diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 88bf89c56..c7843e8c5 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ set(fppFiles
     stdlib_stats_distribution_PRNG.fypp
     stdlib_math.fypp
     stdlib_string_type.fypp
-    stdlib_strings_format_string.fypp
+    stdlib_string_format_string.fypp
     stdlib_strings.fypp
 )
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.manual b/src/Makefile.manual
index c10eddccb..2c4109acc 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.manual
+++ b/src/Makefile.manual
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ SRCFYPP =\
         stdlib_stats_distribution_PRNG.fypp \
         stdlib_string_type.fypp \
         stdlib_strings.fypp \
-        stdlib_strings_format_string.fypp
+        stdlib_string_format_string.fypp
 
 SRC = f18estop.f90 \
       stdlib_error.f90 \
@@ -133,4 +133,4 @@ stdlib_strings.o: stdlib_ascii.o \
 	stdlib_optval.o \
     stdlib_kinds.o
 stdlib_math.o: stdlib_kinds.o
-stdlib_strings_format_string.o: stdlib_strings.o
+stdlib_string_format_string.o: stdlib_strings.o
diff --git a/src/stdlib_strings_format_string.fypp b/src/stdlib_string_format_string.fypp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/stdlib_strings_format_string.fypp
rename to src/stdlib_string_format_string.fypp