diff --git a/lib/event/rpc/Makefile b/lib/event/rpc/Makefile
index 4e429409a..fcba526a0 100644
--- a/lib/event/rpc/Makefile
+++ b/lib/event/rpc/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
-C_SRCS = app_rpc.c subsystem_rpc.c notify_rpc.c
+C_SRCS = app_rpc.c subsystem_rpc.c
 LIBNAME = app_rpc
 
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.lib.mk
diff --git a/lib/notify/Makefile b/lib/notify/Makefile
index 987542594..3cc6f9a85 100644
--- a/lib/notify/Makefile
+++ b/lib/notify/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
-C_SRCS = notify.c
+C_SRCS = notify.c notify_rpc.c
 LIBNAME = notify
 
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.lib.mk
diff --git a/lib/event/rpc/notify_rpc.c b/lib/notify/notify_rpc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/event/rpc/notify_rpc.c
rename to lib/notify/notify_rpc.c