diff --git a/sys/Makefile b/sys/Makefile
index 50a11546f5..fd6300e6a6 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile
+++ b/sys/Makefile
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter sock_async_event,$(USEMODULE)))
   DIRS += net/sock/async/event
 endif
 ifneq (,$(filter sock_dns,$(USEMODULE)))
-  DIRS += net/application_layer/dns
+  DIRS += net/application_layer/sock_dns
 endif
 ifneq (,$(filter sock_util,$(USEMODULE)))
   DIRS += net/sock
diff --git a/sys/net/application_layer/dns/Makefile b/sys/net/application_layer/sock_dns/Makefile
similarity index 68%
rename from sys/net/application_layer/dns/Makefile
rename to sys/net/application_layer/sock_dns/Makefile
index 5e55b6e793..48422e909a 100644
--- a/sys/net/application_layer/dns/Makefile
+++ b/sys/net/application_layer/sock_dns/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-MODULE=sock_dns
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/sys/net/application_layer/dns/dns.c b/sys/net/application_layer/sock_dns/dns.c
similarity index 100%
rename from sys/net/application_layer/dns/dns.c
rename to sys/net/application_layer/sock_dns/dns.c