diff --git a/arch_init.c b/arch_init.c
index 74ca62f508..a0b8ed6167 100644
--- a/arch_init.c
+++ b/arch_init.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
-#include "hw/audio/audio.h"
+#include "hw/audio/soundhw.h"
 #include "qemu/config-file.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qmp-commands.h"
diff --git a/hw/audio/ac97.c b/hw/audio/ac97.c
index c30657501c..959c786261 100644
--- a/hw/audio/ac97.c
+++ b/hw/audio/ac97.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/hw.h"
-#include "hw/audio/audio.h"
+#include "hw/audio/soundhw.h"
 #include "audio/audio.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 #include "sysemu/dma.h"
diff --git a/hw/audio/adlib.c b/hw/audio/adlib.c
index 09b8248cda..c6e0f10c16 100644
--- a/hw/audio/adlib.c
+++ b/hw/audio/adlib.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "hw/hw.h"
-#include "hw/audio/audio.h"
+#include "hw/audio/soundhw.h"
 #include "audio/audio.h"
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/audio/cs4231a.c b/hw/audio/cs4231a.c
index 3ecd0582bf..096e8e98d7 100644
--- a/hw/audio/cs4231a.c
+++ b/hw/audio/cs4231a.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/hw.h"
-#include "hw/audio/audio.h"
+#include "hw/audio/soundhw.h"
 #include "audio/audio.h"
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
 #include "hw/qdev.h"
diff --git a/hw/audio/es1370.c b/hw/audio/es1370.c
index fe64c1ac37..dd7c23d185 100644
--- a/hw/audio/es1370.c
+++ b/hw/audio/es1370.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/hw.h"
-#include "hw/audio/audio.h"
+#include "hw/audio/soundhw.h"
 #include "audio/audio.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 #include "sysemu/dma.h"
diff --git a/hw/audio/gus.c b/hw/audio/gus.c
index ec103a4db9..3e864cd36d 100644
--- a/hw/audio/gus.c
+++ b/hw/audio/gus.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "hw/hw.h"
-#include "hw/audio/audio.h"
+#include "hw/audio/soundhw.h"
 #include "audio/audio.h"
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
 #include "gusemu.h"
diff --git a/hw/audio/intel-hda.c b/hw/audio/intel-hda.c
index 2c497eb174..06acc98f7b 100644
--- a/hw/audio/intel-hda.c
+++ b/hw/audio/intel-hda.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 #include "hw/pci/msi.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
-#include "hw/audio/audio.h"
+#include "hw/audio/soundhw.h"
 #include "intel-hda.h"
 #include "intel-hda-defs.h"
 #include "sysemu/dma.h"
diff --git a/hw/audio/pcspk.c b/hw/audio/pcspk.c
index 9b99358d87..f643b122bb 100644
--- a/hw/audio/pcspk.c
+++ b/hw/audio/pcspk.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "hw/i386/pc.h"
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
-#include "hw/audio/audio.h"
+#include "hw/audio/soundhw.h"
 #include "audio/audio.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "hw/timer/i8254.h"
diff --git a/hw/audio/sb16.c b/hw/audio/sb16.c
index 6b4427f242..6ab2f6f89a 100644
--- a/hw/audio/sb16.c
+++ b/hw/audio/sb16.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/hw.h"
-#include "hw/audio/audio.h"
+#include "hw/audio/soundhw.h"
 #include "audio/audio.h"
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
 #include "hw/qdev.h"
diff --git a/hw/audio/soundhw.c b/hw/audio/soundhw.c
index 29565da93d..e698909d34 100644
--- a/hw/audio/soundhw.c
+++ b/hw/audio/soundhw.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "qom/object.h"
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
-#include "hw/audio/audio.h"
+#include "hw/audio/soundhw.h"
 
 struct soundhw {
     const char *name;
diff --git a/hw/ppc/prep.c b/hw/ppc/prep.c
index 4a7d2cfbe0..d16646c95d 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/prep.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/prep.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include "hw/pci/pci_host.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/ppc.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
-#include "hw/audio/audio.h"
+#include "hw/audio/soundhw.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "hw/ide.h"
diff --git a/include/hw/audio/audio.h b/include/hw/audio/soundhw.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/hw/audio/audio.h
rename to include/hw/audio/soundhw.h
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 8f08f422a7..4d5eb6d215 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 #include "migration/block.h"
 #include "sysemu/tpm.h"
 #include "sysemu/dma.h"
-#include "hw/audio/audio.h"
+#include "hw/audio/soundhw.h"
 #include "audio/audio.h"
 #include "migration/migration.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"