diff --git a/extmod/modwebsocket.c b/extmod/moduwebsocket.c
similarity index 96%
rename from extmod/modwebsocket.c
rename to extmod/moduwebsocket.c
index c556f2b770..eb5e20c6e3 100644
--- a/extmod/modwebsocket.c
+++ b/extmod/moduwebsocket.c
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 
 #include "py/runtime.h"
 #include "py/stream.h"
-#include "extmod/modwebsocket.h"
+#include "extmod/moduwebsocket.h"
 
-#if MICROPY_PY_WEBSOCKET
+#if MICROPY_PY_UWEBSOCKET
 
 enum { FRAME_HEADER, FRAME_OPT, PAYLOAD, CONTROL };
 
@@ -299,16 +299,16 @@ STATIC const mp_obj_type_t websocket_type = {
     .locals_dict = (void*)&websocket_locals_dict,
 };
 
-STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t websocket_module_globals_table[] = {
-    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___name__), MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_websocket) },
+STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t uwebsocket_module_globals_table[] = {
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___name__), MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_uwebsocket) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_websocket), MP_ROM_PTR(&websocket_type) },
 };
 
-STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(websocket_module_globals, websocket_module_globals_table);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(uwebsocket_module_globals, uwebsocket_module_globals_table);
 
-const mp_obj_module_t mp_module_websocket = {
+const mp_obj_module_t mp_module_uwebsocket = {
     .base = { &mp_type_module },
-    .globals = (mp_obj_dict_t*)&websocket_module_globals,
+    .globals = (mp_obj_dict_t*)&uwebsocket_module_globals,
 };
 
-#endif // MICROPY_PY_WEBSOCKET
+#endif // MICROPY_PY_UWEBSOCKET
diff --git a/extmod/moduwebsocket.h b/extmod/moduwebsocket.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1ea291ed7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extmod/moduwebsocket.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef MICROPY_INCLUDED_EXTMOD_MODUWEBSOCKET_H
+#define MICROPY_INCLUDED_EXTMOD_MODUWEBSOCKET_H
+
+#define FRAME_OPCODE_MASK 0x0f
+enum {
+    FRAME_CONT, FRAME_TXT, FRAME_BIN,
+    FRAME_CLOSE = 0x8, FRAME_PING, FRAME_PONG
+};
+
+#endif // MICROPY_INCLUDED_EXTMOD_MODUWEBSOCKET_H
diff --git a/extmod/modwebrepl.c b/extmod/modwebrepl.c
index 3c33ee1502..bf0c1654ba 100644
--- a/extmod/modwebrepl.c
+++ b/extmod/modwebrepl.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #ifdef MICROPY_PY_WEBREPL_DELAY
 #include "py/mphal.h"
 #endif
-#include "extmod/modwebsocket.h"
+#include "extmod/moduwebsocket.h"
 
 #if MICROPY_PY_WEBREPL
 
diff --git a/extmod/modwebsocket.h b/extmod/modwebsocket.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 2720147dfd..0000000000
--- a/extmod/modwebsocket.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef MICROPY_INCLUDED_EXTMOD_MODWEBSOCKET_H
-#define MICROPY_INCLUDED_EXTMOD_MODWEBSOCKET_H
-
-#define FRAME_OPCODE_MASK 0x0f
-enum {
-    FRAME_CONT, FRAME_TXT, FRAME_BIN,
-    FRAME_CLOSE = 0x8, FRAME_PING, FRAME_PONG
-};
-
-#endif // MICROPY_INCLUDED_EXTMOD_MODWEBSOCKET_H
diff --git a/ports/esp32/mpconfigport.h b/ports/esp32/mpconfigport.h
index a70f6d3180..01b23de05f 100644
--- a/ports/esp32/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/ports/esp32/mpconfigport.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 #define MICROPY_PY_USSL                     (1)
 #define MICROPY_SSL_MBEDTLS                 (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_USSL_FINALISER           (1)
-#define MICROPY_PY_WEBSOCKET                (1)
+#define MICROPY_PY_UWEBSOCKET               (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_WEBREPL                  (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_FRAMEBUF                 (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_USOCKET_EVENTS           (MICROPY_PY_WEBREPL)
diff --git a/ports/esp8266/modules/webrepl.py b/ports/esp8266/modules/webrepl.py
index aa156d1487..bbf8bdb320 100644
--- a/ports/esp8266/modules/webrepl.py
+++ b/ports/esp8266/modules/webrepl.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import socket
 import uos
 import network
-import websocket
+import uwebsocket
 import websocket_helper
 import _webrepl
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def accept_conn(listen_sock):
     print("\nWebREPL connection from:", remote_addr)
     client_s = cl
     websocket_helper.server_handshake(cl)
-    ws = websocket.websocket(cl, True)
+    ws = uwebsocket.websocket(cl, True)
     ws = _webrepl._webrepl(ws)
     cl.setblocking(False)
     # notify REPL on socket incoming data
diff --git a/ports/esp8266/mpconfigport.h b/ports/esp8266/mpconfigport.h
index b2a05e6791..c6bd4c87d8 100644
--- a/ports/esp8266/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/ports/esp8266/mpconfigport.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 #define MICROPY_PY_MACHINE_I2C      (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_MACHINE_SPI      (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_MACHINE_SPI_MAKE_NEW machine_hspi_make_new
-#define MICROPY_PY_WEBSOCKET        (1)
+#define MICROPY_PY_UWEBSOCKET       (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_WEBREPL          (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_WEBREPL_DELAY    (20)
 #define MICROPY_PY_FRAMEBUF         (1)
diff --git a/ports/unix/mpconfigport.h b/ports/unix/mpconfigport.h
index d0cc9e396e..2614af8392 100644
--- a/ports/unix/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/ports/unix/mpconfigport.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 #ifndef MICROPY_PY_USELECT_POSIX
 #define MICROPY_PY_USELECT_POSIX    (1)
 #endif
-#define MICROPY_PY_WEBSOCKET        (1)
+#define MICROPY_PY_UWEBSOCKET       (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_MACHINE          (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_MACHINE_PULSE    (1)
 #define MICROPY_MACHINE_MEM_GET_READ_ADDR   mod_machine_mem_get_addr
diff --git a/py/builtin.h b/py/builtin.h
index 2066c06173..a5e0f5f2d0 100644
--- a/py/builtin.h
+++ b/py/builtin.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ extern const mp_obj_module_t mp_module_ussl;
 extern const mp_obj_module_t mp_module_utimeq;
 extern const mp_obj_module_t mp_module_machine;
 extern const mp_obj_module_t mp_module_lwip;
-extern const mp_obj_module_t mp_module_websocket;
+extern const mp_obj_module_t mp_module_uwebsocket;
 extern const mp_obj_module_t mp_module_webrepl;
 extern const mp_obj_module_t mp_module_framebuf;
 extern const mp_obj_module_t mp_module_btree;
diff --git a/py/mpconfig.h b/py/mpconfig.h
index 95abacafdd..47638fb0a4 100644
--- a/py/mpconfig.h
+++ b/py/mpconfig.h
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@ typedef double mp_float_t;
 #define MICROPY_PY_USSL_FINALISER (0)
 #endif
 
