diff --git a/src/start-stop-daemon/meson.build b/src/start-stop-daemon/meson.build
index 39229132..d363ff94 100644
--- a/src/start-stop-daemon/meson.build
+++ b/src/start-stop-daemon/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 executable('start-stop-daemon',
-  ['start-stop-daemon.c', 'rc-pipes.c', misc_c, schedules_c,
+  ['start-stop-daemon.c', 'pipes.c', misc_c, schedules_c,
 	selinux_c, usage_c, version_h],
   c_args : [cc_audit_flags, cc_branding_flags, cc_pam_flags, cc_cap_flags, cc_selinux_flags],
   link_with: [libeinfo, librc],
diff --git a/src/start-stop-daemon/rc-pipes.c b/src/start-stop-daemon/pipes.c
similarity index 97%
rename from src/start-stop-daemon/rc-pipes.c
rename to src/start-stop-daemon/pipes.c
index b4e60e03..506196d5 100644
--- a/src/start-stop-daemon/rc-pipes.c
+++ b/src/start-stop-daemon/pipes.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * rc-pipes.c
+ * pipes.c
  * Helper to handle spawning processes and connecting them to pipes.
  */
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
-#include "rc-pipes.h"
+#include "pipes.h"
 
 static const int pipe_read_end = 0;
 static const int pipe_write_end = 1;
diff --git a/src/start-stop-daemon/rc-pipes.h b/src/start-stop-daemon/pipes.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/start-stop-daemon/rc-pipes.h
rename to src/start-stop-daemon/pipes.h
diff --git a/src/start-stop-daemon/start-stop-daemon.c b/src/start-stop-daemon/start-stop-daemon.c
index 75b9a15c..9117f92f 100644
--- a/src/start-stop-daemon/start-stop-daemon.c
+++ b/src/start-stop-daemon/start-stop-daemon.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static struct pam_conv conv = { NULL, NULL};
 #include "queue.h"
 #include "rc.h"
 #include "misc.h"
-#include "rc-pipes.h"
+#include "pipes.h"
 #include "schedules.h"
 #include "_usage.h"
 #include "helpers.h"