diff --git a/lib/virtio/vhost_user.c b/lib/virtio/vhost_user.c
index c709345fc..28ab3b1d8 100644
--- a/lib/virtio/vhost_user.c
+++ b/lib/virtio/vhost_user.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "spdk/stdinc.h"
 
-#include "vhost_user.h"
+#include "vhost_user_internal.h"
 
 #include "spdk/string.h"
 #include "spdk_internal/vhost_user.h"
diff --git a/lib/virtio/vhost_user.h b/lib/virtio/vhost_user_internal.h
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/virtio/vhost_user.h
rename to lib/virtio/vhost_user_internal.h
diff --git a/lib/virtio/virtio_user.c b/lib/virtio/virtio_user.c
index 2070494f7..31d22d734 100644
--- a/lib/virtio/virtio_user.c
+++ b/lib/virtio/virtio_user.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/eventfd.h>
 
-#include "vhost_user.h"
+#include "vhost_user_internal.h"
 #include "spdk/string.h"
 #include "spdk/config.h"
 #include "spdk/util.h"