diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index a669f039114..0ba155ef5d3 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -6844,7 +6844,6 @@ src/mess/machine/c2040.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mess/machine/c2040.h svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mess/machine/c2n.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mess/machine/c2n.h svneol=native#text/plain
-src/mess/machine/c64.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mess/machine/c64_16kb.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mess/machine/c64_16kb.h svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mess/machine/c64_4cga.c svneol=native#text/plain
@@ -6899,6 +6898,7 @@ src/mess/machine/c64_ieee488.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mess/machine/c64_ieee488.h svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mess/machine/c64_kingsoft.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mess/machine/c64_kingsoft.h svneol=native#text/plain
+src/mess/machine/c64_legacy.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mess/machine/c64_mach5.c svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mess/machine/c64_mach5.h svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mess/machine/c64_magic_desk.c svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/src/mess/machine/c64.c b/src/mess/machine/c64_legacy.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/mess/machine/c64.c
rename to src/mess/machine/c64_legacy.c
diff --git a/src/mess/mess.mak b/src/mess/mess.mak
index 2678c89f172..732e7bd30eb 100644
--- a/src/mess/mess.mak
+++ b/src/mess/mess.mak
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ $(MESSOBJ)/cbm.a:               \
 	$(MESS_DRIVERS)/pet.o       \
 	$(MESS_MACHINE)/pet.o       \
 	$(MESS_DRIVERS)/c64.o       \
-	$(MESS_MACHINE)/c64.o       \
+	$(MESS_MACHINE)/c64_legacy.o       \
 	$(MESS_DRIVERS)/c64dtv.o    \
 	$(MESS_MACHINE)/c64exp.o    \
 	$(MESS_MACHINE)/c64user.o   \