diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1d2dc9bb..20d816d8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ set(Backends-Unix-Header
 	)
 
 set(Backends-Windows-Source
-	${BACKENDS_SRC_DIR}/generic/misc.c
+	${BACKENDS_SRC_DIR}/generic/frame.c
 	${BACKENDS_SRC_DIR}/windows/icon.rc
 	${BACKENDS_SRC_DIR}/windows/network.c
 	${BACKENDS_SRC_DIR}/windows/system.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ set(Client-Source
 	${COMMON_SRC_DIR}/glob.c
 	${COMMON_SRC_DIR}/md4.c
 	${COMMON_SRC_DIR}/movemsg.c
-	${COMMON_SRC_DIR}/misc.c
+	${COMMON_SRC_DIR}/frame.c
 	${COMMON_SRC_DIR}/netchan.c
 	${COMMON_SRC_DIR}/pmove.c
 	${COMMON_SRC_DIR}/szone.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ set(Server-Source
 	${COMMON_SRC_DIR}/filesystem.c
 	${COMMON_SRC_DIR}/glob.c
 	${COMMON_SRC_DIR}/md4.c
-	${COMMON_SRC_DIR}/misc.c
+	${COMMON_SRC_DIR}/frame.c
 	${COMMON_SRC_DIR}/movemsg.c
 	${COMMON_SRC_DIR}/netchan.c
 	${COMMON_SRC_DIR}/pmove.c
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b0e704d7..338525ea 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ CLIENT_OBJS_ := \
 	src/common/glob.o \
 	src/common/md4.o \
 	src/common/movemsg.o \
-	src/common/misc.o \
+	src/common/frame.o \
 	src/common/netchan.o \
 	src/common/pmove.o \
 	src/common/szone.o \
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ SERVER_OBJS_ := \
 	src/common/filesystem.o \
 	src/common/glob.o \
 	src/common/md4.o \
-	src/common/misc.o \
+	src/common/frame.o \
 	src/common/movemsg.o \
 	src/common/netchan.o \
 	src/common/pmove.o \
diff --git a/src/common/misc.c b/src/common/frame.c
similarity index 99%
rename from src/common/misc.c
rename to src/common/frame.c
index f6121251..74c61db7 100644
--- a/src/common/misc.c
+++ b/src/common/frame.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *
  * =======================================================================
  *
- * Misc. common stuff
+ * Generic frame handling.
  *
  * =======================================================================
  */