diff --git a/crypto/err/openssl.ec b/crypto/err/openssl.ec
index 378fbb9242..447a7f87ed 100644
--- a/crypto/err/openssl.ec
+++ b/crypto/err/openssl.ec
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ L DSO		crypto/dso/dso.h		crypto/dso/dso_err.c
 L ENGINE	crypto/engine/engine.h		crypto/engine/eng_err.c
 L OCSP		crypto/ocsp/ocsp.h		crypto/ocsp/ocsp_err.c
 L UI		crypto/ui/ui.h			crypto/ui/ui_err.c
-L FIPS		fips/fips.h			fips/fips_err.c
+L FIPS		fips/fips.h			fips/fips_err.h
 
 # additional header files to be scanned for function names
 L NONE		crypto/x509/x509_vfy.h		NONE
diff --git a/fips/Makefile.ssl b/fips/Makefile.ssl
index cf2fe39c93..eca8fc8a75 100644
--- a/fips/Makefile.ssl
+++ b/fips/Makefile.ssl
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ GENERAL=Makefile README fips-lib.com install.com
 
 LIB= $(TOP)/libcrypto.a
 SHARED_LIB= libcrypto$(SHLIB_EXT)
-LIBSRC=fips.c fips_err_wrapper.c fips_err.c
-LIBOBJ=fips.o fips_err_wrapper.o fips_err.o
+LIBSRC=fips.c fips_err_wrapper.c
+LIBOBJ=fips.o fips_err_wrapper.o
 
 SRC= $(LIBSRC)
 
 EXHEADER=fips.h
-HEADER=$(EXHEADER)
+HEADER=$(EXHEADER) fips_err.h
 EXE=openssl_fips_fingerprint
 
 ALL=    $(GENERAL) $(SRC) $(HEADER)
diff --git a/fips/fips_err.c b/fips/fips_err.h
similarity index 100%
rename from fips/fips_err.c
rename to fips/fips_err.h
diff --git a/fips/fips_err_wrapper.c b/fips/fips_err_wrapper.c
index 782f823424..f849ca7c94 100644
--- a/fips/fips_err_wrapper.c
+++ b/fips/fips_err_wrapper.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifdef FIPS
-# include "fips_err.c"
+# include "fips_err.h"
 #else
 static void *dummy=&dummy;
 #endif