diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index cf2eabc..63b1fda 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "arduino"]
-	path = arduino
+	path = arduino_core
 	url = https://egit.irs.uni-stuttgart.de/eive/arduino_core.git
diff --git a/arduino b/arduino_core
similarity index 100%
rename from arduino
rename to arduino_core