diff --git a/hal/halx86/apic/apic.c b/hal/halx86/apic/apic.c
index 4c98e13bdf9..2811cc45535 100644
--- a/hal/halx86/apic/apic.c
+++ b/hal/halx86/apic/apic.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 /* INCLUDES *******************************************************************/
 
 #include <hal.h>
-#include <apic.h>
+#include "apicp.h"
 #define NDEBUG
 #include <debug.h>
 
diff --git a/hal/halx86/include/apic.h b/hal/halx86/apic/apicp.h
similarity index 100%
rename from hal/halx86/include/apic.h
rename to hal/halx86/apic/apicp.h
diff --git a/hal/halx86/apic/apictimer.c b/hal/halx86/apic/apictimer.c
index 1a152e2d410..15f87a58499 100644
--- a/hal/halx86/apic/apictimer.c
+++ b/hal/halx86/apic/apictimer.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 /* INCLUDES ******************************************************************/
 
 #include <hal.h>
-#include <apic.h>
+#include "apicp.h"
 #define NDEBUG
 #include <debug.h>
 
diff --git a/hal/halx86/apic/halinit.c b/hal/halx86/apic/halinit.c
index 504f568dbb1..5223e29b758 100644
--- a/hal/halx86/apic/halinit.c
+++ b/hal/halx86/apic/halinit.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 /* INCLUDES *****************************************************************/
 
 #include <hal.h>
-#include <apic.h>
+#include "apicp.h"
 #define NDEBUG
 #include <debug.h>