diff --git a/compiler/installer.ini b/compiler/nim.ini
similarity index 100%
rename from compiler/installer.ini
rename to compiler/nim.ini
diff --git a/doc/niminst.txt b/doc/niminst.txt
index ca05cc514..d743c5187 100644
--- a/doc/niminst.txt
+++ b/doc/niminst.txt
@@ -190,6 +190,6 @@ Real world example
 The installers for the Nim compiler itself are generated by niminst. Have a
 look at its configuration file:
 
-.. include:: compiler/installer.ini
+.. include:: compiler/nim.ini
      :literal:
 
diff --git a/koch.nim b/koch.nim
index 34cb1317d..a391ede7c 100644
--- a/koch.nim
+++ b/koch.nim
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ const
   compileNimInst = "-d:useLibzipSrc tools/niminst/niminst"
 
 proc csource(args: string) = 
-  exec("$4 cc $1 -r $3 --var:version=$2 --var:mingw=none csource compiler/installer.ini $1" %
+  exec("$4 cc $1 -r $3 --var:version=$2 --var:mingw=none csource compiler/nim.ini $1" %
        [args, VersionAsString, compileNimInst, findNim()])
 
 proc zip(args: string) =
-  exec("$3 cc -r $2 --var:version=$1 --var:mingw=none scripts compiler/installer.ini" %
+  exec("$3 cc -r $2 --var:version=$1 --var:mingw=none scripts compiler/nim.ini" %
        [VersionAsString, compileNimInst, findNim()])
-  exec("$# --var:version=$# --var:mingw=none zip compiler/installer.ini" %
+  exec("$# --var:version=$# --var:mingw=none zip compiler/nim.ini" %
        ["tools/niminst/niminst".exe, VersionAsString])
 
 proc buildTool(toolname, args: string) =
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ proc nsis(args: string) =
         " nsis compiler/nim") % [VersionAsString, $(sizeof(pointer)*8)])
 
 proc install(args: string) = 
-  exec("$# cc -r $# --var:version=$# --var:mingw=none scripts compiler/installer.ini" %
+  exec("$# cc -r $# --var:version=$# --var:mingw=none scripts compiler/nim.ini" %
        [findNim(), compileNimInst, VersionAsString])
   exec("sh ./install.sh $#" % args)