diff --git a/hw/vfio/container.c b/hw/vfio/container-legacy.c
similarity index 100%
rename from hw/vfio/container.c
rename to hw/vfio/container-legacy.c
diff --git a/hw/vfio/meson.build b/hw/vfio/meson.build
index d3ed3cb7ac..62b7a7eaac 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/meson.build
+++ b/hw/vfio/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ vfio_ss = ss.source_set()
 vfio_ss.add(files(
   'listener.c',
   'container-base.c',
-  'container.c',
+  'container-legacy.c',
   'helpers.c',
 ))
 vfio_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_PSERIES', if_true: files('spapr.c'))