diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em.c b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em.c
index 7058f66de2..53164c9c05 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ em_get_ipv6_dst_port(void *ipv6_hdr,  uint8_t portid, void *lookup_struct)
 
 #if defined(RTE_ARCH_X86)
 #if defined(NO_HASH_MULTI_LOOKUP)
-#include "l3fwd_em_sse.h"
+#include "l3fwd_em_sequential.h"
 #else
 #include "l3fwd_em_hlm.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em_sse.h b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em_sequential.h
similarity index 97%
rename from examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em_sse.h
rename to examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em_sequential.h
index 6c794b6a51..d2a489e6f3 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em_sse.h
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_em_sequential.h
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
  *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#ifndef __L3FWD_EM_SSE_H__
-#define __L3FWD_EM_SSE_H__
+#ifndef __L3FWD_EM_SEQUENTIAL_H__
+#define __L3FWD_EM_SEQUENTIAL_H__
 
 /**
  * @file
@@ -109,4 +109,4 @@ l3fwd_em_send_packets(int nb_rx, struct rte_mbuf **pkts_burst,
 
 	send_packets_multi(qconf, pkts_burst, dst_port, nb_rx);
 }
-#endif /* __L3FWD_EM_SSE_H__ */
+#endif /* __L3FWD_EM_SEQUENTIAL_H__ */