diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/groovy/elasticsearch.ide.gradle b/build-tools-internal/src/main/groovy/elasticsearch.ide.gradle
index 0e01dbc746a28..86b48f744e16e 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/main/groovy/elasticsearch.ide.gradle
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/main/groovy/elasticsearch.ide.gradle
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ if (providers.systemProperty('idea.active').getOrNull() == 'true') {
       ':server:generateModulesList',
       ':server:generatePluginsList',
       ':generateProviderImpls',
-      ':libs:native:libraries:extractLibs',
+      ':libs:native:native-libraries:extractLibs',
       ':x-pack:libs:es-opensaml-security-api:shadowJar'].collect { elasticsearchProject.right()?.task(it) ?: it })
   }
 
diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/ElasticsearchJavaBasePlugin.java b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/ElasticsearchJavaBasePlugin.java
index b1e24f2db479b..05b7af83aa8e4 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/ElasticsearchJavaBasePlugin.java
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/ElasticsearchJavaBasePlugin.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public static void configureInputNormalization(Project project) {
     }
 
     private static void configureNativeLibraryPath(Project project) {
-        String nativeProject = ":libs:native:libraries";
+        String nativeProject = ":libs:native:native-libraries";
         Configuration nativeConfig = project.getConfigurations().create("nativeLibs");
         nativeConfig.defaultDependencies(deps -> {
             deps.add(project.getDependencies().project(Map.of("path", nativeProject, "configuration", "default")));
diff --git a/build-tools/src/testFixtures/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/fixtures/AbstractGradleFuncTest.groovy b/build-tools/src/testFixtures/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/fixtures/AbstractGradleFuncTest.groovy
index 1c505a7ccfb09..d3d06b2de3575 100644
--- a/build-tools/src/testFixtures/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/fixtures/AbstractGradleFuncTest.groovy
+++ b/build-tools/src/testFixtures/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/fixtures/AbstractGradleFuncTest.groovy
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ abstract class AbstractGradleFuncTest extends Specification {
         propertiesFile <<
             "org.gradle.java.installations.fromEnv=JAVA_HOME,RUNTIME_JAVA_HOME,JAVA15_HOME,JAVA14_HOME,JAVA13_HOME,JAVA12_HOME,JAVA11_HOME,JAVA8_HOME"
 
-        def nativeLibsProject = subProject(":libs:native:libraries")
+        def nativeLibsProject = subProject(":libs:native:native-libraries")
         nativeLibsProject << """
             plugins {
                 id 'base'
diff --git a/distribution/build.gradle b/distribution/build.gradle
index dab919a342b30..f7b6f7bc1c7d0 100644
--- a/distribution/build.gradle
+++ b/distribution/build.gradle
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ configure(subprojects.findAll { ['archives', 'packages'].contains(it.name) }) {
     libsKeystoreCli project(path: ':distribution:tools:keystore-cli')
     libsSecurityCli project(':x-pack:plugin:security:cli')
     libsGeoIpCli project(':distribution:tools:geoip-cli')
-    libsNative project(':libs:native:libraries')
+    libsNative project(':libs:native:native-libraries')
   }
 
   project.ext {
diff --git a/libs/build.gradle b/libs/build.gradle
index 0643eb0c63ade..efd2329ca2b5e 100644
--- a/libs/build.gradle
+++ b/libs/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ configure(childProjects.values()) {
   }
   subprojects {
     apply plugin: 'base'
-    
+
     def subArtifactId = baseArtifactId
     def currentProject = project
     while (currentProject != baseProject) {
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 39dfa9d006c32..25ed048d57253 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ addSubProjects('', new File(rootProject.projectDir, 'x-pack/libs'))
 
 include projects.toArray(new String[0])
 
+project(":libs:native:libraries").name = "native-libraries"
+
 project(":test:external-modules").children.each { testProject ->
   testProject.name = "test-${testProject.name}"
 }