diff --git a/scripts/target/mame/mame.lua b/scripts/target/mame/mame.lua
index 4f0393befc8..94620686317 100644
--- a/scripts/target/mame/mame.lua
+++ b/scripts/target/mame/mame.lua
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ function linkProjects_mame_mame(_target, _subtarget)
 		"exidy",
 		"exorterm",
 		"f32",
-		"fairch",
+		"fairchild",
 		"fairlight",
 		"falco",
 		"fidelity",
@@ -2211,10 +2211,10 @@ files {
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/f32/*.h",
 }
 
-createMAMEProjects(_target, _subtarget, "fairch")
+createMAMEProjects(_target, _subtarget, "fairchild")
 files {
-	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/fairch/*.cpp",
-	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/fairch/*.h",
+	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/fairchild/*.cpp",
+	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/fairchild/*.h",
 }
 
 createMAMEProjects(_target, _subtarget, "fairlight")
diff --git a/src/mame/fairch/channelf.cpp b/src/mame/fairchild/channelf.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/mame/fairch/channelf.cpp
rename to src/mame/fairchild/channelf.cpp
diff --git a/src/mame/fairch/channelf.h b/src/mame/fairchild/channelf.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/mame/fairch/channelf.h
rename to src/mame/fairchild/channelf.h
diff --git a/src/mame/fairch/channelf_a.cpp b/src/mame/fairchild/channelf_a.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/mame/fairch/channelf_a.cpp
rename to src/mame/fairchild/channelf_a.cpp
diff --git a/src/mame/fairch/channelf_a.h b/src/mame/fairchild/channelf_a.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/mame/fairch/channelf_a.h
rename to src/mame/fairchild/channelf_a.h
diff --git a/src/mame/fairch/channelf_v.cpp b/src/mame/fairchild/channelf_v.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/mame/fairch/channelf_v.cpp
rename to src/mame/fairchild/channelf_v.cpp
diff --git a/src/mame/fairch/f387x.cpp b/src/mame/fairchild/f387x.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/mame/fairch/f387x.cpp
rename to src/mame/fairchild/f387x.cpp
diff --git a/src/mame/mame.lst b/src/mame/mame.lst
index 92826a0549a..c54b79c51c1 100644
--- a/src/mame/mame.lst
+++ b/src/mame/mame.lst
@@ -10400,7 +10400,7 @@ changela                        // ??? (c) 1983 Taito Corporation
 changyu
 changyu2
 
-@source:fairch/channelf.cpp
+@source:fairchild/channelf.cpp
 channelf                        // Fairchild Channel F VES - 1976
 channlf2                        // Fairchild Channel F II - 1978
 ingtelma                        // Ingelen Tele-Match Processor (PAL)
@@ -13852,7 +13852,7 @@ f1gpb                           // bootleg
 mosaicf2                        // (c) 1999 F2 System
 royalpk2                        //
 
-@source:fairch/f387x.cpp
+@source:fairchild/f387x.cpp
 f387x                           // (c) 1979 Fairchild
 
 @source:skeleton/facit4440.cpp
diff --git a/src/mame/mess.flt b/src/mame/mess.flt
index 5511546845e..8462f1ec3f8 100644
--- a/src/mame/mess.flt
+++ b/src/mame/mess.flt
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ ericsson/e9161.cpp
 ericsson/eispc.cpp
 exidy/sorcerer.cpp
 exorterm/exorterm.cpp
-fairch/channelf.cpp
-fairch/f387x.cpp
+fairchild/channelf.cpp
+fairchild/f387x.cpp
 fairlight/cmi.cpp
 falco/falco500.cpp
 falco/falcots.cpp