diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 929bd4a0..59448f83 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([\
     test/fuzzer/Makefile \
     examples/Makefile \
     examples/simple_example_using_c/Makefile \
-    examples/multithread_c/Makefile \
+    examples/multiprocess_c/Makefile \
     ])
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([src/config.h])
diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index 43a3d3d7..092321ff 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I build
 
 SUBDIRS = \
 	simple_example_using_c \
-	multithread_c
+	multiprocess_c
 
 # make clean
 CLEANFILES = 
diff --git a/examples/multithread_c/Makefile.am b/examples/multiprocess_c/Makefile.am
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/multithread_c/Makefile.am
rename to examples/multiprocess_c/Makefile.am
diff --git a/examples/multithread_c/basic_rules.conf b/examples/multiprocess_c/basic_rules.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/multithread_c/basic_rules.conf
rename to examples/multiprocess_c/basic_rules.conf
diff --git a/examples/multithread_c/multi.c b/examples/multiprocess_c/multi.c
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/multithread_c/multi.c
rename to examples/multiprocess_c/multi.c