diff --git a/target/linux/amcc/Makefile b/target/linux/ppc44x/Makefile
similarity index 96%
rename from target/linux/amcc/Makefile
rename to target/linux/ppc44x/Makefile
index 7f2bebbd8f..ed43ccaec7 100644
--- a/target/linux/amcc/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ppc44x/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 ARCH:=powerpc
-BOARD:=amcc
+BOARD:=ppc44x
 BOARDNAME:=AMCC Taishan
 FEATURES:=jffs2
 
diff --git a/target/linux/amcc/base-files/etc/inittab b/target/linux/ppc44x/base-files/etc/inittab
similarity index 100%
rename from target/linux/amcc/base-files/etc/inittab
rename to target/linux/ppc44x/base-files/etc/inittab
diff --git a/target/linux/amcc/config-default b/target/linux/ppc44x/config-default
similarity index 100%
rename from target/linux/amcc/config-default
rename to target/linux/ppc44x/config-default
diff --git a/target/linux/amcc/image/Makefile b/target/linux/ppc44x/image/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from target/linux/amcc/image/Makefile
rename to target/linux/ppc44x/image/Makefile
diff --git a/target/linux/amcc/patches/100-taishan_emac.patch b/target/linux/ppc44x/patches/100-taishan_emac.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from target/linux/amcc/patches/100-taishan_emac.patch
rename to target/linux/ppc44x/patches/100-taishan_emac.patch
diff --git a/target/linux/amcc/patches/110-openwrt_mtd_mapping.patch b/target/linux/ppc44x/patches/110-openwrt_mtd_mapping.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from target/linux/amcc/patches/110-openwrt_mtd_mapping.patch
rename to target/linux/ppc44x/patches/110-openwrt_mtd_mapping.patch
diff --git a/target/linux/amcc/patches/120-uncompressed_uImage.patch b/target/linux/ppc44x/patches/120-uncompressed_uImage.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from target/linux/amcc/patches/120-uncompressed_uImage.patch
rename to target/linux/ppc44x/patches/120-uncompressed_uImage.patch