diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 3596b4a1b..176da8354 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ debugclean:
 distclean: my_clean my_distclean @LUA_DIST_CLEAN@ @PCAP_DIST_CLEAN@ @PCRE_DIST_CLEAN@ @DNET_DIST_CLEAN@ nbase_dist_clean nsock_dist_clean @NSELIB_DIST_CLEAN@ @ZENMAP_DIST_CLEAN@
 
 my_distclean:
-	rm -f Makefile Makefile.bak makefile.dep config.h stamp-h stamp-h.in \
+	rm -f Makefile Makefile.bak makefile.dep nmap_config.h stamp-h stamp-h.in \
 	         config.cache config.log config.status
 
 install-nmap: $(TARGET)
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index cb77572ce..5d9f4d847 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1806,7 +1806,7 @@ libpcapdir=libpcap
 pcredir=libpcre
 
 
-ac_config_headers="$ac_config_headers config.h"
+ac_config_headers="$ac_config_headers nmap_config.h"
 
 
 ac_aux_dir=
@@ -8985,7 +8985,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF
 for ac_config_target in $ac_config_targets
 do
   case $ac_config_target in
-    "config.h") CONFIG_HEADERS="$CONFIG_HEADERS config.h" ;;
+    "nmap_config.h") CONFIG_HEADERS="$CONFIG_HEADERS nmap_config.h" ;;
     "Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES Makefile" ;;
 
   *) { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: invalid argument: $ac_config_target" >&5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 367e0b8b6..9e5bf616e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ AC_SUBST(libpcapdir)
 pcredir=libpcre
 AC_SUBST(pcredir)
 
-dnl use config.h instead of -D macros
-AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
+dnl use nmap_config.h instead of -D macros
+AC_CONFIG_HEADER(nmap_config.h)
 
 dnl Host specific hacks
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
diff --git a/nmap.h b/nmap.h
index 56c0256bd..278b8663e 100644
--- a/nmap.h
+++ b/nmap.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#include "config.h"
+#include "nmap_config.h"
 #else
 #ifdef WIN32
 #include "nmap_winconfig.h"
diff --git a/config.h.in b/nmap_config.h.in
similarity index 98%
rename from config.h.in
rename to nmap_config.h.in
index ccefd8da2..55f93ceb9 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/nmap_config.h.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /***************************************************************************
- * config.h.in -- Autoconf uses this template, combined with the configure *
- * script knowledge about system capabilities, to build the config.h       *
+ * nmap_config.h.in -- Autoconf uses this template, combined with the      *
+ * configure script knowledge about system capabilities, to build this     *
  * include file that lets nmap better understand system particulars.       *
  *                                                                         *
  ***********************IMPORTANT NMAP LICENSE TERMS************************
diff --git a/nmap_error.h b/nmap_error.h
index 27fb1d34a..415c75b34 100644
--- a/nmap_error.h
+++ b/nmap_error.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#include "config.h"
+#include "nmap_config.h"
 #else
 #ifdef WIN32
 #include "nmap_winconfig.h"
diff --git a/nmap_tty.cc b/nmap_tty.cc
index f9c98f095..675726b05 100644
--- a/nmap_tty.cc
+++ b/nmap_tty.cc
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #ifndef WIN32
-#include "config.h"
+#include "nmap_config.h"
 #endif
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
diff --git a/targets.h b/targets.h
index 183b5b27d..0b598accf 100644
--- a/targets.h
+++ b/targets.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 #define TARGETS_H
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#include "config.h"
+#include "nmap_config.h"
 #else
 #ifdef WIN32
 #include "nmap_winconfig.h"
diff --git a/tcpip.h b/tcpip.h
index dc1e5e235..bac6fa5d3 100644
--- a/tcpip.h
+++ b/tcpip.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 #define TCPIP_H
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#include "config.h"
+#include "nmap_config.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "nbase.h"
diff --git a/utils.h b/utils.h
index 08f24172d..07b900b31 100644
--- a/utils.h
+++ b/utils.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
-#include "config.h"
+#include "nmap_config.h"
 #endif
 
 #if HAVE_UNISTD_H