diff --git a/server/core/CMakeLists.txt b/server/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 393178cc5..2785971da 100644
--- a/server/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ add_library(maxscale-common SHARED
   paths.cc
   load_utils.cc
   log_manager.cc
-  maxscale_pcre2.cc misc.c mlist.c modutil.c monitor.c queuemanager.c query_classifier.cc poll.c random_jkiss.c resultset.c router.cc secrets.c server.c service.c session.c spinlock.c thread.c users.c utils.c skygw_utils.cc statistics.c listener.c ssl.c mysql_utils.c mysql_binlog.c modulecmd.c)
+  maxscale_pcre2.cc
+  misc.cc
+  mlist.c modutil.c monitor.c queuemanager.c query_classifier.cc poll.c random_jkiss.c resultset.c router.cc secrets.c server.c service.c session.c spinlock.c thread.c users.c utils.c skygw_utils.cc statistics.c listener.c ssl.c mysql_utils.c mysql_binlog.c modulecmd.c)
 
 if(WITH_JEMALLOC)
   target_link_libraries(maxscale-common ${JEMALLOC_LIBRARIES})
diff --git a/server/core/misc.c b/server/core/misc.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from server/core/misc.c
rename to server/core/misc.cc