diff --git a/tools/include/Makefile b/tools/include/Makefile
index 3a03a0b0fa..b488f7ca9f 100644
--- a/tools/include/Makefile
+++ b/tools/include/Makefile
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ install: all
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) xen/io/*.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/xen/io
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) xen/sys/*.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/xen/sys
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) xen/xsm/*.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/xen/xsm
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) _xen_list.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) xen_list.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)
 
 .PHONY: uninstall
 uninstall:
 	echo "[FIXME] uninstall headers"
 	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/xen
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/_xen_list.h
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/xen_list.h
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
diff --git a/tools/include/libxl.h b/tools/include/libxl.h
index 51a9b6cfac..7ce978e83c 100644
--- a/tools/include/libxl.h
+++ b/tools/include/libxl.h
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@
 typedef struct libxl__ctx libxl_ctx;
 
 #include <libxl_uuid.h>
-#include <_xen_list.h>
+#include <xen_list.h>
 
 /* API compatibility. */
 #ifdef LIBXL_API_VERSION
diff --git a/tools/include/_xen_list.h b/tools/include/xen_list.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/include/_xen_list.h
rename to tools/include/xen_list.h
diff --git a/tools/include/xentoolcore_internal.h b/tools/include/xentoolcore_internal.h
index deccefd612..1be014434d 100644
--- a/tools/include/xentoolcore_internal.h
+++ b/tools/include/xentoolcore_internal.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 
 #include "xentoolcore.h"
-#include "_xen_list.h"
+#include "xen_list.h"
 
 /*---------- active handle registration ----------*/
 
diff --git a/tools/libs/evtchn/minios.c b/tools/libs/evtchn/minios.c
index 8ff46de884..28743cb055 100644
--- a/tools/libs/evtchn/minios.c
+++ b/tools/libs/evtchn/minios.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * Split off from xc_minios.c
  */
 
-#include "_xen_list.h"
+#include "xen_list.h"
 #include <mini-os/types.h>
 #include <mini-os/os.h>
 #include <mini-os/lib.h>
diff --git a/tools/libs/light/libxl_qmp.c b/tools/libs/light/libxl_qmp.c
index 8faa102e4d..6b0cd607d8 100644
--- a/tools/libs/light/libxl_qmp.c
+++ b/tools/libs/light/libxl_qmp.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 #include <yajl/yajl_gen.h>
 
-#include "_xen_list.h"
+#include "xen_list.h"
 #include "libxl_internal.h"
 
 /* #define DEBUG_RECEIVED */