diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/0.11.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/rustc/0.11.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/compilers/rust/0.11.nix
rename to pkgs/development/compilers/rustc/0.11.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/common.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/rustc/common.nix
similarity index 97%
rename from pkgs/development/compilers/rust/common.nix
rename to pkgs/development/compilers/rustc/common.nix
index b190b937dda..7af19a40c79 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/rustc/common.nix
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
     platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" "x86_64-darwin" ];
   };
 
-  name = "rust-${version}";
+  name = "rustc-${version}";
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/hardcode_paths.patch b/pkgs/development/compilers/rustc/hardcode_paths.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/compilers/rust/hardcode_paths.patch
rename to pkgs/development/compilers/rustc/hardcode_paths.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/head.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/rustc/head.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/compilers/rust/head.nix
rename to pkgs/development/compilers/rustc/head.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/local_stage0.patch b/pkgs/development/compilers/rustc/local_stage0.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/compilers/rust/local_stage0.patch
rename to pkgs/development/compilers/rustc/local_stage0.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8a250815843..20cb2cd1cfb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3289,8 +3289,11 @@ let
 
   roadsend = callPackage ../development/compilers/roadsend { };
 
-  rust       = callPackage ../development/compilers/rust/0.11.nix {};
-  rustMaster = callPackage ../development/compilers/rust/head.nix {};
+  rustc       = callPackage ../development/compilers/rustc/0.11.nix {};
+  rustcMaster = callPackage ../development/compilers/rustc/head.nix {};
+
+  rust = rustc;
+
 
   sbclBootstrap = callPackage ../development/compilers/sbcl/bootstrap.nix {};
   sbcl = callPackage ../development/compilers/sbcl {