypes.Interfa
 			Mtu:         uint64(endpoint.Properties().Iface.MTU),
 			RawFlags:    noarp,
 			HwAddr:      endpoint.HardwareAddr(),
-			PciAddr:     endpoint.PciAddr(),
+			PciPath:     endpoint.PciAddr(),
 		}
 
 		ifaces = append(ifaces, &ifc)
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/agent/protocols/types.pb.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/agent/protocols/types.pb.go
index eab7caa59..497cb55a4 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/agent/protocols/types.pb.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/agent/protocols/types.pb.go
@@ -96,10 +96,8 @@ type Interface struct {
 	IPAddresses []*IPAddress `protobuf:"bytes,3,rep,name=IPAddresses,proto3" json:"IPAddresses,omitempty"`
 	Mtu         uint64       `protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=mtu,proto3" json:"mtu,omitempty"`
 	HwAddr      string       `protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=hwAddr,proto3" json:"hwAddr,omitempty"`
-	// pciAddr is the PCI address in the format  "bridgeAddr/deviceAddr".
-	// Here, bridgeAddr is the address at which the bridge is attached on the root bus,
-	// while deviceAddr is the address at which the network device is attached on the bridge.
-	PciAddr string `protobuf:"bytes,6,opt,name=pciAddr,proto3" json:"pciAddr,omitempty"`
+	// PCI path for the device (see the pci::Path (Rust) or types.PciPath (Go) type for format details)
+	PciPath string `protobuf:"bytes,6,opt,name=pciPath,proto3" json:"pciPath,omitempty"`
 	// Type defines the type of interface described by this structure.
 	// The expected values are the one that are defined by the netlink
 	// library, regarding each type of link. Here is a non exhaustive
@@ -242,37 +240,37 @@ func init() {
 }
 
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 }
 
 func (m *IPAddress) Marshal() (dAtA []byte, err error) {
@@ -357,10 +355,10 @@ func (m *Interface) MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA []byte) (int, error) {
 		i--
 		dAtA[i] = 0x3a
 	}
-	if len(m.PciAddr) > 0 {
-		i -= len(m.PciAddr)
-		copy(dAtA[i:], m.PciAddr)
-		i = encodeVarintTypes(dAtA, i, uint64(len(m.PciAddr)))
+	if len(m.PciPath) > 0 {
+		i -= len(m.PciPath)
+		copy(dAtA[i:], m.PciPath)
+		i = encodeVarintTypes(dAtA, i, uint64(len(m.PciPath)))
 		i--
 		dAtA[i] = 0x32
 	}
@@ -591,7 +589,7 @@ func (m *Interface) Size() (n int) {
 	if l > 0 {
 		n += 1 + l + sovTypes(uint64(l))
 	}
-	l = len(m.PciAddr)
+	l = len(m.PciPath)
 	if l > 0 {
 		n += 1 + l + sovTypes(uint64(l))
 	}
@@ -703,7 +701,7 @@ func (this *Interface) String() string {
 		`IPAddresses:` + repeatedStringForIPAddresses + `,`,
 		`Mtu:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.Mtu) + `,`,
 		`HwAddr:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.HwAddr) + `,`,
-		`PciAddr:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.PciAddr) + `,`,
+		`PciPath:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.PciPath) + `,`,
 		`Type:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.Type) + `,`,
 		`RawFlags:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.RawFlags) + `,`,
 		`XXX_unrecognized:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.XXX_unrecognized) + `,`,
@@ -1066,7 +1064,7 @@ func (m *Interface) Unmarshal(dAtA []byte) error {
 			iNdEx = postIndex
 		case 6:
 			if wireType != 2 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field PciAddr", wireType)
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field PciPath", wireType)
 			}
 			var stringLen uint64
 			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
@@ -1094,7 +1092,7 @@ func (m *Interface) Unmarshal(dAtA []byte) error {
 			if postIndex > l {
 				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 			}
-			m.PciAddr = string(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex])
+			m.PciPath = string(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex])
 			iNdEx = postIndex
 		case 7:
 			if wireType != 2 {
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/sandbox.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/sandbox.go
index 243fb6e26..4d9d95155 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/sandbox.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/sandbox.go
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ func (s *Sandbox) AddInterface(inf *pbTypes.Interface) (*pbTypes.Interface, erro
 	}
 
 	// Add network for vm
-	inf.PciAddr = endpoint.PciAddr()
+	inf.PciPath = endpoint.PciAddr()
 	return s.agent.updateInterface(inf)
 }