diff --git a/examples/ioat/perf/.gitignore b/examples/ioat/perf/.gitignore
index bd14107d8..60abaee49 100644
--- a/examples/ioat/perf/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/ioat/perf/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-perf
+ioat_perf
diff --git a/examples/ioat/perf/Makefile b/examples/ioat/perf/Makefile
index 44eb752d4..5586b8120 100644
--- a/examples/ioat/perf/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ioat/perf/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
-APP = perf
+APP = ioat_perf
 
 C_SRCS := perf.c
 
diff --git a/examples/ioat/perf/perf.c b/examples/ioat/perf/perf.c
index 55f74d5a6..976743817 100644
--- a/examples/ioat/perf/perf.c
+++ b/examples/ioat/perf/perf.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ init(void)
 	struct spdk_env_opts opts;
 
 	spdk_env_opts_init(&opts);
-	opts.name = "perf";
+	opts.name = "ioat_perf";
 	opts.core_mask = g_user_config.core_mask;
 	if (spdk_env_init(&opts) < 0) {
 		return -1;
diff --git a/test/ioat/ioat.sh b/test/ioat/ioat.sh
index b15f635e8..afc76599d 100755
--- a/test/ioat/ioat.sh
+++ b/test/ioat/ioat.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ source $rootdir/test/common/autotest_common.sh
 timing_enter ioat
 
 timing_enter perf
-$rootdir/examples/ioat/perf/perf -t 1
+$rootdir/examples/ioat/perf/ioat_perf -t 1
 timing_exit perf
 
 timing_enter verify