diff --git a/sched/pthread/CMakeLists.txt b/sched/pthread/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e6675145b3..2d30f32feec 100644
--- a/sched/pthread/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sched/pthread/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if(NOT CONFIG_DISABLE_PTHREAD)
       pthread_condclockwait.c
       pthread_sigmask.c
       pthread_cancel.c
-      pthread_initialize.c
+      pthread_sem.c
       pthread_completejoin.c
       pthread_findjoininfo.c
       pthread_release.c
diff --git a/sched/pthread/Make.defs b/sched/pthread/Make.defs
index d8d7cb8928f..6911317c70e 100644
--- a/sched/pthread/Make.defs
+++ b/sched/pthread/Make.defs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ CSRCS += pthread_mutexinit.c pthread_mutexdestroy.c
 CSRCS += pthread_mutextimedlock.c pthread_mutextrylock.c pthread_mutexunlock.c
 CSRCS += pthread_condwait.c pthread_condsignal.c pthread_condbroadcast.c
 CSRCS += pthread_condclockwait.c pthread_sigmask.c pthread_cancel.c
-CSRCS += pthread_initialize.c pthread_completejoin.c pthread_findjoininfo.c
+CSRCS += pthread_sem.c pthread_completejoin.c pthread_findjoininfo.c
 CSRCS += pthread_release.c pthread_setschedprio.c
 CSRCS += pthread_barrierwait.c
 
diff --git a/sched/pthread/pthread_initialize.c b/sched/pthread/pthread_sem.c
similarity index 98%
rename from sched/pthread/pthread_initialize.c
rename to sched/pthread/pthread_sem.c
index acb0964b9f5..7d3dc3d1406 100644
--- a/sched/pthread/pthread_initialize.c
+++ b/sched/pthread/pthread_sem.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /****************************************************************************
- * sched/pthread/pthread_initialize.c
+ * sched/pthread/pthread_sem.c
  *
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
  * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with