diff --git a/embassy-nrf/src/uarte.rs b/embassy-nrf/src/buffered_uarte.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from embassy-nrf/src/uarte.rs
rename to embassy-nrf/src/buffered_uarte.rs
index 3a33e7597..9e138ad4f 100644
--- a/embassy-nrf/src/uarte.rs
+++ b/embassy-nrf/src/buffered_uarte.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ enum TxState {
 ///   are disabled before using `Uarte`. See product specification:
 ///     - nrf52832: Section 15.2
 ///     - nrf52840: Section 6.1.2
-pub struct Uarte<T: Instance> {
+pub struct BufferedUarte<T: Instance> {
     started: bool,
     state: UnsafeCell<UarteState<T>>,
 }
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ fn port_bit(port: GpioPort) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Instance> Uarte<T> {
+impl<T: Instance> BufferedUarte<T> {
     pub fn new(uarte: T, mut pins: Pins, parity: Parity, baudrate: Baudrate) -> Self {
         // Select pins
         uarte.psel.rxd.write(|w| {
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ impl<T: Instance> Uarte<T> {
         // Configure frequency
         uarte.baudrate.write(|w| w.baudrate().variant(baudrate));
 
-        Uarte {
+        BufferedUarte {
             started: false,
             state: UnsafeCell::new(UarteState {
                 inner: uarte,
@@ -262,14 +262,14 @@ impl<T: Instance> Uarte<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Instance> Drop for Uarte<T> {
+impl<T: Instance> Drop for BufferedUarte<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         // stop DMA before dropping, because DMA is using the buffer in `self`.
         todo!()
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Instance> AsyncBufRead for Uarte<T> {
+impl<T: Instance> AsyncBufRead for BufferedUarte<T> {
     fn poll_fill_buf(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<&[u8]>> {
         self.with_state(|s| s.poll_fill_buf(cx))
     }
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ impl<T: Instance> AsyncBufRead for Uarte<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Instance> AsyncWrite for Uarte<T> {
+impl<T: Instance> AsyncWrite for BufferedUarte<T> {
     fn poll_write(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>, buf: &[u8]) -> Poll<Result<usize>> {
         self.with_state(|s| s.poll_write(cx, buf))
     }
diff --git a/embassy-nrf/src/lib.rs b/embassy-nrf/src/lib.rs
index 7b3368d66..0ca328138 100644
--- a/embassy-nrf/src/lib.rs
+++ b/embassy-nrf/src/lib.rs
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ pub use nrf52840_hal as hal;
 // This mod MUST go first, so that the others see its macros.
 pub(crate) mod fmt;
 
+pub mod buffered_uarte;
 pub mod gpiote;
 pub mod interrupt;
 #[cfg(feature = "52840")]
 pub mod qspi;
 pub mod rtc;
-pub mod uarte;
 
 pub use cortex_m_rt::interrupt;
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/uart.rs b/examples/src/bin/uart.rs
index 553bbb356..e664fcef2 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/uart.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/uart.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use nrf52840_hal::gpio;
 use embassy::executor::{task, Executor};
 use embassy::io::{AsyncBufRead, AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncWrite, AsyncWriteExt};
 use embassy::util::Forever;
-use embassy_nrf::uarte;
+use embassy_nrf::buffered_uarte;
 
 #[task]
 async fn run() {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ async fn run() {
 
     let port0 = gpio::p0::Parts::new(p.P0);
 
-    let pins = uarte::Pins {
+    let pins = buffered_uarte::Pins {
         rxd: port0.p0_08.into_floating_input().degrade(),
         txd: port0
             .p0_06
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ async fn run() {
         rts: None,
     };
 
-    let u = uarte::Uarte::new(
+    let u = buffered_uarte::BufferedUarte::new(
         p.UARTE0,
         pins,
-        uarte::Parity::EXCLUDED,
-        uarte::Baudrate::BAUD115200,
+        buffered_uarte::Parity::EXCLUDED,
+        buffered_uarte::Baudrate::BAUD115200,
     );
     pin_mut!(u);