diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 10f07af5..c9c1ac90 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ sbin_PROGRAMS = tincd
 
 EXTRA_DIST = linux/device.c bsd/device.c solaris/device.c cygwin/device.c mingw/device.c mingw/common.h raw_socket/device.c uml_socket/device.c
 
-tincd_SOURCES = conf.c connection.c edge.c event.c graph.c logger.c meta.c net.c net_packet.c net_setup.c	\
+tincd_SOURCES = conf.c connection.c edge.c tevent.c graph.c logger.c meta.c net.c net_packet.c net_setup.c	\
 	net_socket.c netutl.c node.c process.c protocol.c protocol_auth.c protocol_edge.c protocol_misc.c	\
 	protocol_key.c protocol_subnet.c route.c subnet.c tincd.c
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ DEFAULT_INCLUDES =
 
 INCLUDES = @INCLUDES@ -I$(top_builddir) -I$(top_srcdir)/lib
 
-noinst_HEADERS = conf.h connection.h device.h edge.h event.h graph.h logger.h meta.h net.h netutl.h node.h process.h	\
+noinst_HEADERS = conf.h connection.h device.h edge.h tevent.h graph.h logger.h meta.h net.h netutl.h node.h process.h	\
 	protocol.h route.h subnet.h
 
 LIBS = @LIBS@ @LIBINTL@
diff --git a/src/net.c b/src/net.c
index f6b14704..9156147d 100644
--- a/src/net.c
+++ b/src/net.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "conf.h"
 #include "connection.h"
 #include "device.h"
-#include "event.h"
+#include "tevent.h"
 #include "graph.h"
 #include "logger.h"
 #include "meta.h"
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ int main_loop(void)
 	struct timeval tv;
 	int r, maxfd;
 	time_t last_ping_check, last_config_check, last_graph_dump;
-	event_t *event;
+	tevent_t *event;
 
 	cp();
 
diff --git a/src/net_packet.c b/src/net_packet.c
index 105cafbb..9e0ba2e8 100644
--- a/src/net_packet.c
+++ b/src/net_packet.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include "connection.h"
 #include "device.h"
 #include "ethernet.h"
-#include "event.h"
+#include "tevent.h"
 #include "graph.h"
 #include "list.h"
 #include "logger.h"
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ void send_mtu_probe(node_t *n)
 		send_udppacket(n, &packet);
 	}
 
-	n->mtuevent = new_event();
+	n->mtuevent = new_tevent();
 	n->mtuevent->handler = (event_handler_t)send_mtu_probe;
 	n->mtuevent->data = n;
 	n->mtuevent->time = now + 1;
-	event_add(n->mtuevent);
+	tevent_add(n->mtuevent);
 }
 
 void mtu_probe_h(node_t *n, vpn_packet_t *packet) {
diff --git a/src/net_setup.c b/src/net_setup.c
index f53127b5..84171e72 100644
--- a/src/net_setup.c
+++ b/src/net_setup.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "conf.h"
 #include "connection.h"
 #include "device.h"
-#include "event.h"
+#include "tevent.h"
 #include "graph.h"
 #include "logger.h"
 #include "net.h"
diff --git a/src/net_socket.c b/src/net_socket.c
index c2a68596..1db1949c 100644
--- a/src/net_socket.c
+++ b/src/net_socket.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "avl_tree.h"
 #include "conf.h"
 #include "connection.h"
-#include "event.h"
+#include "tevent.h"
 #include "logger.h"
 #include "meta.h"
 #include "net.h"
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ int setup_vpn_in_socket(const sockaddr_t *sa)
 
 void retry_outgoing(outgoing_t *outgoing)
 {
-	event_t *event;
+	tevent_t *event;
 
 	cp();
 
@@ -229,11 +229,11 @@ void retry_outgoing(outgoing_t *outgoing)
 	if(outgoing->timeout > maxtimeout)
 		outgoing->timeout = maxtimeout;
 
-	event = new_event();
+	event = new_tevent();
 	event->handler = (event_handler_t) setup_outgoing_connection;
 	event->time = now + outgoing->timeout;
 	event->data = outgoing;
-	event_add(event);
+	tevent_add(event);
 
 	ifdebug(CONNECTIONS) logger(LOG_NOTICE,
 			   _("Trying to re-establish outgoing connection in %d seconds"),
diff --git a/src/node.c b/src/node.c
index 5dad0aaf..ec6815a6 100644
--- a/src/node.c
+++ b/src/node.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void free_node(node_t *n)
 	EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cleanup(&n->packet_ctx);
 
