diff --git a/example/CMakeLists.txt b/example/CMakeLists.txt
index 76080c404..ba96cc020 100644
--- a/example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ include_directories(
 	${DRM_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
 
-add_executable(example
-    main.c
+add_executable(simple
+    simple.c
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(example
+target_link_libraries(simple
     wlr-backend
     wlr-session
 )
diff --git a/example/main.c b/example/simple.c
similarity index 100%
rename from example/main.c
rename to example/simple.c