diff --git a/artiq/firmware/Cargo.lock b/artiq/firmware/Cargo.lock
index 06347899b..b14a8b490 100644
--- a/artiq/firmware/Cargo.lock
+++ b/artiq/firmware/Cargo.lock
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "crc 1.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "io 0.0.0",
  "log 0.4.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "proto 0.0.0",
+ "proto_artiq 0.0.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cslice 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "dyld 0.0.0",
  "io 0.0.0",
- "proto 0.0.0",
+ "proto_artiq 0.0.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ version = "0.6.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "proto"
+name = "proto_artiq"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "byteorder 1.2.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "log 0.4.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "logger_artiq 0.0.0",
  "managed 0.6.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "proto 0.0.0",
+ "proto_artiq 0.0.0",
  "smoltcp 0.4.0 (git+https://github.com/m-labs/smoltcp?rev=181083f)",
  "std_artiq 0.0.0",
  "unwind_backtrace 0.0.0",
diff --git a/artiq/firmware/ksupport/Cargo.toml b/artiq/firmware/ksupport/Cargo.toml
index 1ce4d6325..3318dc44d 100644
--- a/artiq/firmware/ksupport/Cargo.toml
+++ b/artiq/firmware/ksupport/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ io = { path = "../libio", features = ["byteorder"] }
 dyld = { path = "../libdyld" }
 board_misoc = { path = "../libboard_misoc" }
 board_artiq = { path = "../libboard_artiq" }
-proto = { path = "../libproto" }
+proto_artiq = { path = "../libproto_artiq" }
diff --git a/artiq/firmware/ksupport/lib.rs b/artiq/firmware/ksupport/lib.rs
index 9c5030da1..4122e75c7 100644
--- a/artiq/firmware/ksupport/lib.rs
+++ b/artiq/firmware/ksupport/lib.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ extern crate io;
 extern crate dyld;
 extern crate board_misoc;
 extern crate board_artiq;
-extern crate proto;
+extern crate proto_artiq;
 
 use core::{mem, ptr, slice, str};
 use cslice::{CSlice, AsCSlice};
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use io::Cursor;
 use dyld::Library;
 use board_misoc::csr;
 use board_artiq::{mailbox, rpc_queue};
-use proto::{kernel_proto, rpc_proto};
+use proto_artiq::{kernel_proto, rpc_proto};
 use kernel_proto::*;
 
 fn send(request: &Message) {
diff --git a/artiq/firmware/libboard_artiq/Cargo.toml b/artiq/firmware/libboard_artiq/Cargo.toml
index 0668d0e6c..776392d42 100644
--- a/artiq/firmware/libboard_artiq/Cargo.toml
+++ b/artiq/firmware/libboard_artiq/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ crc = { version = "1.7", default-features = false }
 log = { version = "0.4", default-features = false }
 io = { path = "../libio", features = ["byteorder"] }
 board_misoc = { path = "../libboard_misoc" }
-proto = { path = "../libproto" }
+proto_artiq = { path = "../libproto_artiq" }
 
 [features]
 uart_console = []
diff --git a/artiq/firmware/libboard_artiq/drtioaux.rs b/artiq/firmware/libboard_artiq/drtioaux.rs
index 5253d8dd2..207f7baf1 100644
--- a/artiq/firmware/libboard_artiq/drtioaux.rs
+++ b/artiq/firmware/libboard_artiq/drtioaux.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use io::{Cursor, Error as IoError};
 use io::proto::{ProtoRead, ProtoWrite};
 use board_misoc::{csr::DRTIO, mem::DRTIO_AUX, clock};
 
