diff --git a/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua b/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
index 62c6299743b..a8912c103db 100644
--- a/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
+++ b/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
@@ -2943,8 +2943,8 @@ files {
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/news_r3k.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/dmac_0448.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/dmac_0448.h",
-	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/news_kbd.cpp",
-	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/news_kbd.h",
+	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/news_hid.cpp",
+	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/news_hid.h",
 }
 
 createMESSProjects(_target, _subtarget, "next")
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/news_r3k.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/news_r3k.cpp
index e86eaeab9e5..b726708ef0b 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/news_r3k.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/news_r3k.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "machine/am79c90.h"
 #include "machine/upd765.h"
 #include "machine/dmac_0448.h"
-#include "machine/news_kbd.h"
+#include "machine/news_hid.h"
 #include "machine/cxd1185.h"
 
 // video
diff --git a/src/mame/machine/news_kbd.cpp b/src/mame/machine/news_hid.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from src/mame/machine/news_kbd.cpp
rename to src/mame/machine/news_hid.cpp
index d87bd6af2e7..162e93c6bb5 100644
--- a/src/mame/machine/news_kbd.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/machine/news_hid.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "emu.h"
-#include "news_kbd.h"
+#include "news_hid.h"
 
 #include "machine/keyboard.ipp"
 
diff --git a/src/mame/machine/news_kbd.h b/src/mame/machine/news_hid.h
similarity index 94%
rename from src/mame/machine/news_kbd.h
rename to src/mame/machine/news_hid.h
index 1f8382a82be..bb5cc8f7da4 100644
--- a/src/mame/machine/news_kbd.h
+++ b/src/mame/machine/news_hid.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // license:BSD-3-Clause
 // copyright-holders:Patrick Mackinlay
 
-#ifndef MAME_MACHINE_NEWS_KBD_H
-#define MAME_MACHINE_NEWS_KBD_H
+#ifndef MAME_MACHINE_NEWS_HID_H
+#define MAME_MACHINE_NEWS_HID_H
 
 #pragma once
 
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ private:
 
 DECLARE_DEVICE_TYPE(NEWS_HID_HLE, news_hid_hle_device)
 
-#endif // MAME_MACHINE_NEWS_KBD_H
+#endif // MAME_MACHINE_NEWS_HID_H