diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-client/CMakeLists.txt b/src/apps/deskflow-client/CMakeLists.txt
index cb2e8ad51..8c031e23f 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if(WIN32)
     IDI_DESKFLOW              ICON  DISCARDABLE  \"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/apps/res/deskflow.ico\"
   ")
 
-  configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/apps/res/rc_template.rc.in ${target}.rc)
+  configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/apps/res/windows.rc.in ${target}.rc)
 
   set(PLATFORM_SOURCES
     ${target}.exe.manifest
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/apps/deskflow-core/CMakeLists.txt
index 628c3b64d..847ad7004 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ add_executable(${target} "${target}.cpp")
 if(WIN32)
   # Generate rc file
   set(EXE_DESCRIPTION "${CMAKE_PROJECT_DESCRIPTION}\\n CLI combined server and client")
-  configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/apps/res/rc_template.rc.in ${target}.rc)
+  configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/apps/res/windows.rc.in ${target}.rc)
 
   target_sources(${target} PRIVATE
     "${target}.exe.manifest"
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-daemon/CMakeLists.txt b/src/apps/deskflow-daemon/CMakeLists.txt
index e753b4ed2..fab95e1a0 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-daemon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-daemon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if(WIN32)
 
   # Generate rc file
   set(EXE_DESCRIPTION "This service runs in the background to help ${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} deal with UAC prompts")
-  configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/apps/res/rc_template.rc.in ${target}.rc)
+  configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/apps/res/windows.rc.in ${target}.rc)
 
   add_executable(${target} WIN32 ${target}.cpp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${target}.rc)
 
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a0373ae0..81b739e1e 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 if(WIN32)
   set(EXE_DESCRIPTION "${CMAKE_PROJECT_DESCRIPTION}\\n Control and configure deskflow")
   set(EXE_ICON "IDI_ICON1 ICON DISCARDABLE \"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/apps/res/deskflow.ico\" ")
-  configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/apps/res/rc_template.rc.in deskflow.rc)
+  configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/apps/res/windows.rc.in deskflow.rc)
   set(platform_extra deskflow.rc)
 elseif(APPLE)
   #setup our bundle plist file
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-server/CMakeLists.txt b/src/apps/deskflow-server/CMakeLists.txt
index 109c38679..41ec1e7e5 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if(WIN32)
     IDI_DESKFLOW              ICON  DISCARDABLE  \"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/apps/res/deskflow.ico\"
   ")
 
-  configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/apps/res/rc_template.rc.in ${target}.rc)
+  configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/apps/res/windows.rc.in ${target}.rc)
 
   set(PLATFORM_SOURCES
     ${target}.exe.manifest
diff --git a/src/apps/res/rc_template.rc.in b/src/apps/res/windows.rc.in
similarity index 100%
rename from src/apps/res/rc_template.rc.in
rename to src/apps/res/windows.rc.in