-pub use proto::drtioaux_proto::Packet;
+pub use proto_artiq::drtioaux_proto::Packet;
 
 pub type Result<T> = result::Result<T, Error>;
 
diff --git a/artiq/firmware/libboard_artiq/lib.rs b/artiq/firmware/libboard_artiq/lib.rs
index 6ee367598..6f22153c7 100644
--- a/artiq/firmware/libboard_artiq/lib.rs
+++ b/artiq/firmware/libboard_artiq/lib.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ extern crate crc;
 extern crate log;
 extern crate io;
 extern crate board_misoc;
-extern crate proto;
+extern crate proto_artiq;
 
 pub mod pcr;
 
diff --git a/artiq/firmware/libproto/Cargo.toml b/artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/Cargo.toml
similarity index 89%
rename from artiq/firmware/libproto/Cargo.toml
rename to artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/Cargo.toml
index c1e980915..19b1884dd 100644
--- a/artiq/firmware/libproto/Cargo.toml
+++ b/artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [package]
 authors = ["M-Labs"]
-name = "proto"
+name = "proto_artiq"
 version = "0.0.0"
 
 [lib]
-name = "proto"
+name = "proto_artiq"
 path = "lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/artiq/firmware/libproto/analyzer_proto.rs b/artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/analyzer_proto.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from artiq/firmware/libproto/analyzer_proto.rs
rename to artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/analyzer_proto.rs
diff --git a/artiq/firmware/libproto/drtioaux_proto.rs b/artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/drtioaux_proto.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from artiq/firmware/libproto/drtioaux_proto.rs
rename to artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/drtioaux_proto.rs
diff --git a/artiq/firmware/libproto/kernel_proto.rs b/artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/kernel_proto.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from artiq/firmware/libproto/kernel_proto.rs
rename to artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/kernel_proto.rs
diff --git a/artiq/firmware/libproto/lib.rs b/artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from artiq/firmware/libproto/lib.rs
rename to artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/lib.rs
diff --git a/artiq/firmware/libproto/mgmt_proto.rs b/artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/mgmt_proto.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from artiq/firmware/libproto/mgmt_proto.rs
rename to artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/mgmt_proto.rs
diff --git a/artiq/firmware/libproto/moninj_proto.rs b/artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/moninj_proto.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from artiq/firmware/libproto/moninj_proto.rs
rename to artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/moninj_proto.rs
diff --git a/artiq/firmware/libproto/rpc_proto.rs b/artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/rpc_proto.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from artiq/firmware/libproto/rpc_proto.rs
rename to artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/rpc_proto.rs
diff --git a/artiq/firmware/libproto/session_proto.rs b/artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/session_proto.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from artiq/firmware/libproto/session_proto.rs
rename to artiq/firmware/libproto_artiq/session_proto.rs
diff --git a/artiq/firmware/runtime/Cargo.toml b/artiq/firmware/runtime/Cargo.toml
index a6f6e7c0f..2057502df 100644
--- a/artiq/firmware/runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/artiq/firmware/runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ board_misoc = { path = "../libboard_misoc", features = ["uart_console", "smoltcp
 std_artiq = { path = "../libstd_artiq", features = ["alloc", "io_error_alloc"] }
 logger_artiq = { path = "../liblogger_artiq" }
 board_artiq = { path = "../libboard_artiq" }
-proto = { path = "../libproto", features = ["log", "alloc"] }
+proto_artiq = { path = "../libproto_artiq", features = ["log", "alloc"] }
 
 [dependencies.fringe]
 git = "https://github.com/m-labs/libfringe"
diff --git a/artiq/firmware/runtime/main.rs b/artiq/firmware/runtime/main.rs
index 3e888f266..7a7fe3c98 100644
--- a/artiq/firmware/runtime/main.rs
+++ b/artiq/firmware/runtime/main.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ extern crate board_artiq;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate std_artiq as std;
 extern crate logger_artiq;
-extern crate proto;
+extern crate proto_artiq;
 
 use core::convert::TryFrom;
 use smoltcp::wire::{EthernetAddress, IpAddress, IpCidr};
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ use board_misoc::ethmac;
 #[cfg(has_drtio)]
 use board_artiq::drtioaux;
 use board_artiq::{mailbox, rpc_queue};
-use proto::{mgmt_proto, moninj_proto, rpc_proto, session_proto,kernel_proto};
+use proto_artiq::{mgmt_proto, moninj_proto, rpc_proto, session_proto,kernel_proto};
 #[cfg(has_rtio_analyzer)]
-use proto::analyzer_proto;
+use proto_artiq::analyzer_proto;
 
 #[cfg(has_rtio_core)]
 mod rtio_mgt;