 	if(n->mtuevent) {
-		event_del(n->mtuevent);
+		tevent_del(n->mtuevent);
 		free_event(n->mtuevent);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/node.h b/src/node.h
index 4b3224e3..b3319e17 100644
--- a/src/node.h
+++ b/src/node.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "avl_tree.h"
 #include "connection.h"
-#include "event.h"
+#include "tevent.h"
 #include "list.h"
 #include "subnet.h"
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ typedef struct node_t {
 	length_t minmtu;			/* Probed minimum MTU */
 	length_t maxmtu;			/* Probed maximum MTU */
 	int mtuprobes;				/* Number of probes */
-	event_t *mtuevent;			/* Probe event */
+	tevent_t *mtuevent;			/* Probe event */
 } node_t;
 
 extern struct node_t *myself;
diff --git a/src/event.c b/src/tevent.c
similarity index 68%
rename from src/event.c
rename to src/tevent.c
index c791205f..bdda6396 100644
--- a/src/event.c
+++ b/src/tevent.c
@@ -23,16 +23,16 @@
 #include "system.h"
 
 #include "avl_tree.h"
-#include "event.h"
+#include "tevent.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "xalloc.h"
 
-avl_tree_t *event_tree;
+avl_tree_t *tevent_tree;
 extern time_t now;
 
 int id;
 
-static int event_compare(const event_t *a, const event_t *b)
+static int tevent_compare(const tevent_t *a, const tevent_t *b)
 {
 	if(a->time > b->time)
 		return 1;
@@ -43,24 +43,24 @@ static int event_compare(const event_t *a, const event_t *b)
 	return a->id - b->id;
 }
 
-void init_events(void)
+void init_tevents(void)
 {
 	cp();
 
-	event_tree = avl_alloc_tree((avl_compare_t) event_compare, NULL);
+	tevent_tree = avl_alloc_tree((avl_compare_t) tevent_compare, NULL);
 }
 
-void exit_events(void)
+void exit_tevents(void)
 {
 	cp();
 
-	avl_delete_tree(event_tree);
+	avl_delete_tree(tevent_tree);
 }
 
-void flush_events(void)
+void flush_tevents(void)
 {
 	avl_tree_t *to_flush;
-	event_t *event;
+	tevent_t *event;
 
 	/*
 	 * Events can be inserted from event handlers, so only flush events
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ void flush_events(void)
 
 	cp();
 
-	to_flush = event_tree;
-	init_events();
+	to_flush = tevent_tree;
+	init_tevents();
 	while (to_flush->head) {
 		event = to_flush->head->data;
 		event->handler(event->data);
@@ -79,46 +79,46 @@ void flush_events(void)
 	avl_delete_tree(to_flush);
 }
 
-event_t *new_event(void)
+tevent_t *new_tevent(void)
 {
 	cp();
 
-	return xmalloc_and_zero(sizeof(event_t));
+	return xmalloc_and_zero(sizeof(tevent_t));
 }
 
-void free_event(event_t *event)
+void free_tevent(tevent_t *event)
 {
 	cp();
 
 	free(event);
 }
 
-void event_add(event_t *event)
+void tevent_add(tevent_t *event)
 {
 	cp();
 
 	event->id = ++id;
-	avl_insert(event_tree, event);
+	avl_insert(tevent_tree, event);
 }
 
-void event_del(event_t *event)
+void tevent_del(tevent_t *event)
 {
 	cp();
 
-	avl_delete(event_tree, event);
+	avl_delete(tevent_tree, event);
 }
 
-event_t *get_expired_event(void)
+tevent_t *get_expired_tevent(void)
 {
-	event_t *event;
+	tevent_t *event;
 
 	cp();
 
-	if(event_tree->head) {
-		event = event_tree->head->data;
+	if(tevent_tree->head) {
+		event = tevent_tree->head->data;
 
 		if(event->time < now) {
-			event_del(event);
+			tevent_del(event);
 			return event;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/event.h b/src/tevent.h
similarity index 75%
rename from src/event.h
rename to src/tevent.h
index 50e5b972..8f5cfd84 100644
--- a/src/event.h
+++ b/src/tevent.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "avl_tree.h"
 
-extern avl_tree_t *event_tree;
+extern avl_tree_t *tevent_tree;
 
 typedef void (*event_handler_t)(void *);
 
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ typedef struct {
 	int id;
 	event_handler_t handler;
 	void *data;
-} event_t;
+} tevent_t;
 
-extern void init_events(void);
-extern void exit_events(void);
-extern void flush_events(void);
-extern event_t *new_event(void) __attribute__ ((__malloc__));
-extern void free_event(event_t *);
-extern void event_add(event_t *);
-extern void event_del(event_t *);
-extern event_t *get_expired_event(void);
+extern void init_tevents(void);
+extern void exit_tevents(void);
+extern void flush_tevents(void);
+extern tevent_t *new_tevent(void) __attribute__ ((__malloc__));
+extern void free_tevent(tevent_t *);
+extern void tevent_add(tevent_t *);
+extern void tevent_del(tevent_t *);
+extern tevent_t *get_expired_tevent(void);
 
 #endif							/* __TINC_EVENT_H__ */