diff --git a/common/include/villas/kernel/devices/generic_driver.hpp b/common/include/villas/kernel/devices/linux_driver.hpp
similarity index 100%
rename from common/include/villas/kernel/devices/generic_driver.hpp
rename to common/include/villas/kernel/devices/linux_driver.hpp
diff --git a/common/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/common/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c43567f0..74581897c 100644
--- a/common/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL Linux)
     target_sources(villas-common PRIVATE
-        kernel/devices/generic_driver.cpp
         kernel/devices/ip_device.cpp
+        kernel/devices/linux_driver.cpp
         kernel/devices/pci_device.cpp
         kernel/devices/platform_device.cpp
         kernel/vfio_device.cpp
diff --git a/common/lib/kernel/devices/generic_driver.cpp b/common/lib/kernel/devices/linux_driver.cpp
similarity index 95%
rename from common/lib/kernel/devices/generic_driver.cpp
rename to common/lib/kernel/devices/linux_driver.cpp
index 68afa4368..0cbc39b18 100644
--- a/common/lib/kernel/devices/generic_driver.cpp
+++ b/common/lib/kernel/devices/linux_driver.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-#include <villas/kernel/devices/generic_driver.hpp>
+#include <villas/kernel/devices/linux_driver.hpp>
 
 #include <villas/kernel/devices/device.hpp>
 #include <villas/utils.hpp>
diff --git a/common/lib/kernel/devices/platform_device.cpp b/common/lib/kernel/devices/platform_device.cpp
index 9cbbdb929..e899a2d75 100644
--- a/common/lib/kernel/devices/platform_device.cpp
+++ b/common/lib/kernel/devices/platform_device.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-#include <villas/kernel/devices/generic_driver.hpp>
+#include <villas/kernel/devices/linux_driver.hpp>
 #include <villas/kernel/devices/platform_device.hpp>
 #include <villas/utils.hpp>