diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/EmitInfantryOnSell.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/EmitInfantryOnSell.cs
index 688e6d03d4..4045d40cd5 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/EmitInfantryOnSell.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/EmitInfantryOnSell.cs
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		[Desc("Be sure to use lowercase. Default value is \"e1\".")]
 		public readonly string[] ActorTypes = { "e1" };
 
-		[Desc("Spawns actors only if the selling player's race is in this list." +
-			"Leave empty to allow all races by default.")]
-		public readonly string[] Races = { };
+		[Desc("Spawns actors only if the selling player's faction is in this list." +
+			"Leave empty to allow all factions by default.")]
+		public readonly string[] Factions = { };
 
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new EmitInfantryOnSell(init.Self, this); }
 	}
@@ -34,20 +34,20 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 	public class EmitInfantryOnSell : INotifySold
 	{
 		readonly EmitInfantryOnSellInfo info;
-		readonly bool correctRace = false;
+		readonly bool correctFaction;
 
 		public EmitInfantryOnSell(Actor self, EmitInfantryOnSellInfo info)
 		{
 			this.info = info;
-			var raceList = info.Races;
-			correctRace = raceList.Length == 0 || raceList.Contains(self.Owner.Faction.InternalName);
+			var factionsList = info.Factions;
+			correctFaction = factionsList.Length == 0 || factionsList.Contains(self.Owner.Faction.InternalName);
 		}
 
 		public void Selling(Actor self) { }
 
 		void Emit(Actor self)
 		{
-			if (!correctRace)
+			if (!correctFaction)
 				return;
 
 			var csv = self.Info.Traits.GetOrDefault<CustomSellValueInfo>();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeRules.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeRules.cs
index 1acce27b00..28a8e7cfee 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeRules.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeRules.cs
@@ -1744,6 +1744,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.UtilityCommands
 						if (race != null)
 							race.Key = "Factions";
 					}
+
+					if (node.Key.StartsWith("EmitInfantryOnSell"))
+					{
+						var race = node.Value.Nodes.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Key == "Races");
+						if (race != null)
+							race.Key = "Factions";
+					}
 				}
 
 				UpgradeActorRules(engineVersion, ref node.Value.Nodes, node, depth + 1);
diff --git a/mods/ts/rules/defaults.yaml b/mods/ts/rules/defaults.yaml
index e61652ddb4..416f0e2dfa 100644
--- a/mods/ts/rules/defaults.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/rules/defaults.yaml
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@
 		UseDeathTypeSuffix: false
 	EmitInfantryOnSell@gdi:
 		ActorTypes: e1, e1, e2, medic
-		Races: gdi
+		Factions: gdi
 	EmitInfantryOnSell@nod:
 		ActorTypes: e1, e1, e1, e3, e3
-		Races: nod
+		Factions: nod
 	MustBeDestroyed:
 		RequiredForShortGame: true
 	CaptureNotification: