diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_idef_parser_funcs.py b/target/hexagon/gen_idef_parser_funcs.py
index eb494abba8df..72f11c68cae4 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_idef_parser_funcs.py
+++ b/target/hexagon/gen_idef_parser_funcs.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def main():
     tagimms = hex_common.get_tagimms()
 
     with open(sys.argv[-1], "w") as f:
-        f.write('#include "macros.inc"\n\n')
+        f.write('#include "macros.h.inc"\n\n')
 
         for tag in hex_common.tags:
             ## Skip the priv instructions
diff --git a/target/hexagon/idef-parser/README.rst b/target/hexagon/idef-parser/README.rst
index d0aa34309bc3..7199177ee33e 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/idef-parser/README.rst
+++ b/target/hexagon/idef-parser/README.rst
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ we obtain the pseudo code
 with macros such as ``fJUMPR`` intact.
 
 The second step is to expand macros into a form suitable for our parser.
-These macros are defined in ``idef-parser/macros.inc`` and the step is
+These macros are defined in ``idef-parser/macros.h.inc`` and the step is
 carried out by the ``prepare`` script which runs the C preprocessor on
 ``idef_parser_input.h.inc`` to produce
 ``idef_parser_input.preprocessed.h.inc``.
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ in plain C is defined as
     #define fABS(A) (((A) < 0) ? (-(A)) : (A))
 
 and returns the absolute value of the argument ``A``. This macro is not included
-in ``idef-parser/macros.inc`` and as such is not expanded and kept as a "call"
+in ``idef-parser/macros.h.inc`` and as such is not expanded and kept as a "call"
 ``fABS(...)``. Reason being, that ``fABS`` is easier to match and map to
 ``tcg_gen_abs_<width>``, compared to the full ternary expression above. Loads of
 macros in ``macros.h`` are kept unexpanded to aid in parsing, as seen in the
diff --git a/target/hexagon/idef-parser/macros.inc b/target/hexagon/idef-parser/macros.h.inc
similarity index 100%
rename from target/hexagon/idef-parser/macros.inc
rename to target/hexagon/idef-parser/macros.h.inc
diff --git a/target/hexagon/meson.build b/target/hexagon/meson.build
index 9ea1f4fc5947..f1723778a60e 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/meson.build
+++ b/target/hexagon/meson.build
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ if idef_parser_enabled and 'hexagon-linux-user' in target_dirs
         'idef_parser_input.preprocessed.h.inc',
         output: 'idef_parser_input.preprocessed.h.inc',
         input: idef_parser_input_generated,
-        depend_files: [idef_parser_dir / 'macros.inc'],
+        depend_files: [idef_parser_dir / 'macros.h.inc'],
         command: [idef_parser_dir / 'prepare', '@INPUT@', '-I' + idef_parser_dir, '-o', '@OUTPUT@'],
     )