diff --git a/build-aux/snarf.sh b/build-aux/snarf.sh
index 7f544a11..ceb90c39 100755
--- a/build-aux/snarf.sh
+++ b/build-aux/snarf.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ trace "SNARF$snarf  mes.c"     ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/mes.c
 trace "SNARF$snarf  module.c"  ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/module.c
 trace "SNARF$snarf  posix.c"   ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/posix.c
 trace "SNARF$snarf  reader.c"  ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/reader.c
-trace "SNARF$snarf  strings.c" ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/strings.c
+trace "SNARF$snarf  strings.c" ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/string.c
 trace "SNARF$snarf  struct.c"  ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/struct.c
 trace "SNARF$snarf  vector.c"  ${srcdest}build-aux/mes-snarf.scm src/vector.c
diff --git a/src/mes.c b/src/mes.c
index 1a9724fd..a4ba0812 100644
--- a/src/mes.c
+++ b/src/mes.c
@@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@ read_boot () ///((internal))
 #include "math.c"
 #include "lib.c"
 #include "vector.c"
-#include "strings.c"
+#include "string.c"
 #include "struct.c"
 #include "gc.c"
 #include "reader.c"
diff --git a/src/strings.c b/src/string.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/strings.c
rename to src/string.c