diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2e20e98e..43387054 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ pkill
 pmap
 procps-ng-*.tar.gz
 proc/.depend
-proc/libprocfs.la
-proc/libprocfs.pc
+proc/libprocps.la
+proc/libprocps.pc
 proc/Makefile
 proc/Makefile.in
 ps/Makefile
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 3c5be856..e246d026 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 SUBDIRS = proc ps testsuite
 
 AM_CFLAGS = -Iproc
-AM_LDFLAGS = ./proc/libprocfs.la
+AM_LDFLAGS = ./proc/libprocps.la
 
 sbin_PROGRAMS = \
 	sysctl
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 63a3c37a..85afd0e1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ AC_SUBST(DEJAGNU)
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 Makefile
 proc/Makefile
-proc/libprocfs.pc
+proc/libprocps.pc
 ps/Makefile
 testsuite/Makefile
 ])
diff --git a/proc/Makefile.am b/proc/Makefile.am
index 633f8b93..f76d96cd 100644
--- a/proc/Makefile.am
+++ b/proc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -include $(top_builddir)/config.h
 
-LIBPROCFS_CURRENT=0
-LIBPROCFS_REVISION=0
-LIBPROCFS_AGE=0
+LIBprocps_CURRENT=0
+LIBprocps_REVISION=0
+LIBprocps_AGE=0
 
-lib_LTLIBRARIES = libprocfs.la
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libprocps.la
 
-libprocfs_ladir = $(ladir)
-libprocfs_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_KPARTS)
-libprocfs_la_LDFLAGS = \
+libprocps_ladir = $(ladir)
+libprocps_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_KPARTS)
+libprocps_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(AM_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(all_libraries) \
-	-version-info $(LIBPROCFS_CURRENT):$(LIBPROCFS_REVISION):$(LIBPROCFS_AGE) \
+	-version-info $(LIBprocps_CURRENT):$(LIBprocps_REVISION):$(LIBprocps_AGE) \
 	-no-undefined \
-	-Wl,--version-script=$(top_srcdir)/proc/libprocfs.sym
+	-Wl,--version-script=$(top_srcdir)/proc/libprocps.sym
 
 EXTRA_DIST = library.map
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
-pkgconfig_DATA = libprocfs.pc
+pkgconfig_DATA = libprocps.pc
 
-libprocfs_la_SOURCES = \
+libprocps_la_SOURCES = \
 	alloc.c \
 	alloc.h \
 	devname.c \
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ libprocfs_la_SOURCES = \
 	whattime.c \
 	whattime.h
 
-libprocfs_la_includedir = $(includedir)/proc/
-libprocfs_la_include_HEADERS =  \
+libprocps_la_includedir = $(includedir)/proc/
+libprocps_la_include_HEADERS =  \
 	alloc.h \
 	devname.h \
 	escape.h \
diff --git a/proc/libprocfs.pc.in b/proc/libprocps.pc.in
similarity index 82%
rename from proc/libprocfs.pc.in
rename to proc/libprocps.pc.in
index 0167c66a..1f9c1339 100644
--- a/proc/libprocfs.pc.in
+++ b/proc/libprocps.pc.in
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 libdir=@libdir@
 includedir=@includedir@
 
-Name: libprocfs
+Name: libprocps
 Description: Library to control and query process state
 Version: @VERSION@
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lprocfs
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lprocps
 Libs.private:
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/proc/libprocfs.sym b/proc/libprocps.sym
similarity index 98%
rename from proc/libprocfs.sym
rename to proc/libprocps.sym
index d8bf6b73..3e4f9a22 100644
--- a/proc/libprocfs.sym
+++ b/proc/libprocps.sym
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-LIBPROCFS_0 {
+LIBPROCPS_0 {
 global:
 	Hertz;
 	__cyg_profile_func_enter;
diff --git a/ps/Makefile.am b/ps/Makefile.am
index 84df5c23..b3bd9874 100644
--- a/ps/Makefile.am
+++ b/ps/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -include $(top_builddir)/config.h
 
 AM_CFLAGS = -I../proc
-AM_LDFLAGS = ../proc/libprocfs.la
+AM_LDFLAGS = ../proc/libprocps.la
 
 dist_man_MANS = ps.1