diff --git a/src/PYTHON/fix_python_invoke.cpp b/src/PYTHON/fix_python_invoke.cpp
index 199dd94f3d..280c2d91e2 100644
--- a/src/PYTHON/fix_python_invoke.cpp
+++ b/src/PYTHON/fix_python_invoke.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "update.h"
 #include "respa.h"
 #include "error.h"
-#include "python.h"
+#include "lmppython.h"
 #include "python_compat.h"
 
 using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
diff --git a/src/PYTHON/fix_python_move.cpp b/src/PYTHON/fix_python_move.cpp
index b330ab7945..ec21dbeadd 100644
--- a/src/PYTHON/fix_python_move.cpp
+++ b/src/PYTHON/fix_python_move.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "force.h"
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "neigh_list.h"
-#include "python.h"
+#include "lmppython.h"
 #include "error.h"
 #include "python_compat.h"
 
diff --git a/src/PYTHON/pair_python.cpp b/src/PYTHON/pair_python.cpp
index 223129f7d6..02c82535fe 100644
--- a/src/PYTHON/pair_python.cpp
+++ b/src/PYTHON/pair_python.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "update.h"
 #include "neigh_list.h"
-#include "python.h"
+#include "lmppython.h"
 #include "error.h"
 #include "python_compat.h"
 
diff --git a/src/PYTHON/python_impl.cpp b/src/PYTHON/python_impl.cpp
index cc5edaf3f5..aaa4f74c69 100644
--- a/src/PYTHON/python_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/PYTHON/python_impl.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 #include <Python.h>
-#include "python.h"
+#include "lmppython.h"
 #include "force.h"
 #include "input.h"
 #include "variable.h"
diff --git a/src/lammps.cpp b/src/lammps.cpp
index 944033264c..f4fd69bf0d 100644
--- a/src/lammps.cpp
+++ b/src/lammps.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #include "accelerator_kokkos.h"
 #include "accelerator_omp.h"
 #include "timer.h"
-#include "python.h"
+#include "lmppython.h"
 #include "version.h"
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "error.h"
diff --git a/src/python.cpp b/src/lmppython.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from src/python.cpp
rename to src/lmppython.cpp
index e32e2a161c..7c6a490c24 100644
--- a/src/python.cpp
+++ b/src/lmppython.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    See the README file in the top-level LAMMPS directory.
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-#include "python.h"
+#include "lmppython.h"
 #include "error.h"
 
 using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
diff --git a/src/python.h b/src/lmppython.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/python.h
rename to src/lmppython.h
diff --git a/src/variable.cpp b/src/variable.cpp
index 2b15e1570f..56924c507b 100644
--- a/src/variable.cpp
+++ b/src/variable.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "random_mars.h"
 #include "math_const.h"
 #include "atom_masks.h"
-#include "python.h"
+#include "lmppython.h"
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "info.h"
 #include "error.h"