diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9e4b0fe..9130aa0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ INCLUDES       := include
 DATA           :=
 MUSIC          := audio
 GRAPHICS       := graphics
-POOLS_DEF_FILE := \"pools.def\"
+POOLS_DEF_FILE := \"def_balatro_mempool.h\"
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # options for code generation
diff --git a/include/pools.def b/include/def_balatro_mempool.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/pools.def
rename to include/def_balatro_mempool.h
diff --git a/tests/pool/Makefile b/tests/pool/Makefile
index 738332e..a107bf5 100644
--- a/tests/pool/Makefile
+++ b/tests/pool/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-POOLS_DEF_FILE := \"test_pools.def\"
+POOLS_DEF_FILE := \"def_test_mempool.h\"
 
 CC := gcc
 CFLAGS := -I../../include -I. \
diff --git a/tests/pool/test_pools.def b/tests/pool/def_test_mempool.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/pool/test_pools.def
rename to tests/pool/def_test_mempool.h