diff --git a/config/Makefile.am b/config/Makefile.am
index 1611b7d77..47f27505e 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.am
+++ b/config/Makefile.am
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 configdir = $(sysconfdir)/lxc
-config_DATA = lxc.conf
-conffile = @LXC_CONFFILE@
+config_DATA = default.conf
+defaultconf = @LXC_DEFAULT_CONF@
 
-EXTRA_DIST = lxc.conf.ubuntu lxc.conf.libvirt lxc.conf.unknown
+EXTRA_DIST = default.conf.ubuntu default.conf.libvirt default.conf.unknown
 
-lxc.conf:
-	cp $(conffile) $@
+default.conf:
+	cp $(defaultconf) $@
 
 clean-local:
-	@$(RM) -f lxc.conf
+	@$(RM) -f default.conf
 
 distclean-local:
-	@$(RM) -f lxc.conf
+	@$(RM) -f default.conf
 	@$(RM) -f compile config.guess config.sub depcomp install-sh ltmain.sh missing Makefile.in Makefile
diff --git a/config/lxc.conf.libvirt b/config/default.conf.libvirt
similarity index 100%
rename from config/lxc.conf.libvirt
rename to config/default.conf.libvirt
diff --git a/config/lxc.conf.ubuntu b/config/default.conf.ubuntu
similarity index 100%
rename from config/lxc.conf.ubuntu
rename to config/default.conf.ubuntu
diff --git a/config/lxc.conf.unknown b/config/default.conf.unknown
similarity index 100%
rename from config/lxc.conf.unknown
rename to config/default.conf.unknown
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 359f28de4..d7ecd0487 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ if test "z$with_distro" = "z"; then
 fi
 case $with_distro in
 	ubuntu)
-		conffile=lxc.conf.ubuntu
+		defaultconf=default.conf.ubuntu
 		;;
 	redhat|fedora|oracle|oracleserver)
-		conffile=lxc.conf.libvirt
+		defaultconf=default.conf.libvirt
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n "Linux distribution network config unknown, defaulting to lxc.network.type = empty"
-		conffile=lxc.conf.unknown
+		defaultconf=default.conf.unknown
 		;;
 esac
 AC_MSG_RESULT([$with_distro])
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ AS_AC_EXPAND(SYSCONFDIR, "$sysconfdir")
 AS_AC_EXPAND(DATADIR, "$datadir")
 AS_AC_EXPAND(LOCALSTATEDIR, "$localstatedir")
 AS_AC_EXPAND(DOCDIR, "$docdir")
-AS_AC_EXPAND(LXC_CONFFILE, "$conffile")
+AS_AC_EXPAND(LXC_DEFAULT_CONF, "$defaultconf")
 AS_AC_EXPAND(LXC_GENERATE_DATE, "$(date)")
 AS_AC_EXPAND(LXCPATH, "$with_config_path")
 AS_AC_EXPAND(LXCROOTFSMOUNT, "$with_rootfs_path")
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc-create.in b/src/lxc/lxc-create.in
index 9348d87e4..cfb332360 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc-create.in
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc-create.in
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ trap cleanup HUP INT TERM
 mkdir -p $lxc_path/$lxc_name
 
 if [ -z "$lxc_config" ]; then
-    lxc_config="@SYSCONFDIR@/lxc/lxc.conf"
+    lxc_config="@SYSCONFDIR@/lxc/default.conf"
     echo
     echo "$(basename $0): No config file specified, using the default config $lxc_config"
 fi
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c b/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c
index 502a7a73a..9d491fcda 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ static int lxcapi_get_keys(struct lxc_container *c, const char *key, char *retv,
 
 
 /* default config file - should probably come through autoconf */
-#define LXC_DEFAULT_CONFIG "/etc/lxc/lxc.conf"
+#define LXC_DEFAULT_CONFIG "/etc/lxc/default.conf"
 static bool lxcapi_save_config(struct lxc_container *c, const char *alt_file)
 {
 	if (!alt_file)
diff --git a/src/tests/containertests.c b/src/tests/containertests.c
index 3ac0fc574..d68f17c75 100644
--- a/src/tests/containertests.c
+++ b/src/tests/containertests.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static int create_busybox(void)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (pid == 0) {
-		ret = execlp("lxc-create", "lxc-create", "-t", "busybox", "-f", "/etc/lxc/lxc.conf", "-n", MYNAME, NULL);
+		ret = execlp("lxc-create", "lxc-create", "-t", "busybox", "-f", "/etc/lxc/default.conf", "-n", MYNAME, NULL);
 		// Should not return
 		perror("execl");
 		exit(1);
diff --git a/src/tests/destroytest.c b/src/tests/destroytest.c
index 3fe35dfef..28f05772c 100644
--- a/src/tests/destroytest.c
+++ b/src/tests/destroytest.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static int create_ubuntu(void)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (pid == 0) {
-		ret = execlp("lxc-create", "lxc-create", "-t", "ubuntu", "-f", "/etc/lxc/lxc.conf", "-n", MYNAME, NULL);
+		ret = execlp("lxc-create", "lxc-create", "-t", "ubuntu", "-f", "/etc/lxc/default.conf", "-n", MYNAME, NULL);
 		// Should not return
 		perror("execl");
 		exit(1);
diff --git a/src/tests/saveconfig.c b/src/tests/saveconfig.c
index 21450b288..bbaea19b0 100644
--- a/src/tests/saveconfig.c
+++ b/src/tests/saveconfig.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static int create_ubuntu(void)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (pid == 0) {
-		ret = execlp("lxc-create", "lxc-create", "-t", "ubuntu", "-f", "/etc/lxc/lxc.conf", "-n", MYNAME, NULL);
+		ret = execlp("lxc-create", "lxc-create", "-t", "ubuntu", "-f", "/etc/lxc/default.conf", "-n", MYNAME, NULL);
 		// Should not return
 		perror("execl");
 		exit(1);
diff --git a/src/tests/startone.c b/src/tests/startone.c
index 325942e95..f76ed1e67 100644
--- a/src/tests/startone.c
+++ b/src/tests/startone.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static int create_ubuntu(void)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (pid == 0) {
-		ret = execlp("lxc-create", "lxc-create", "-t", "ubuntu", "-f", "/etc/lxc/lxc.conf", "-n", MYNAME, NULL);
+		ret = execlp("lxc-create", "lxc-create", "-t", "ubuntu", "-f", "/etc/lxc/default.conf", "-n", MYNAME, NULL);
 		// Should not return
 		perror("execl");
 		exit(1);