-#ifndef MICROPY_PY_WEBSOCKET
-#define MICROPY_PY_WEBSOCKET (0)
+#ifndef MICROPY_PY_UWEBSOCKET
+#define MICROPY_PY_UWEBSOCKET (0)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef MICROPY_PY_FRAMEBUF
diff --git a/py/objmodule.c b/py/objmodule.c
index 3a00b7ddc1..9ba617707a 100644
--- a/py/objmodule.c
+++ b/py/objmodule.c
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t mp_builtin_module_table[] = {
 #if MICROPY_PY_LWIP
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_lwip), MP_ROM_PTR(&mp_module_lwip) },
 #endif
-#if MICROPY_PY_WEBSOCKET
-    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_websocket), MP_ROM_PTR(&mp_module_websocket) },
+#if MICROPY_PY_UWEBSOCKET
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_uwebsocket), MP_ROM_PTR(&mp_module_uwebsocket) },
 #endif
 #if MICROPY_PY_WEBREPL
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR__webrepl), MP_ROM_PTR(&mp_module_webrepl) },
diff --git a/py/py.mk b/py/py.mk
index 759c7e6ce0..a6eeaa4b87 100644
--- a/py/py.mk
+++ b/py/py.mk
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ PY_EXTMOD_O_BASENAME = \
 	extmod/modussl_mbedtls.o \
 	extmod/modurandom.o \
 	extmod/moduselect.o \
-	extmod/modwebsocket.o \
+	extmod/moduwebsocket.o \
 	extmod/modwebrepl.o \
 	extmod/modframebuf.o \
 	extmod/vfs.o \
diff --git a/tests/extmod/websocket_basic.py b/tests/extmod/websocket_basic.py
index 9a80503a03..6cc6f0fd15 100644
--- a/tests/extmod/websocket_basic.py
+++ b/tests/extmod/websocket_basic.py
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 try:
     import uio
     import uerrno
-    import websocket
+    import uwebsocket
 except ImportError:
     print("SKIP")
     raise SystemExit
 
 # put raw data in the stream and do a websocket read
 def ws_read(msg, sz):
-    ws = websocket.websocket(uio.BytesIO(msg))
+    ws = uwebsocket.websocket(uio.BytesIO(msg))
     return ws.read(sz)
 
 # do a websocket write and then return the raw data from the stream
 def ws_write(msg, sz):
     s = uio.BytesIO()
-    ws = websocket.websocket(s)
+    ws = uwebsocket.websocket(s)
     ws.write(msg)
     s.seek(0)
     return s.read(sz)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ print(ws_read(b"\x81\x84maskmask", 4))
 
 # close control frame
 s = uio.BytesIO(b'\x88\x00') # FRAME_CLOSE
-ws = websocket.websocket(s)
+ws = uwebsocket.websocket(s)
 print(ws.read(1))
 s.seek(2)
 print(s.read(4))
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ print(ws_read(b"\x89\x00\x81\x04ping", 4)) # FRAME_PING
 print(ws_read(b"\x8a\x00\x81\x04pong", 4)) # FRAME_PONG
 
 # close method
-ws = websocket.websocket(uio.BytesIO())
+ws = uwebsocket.websocket(uio.BytesIO())
 ws.close()
 
 # ioctl
-ws = websocket.websocket(uio.BytesIO())
+ws = uwebsocket.websocket(uio.BytesIO())
 print(ws.ioctl(8)) # GET_DATA_OPTS
 print(ws.ioctl(9, 2)) # SET_DATA_OPTS
 print(ws.ioctl(9))