diff --git a/components/bt/CMakeLists.txt b/components/bt/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c8ddbcac..de6d3965b 100644
--- a/components/bt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/bt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ if(CONFIG_BT_ENABLED)
                     "esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_atomic.c"
                     "esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_buf.c"
                     "esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_common.c"
-                    "esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_kernel.c"
+                    "esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_timer.c"
                     "esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_util.c"
                     "esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/storage/settings_nvs.c"
                     "esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/access.c"
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_kernel.h b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_timer.h
similarity index 98%
rename from components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_kernel.h
rename to components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_timer.h
index fbe6d271e..94ca1ec67 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_kernel.h
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_timer.h
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-#ifndef _BLE_MESH_KERNEL_H_
-#define _BLE_MESH_KERNEL_H_
+#ifndef _BLE_MESH_TIMER_H_
+#define _BLE_MESH_TIMER_H_
 
 #include "mesh_types.h"
 #include "mesh_slist.h"
@@ -284,5 +284,5 @@ void bt_mesh_k_deinit(void);
 }
 #endif
 
-#endif /* _BLE_MESH_KERNEL_H_ */
+#endif /* _BLE_MESH_TIMER_H_ */
 
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_atomic.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_atomic.c
index 5dce0b53b..96bb70e8f 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_atomic.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_atomic.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "mesh_atomic.h"
-#include "mesh_kernel.h"
+#include "mesh_timer.h"
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_ATOMIC_OPERATIONS_BUILTIN
 
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_buf.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_buf.c
index 01b6300e1..b75d315de 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_buf.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_buf.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "mesh_buf.h"
 #include "mesh_trace.h"
-#include "mesh_kernel.h"
+#include "mesh_timer.h"
 
 int net_buf_id(struct net_buf *buf)
 {
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_kernel.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_timer.c
similarity index 100%
rename from components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_kernel.c
rename to components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_timer.c
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/include/mesh_access.h b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/include/mesh_access.h
index bfe35fa67..63bce38b7 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/include/mesh_access.h
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/include/mesh_access.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "mesh_types.h"
 #include "mesh_util.h"
 #include "mesh_buf.h"
-#include "mesh_kernel.h"
+#include "mesh_timer.h"
 
 /**
  * @brief Bluetooth Mesh Access Layer