diff --git a/repos/libports/lib/import/import-lwip.mk b/repos/libports/lib/import/import-legacy_lwip.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/libports/lib/import/import-lwip.mk
rename to repos/libports/lib/import/import-legacy_lwip.mk
diff --git a/repos/libports/lib/mk/lwip.mk b/repos/libports/lib/mk/legacy_lwip.mk
similarity index 93%
rename from repos/libports/lib/mk/lwip.mk
rename to repos/libports/lib/mk/legacy_lwip.mk
index c8838e739b..de8a535838 100644
--- a/repos/libports/lib/mk/lwip.mk
+++ b/repos/libports/lib/mk/legacy_lwip.mk
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ INC_DIR += $(LWIP_PORT_DIR)/include/lwip \
            $(LWIPDIR)/include/ipv4 \
            $(LWIPDIR)/include/api \
            $(LWIPDIR)/include/netif \
-           $(REP_DIR)/src/lib/lwip/include
+           $(REP_DIR)/src/lib/legacy_lwip/include
 
 vpath %.c  $(sort $(dir \
 	$(COREFILES) $(CORE4FILES) $(CORE6FILES) $(NETIFFILES)))
diff --git a/repos/libports/lib/mk/vfs_lwip.mk b/repos/libports/lib/mk/vfs_legacy_lwip.mk
similarity index 62%
rename from repos/libports/lib/mk/vfs_lwip.mk
rename to repos/libports/lib/mk/vfs_legacy_lwip.mk
index 079b15315e..83d450609e 100644
--- a/repos/libports/lib/mk/vfs_lwip.mk
+++ b/repos/libports/lib/mk/vfs_legacy_lwip.mk
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 SRC_CC = vfs.cc printf.cc rand.cc sys_arch.cc
 
-VFS_DIR  = $(REP_DIR)/src/lib/vfs/lwip
+VFS_DIR  = $(REP_DIR)/src/lib/vfs/legacy_lwip
 INC_DIR += $(VFS_DIR)
 
-REP_INC_DIR += src/lib/lwip/include
+REP_INC_DIR += src/lib/legacy_lwip/include
 
 LD_OPT  += --version-script=$(VFS_DIR)/symbol.map
 
-LIBS += lwip format
+LIBS += legacy_lwip format
 
 vpath %.cc $(VFS_DIR)
 
diff --git a/repos/libports/recipes/api/lwip/content.mk b/repos/libports/recipes/api/legacy_lwip/content.mk
similarity index 76%
rename from repos/libports/recipes/api/lwip/content.mk
rename to repos/libports/recipes/api/legacy_lwip/content.mk
index c789f04d8d..30900e0713 100644
--- a/repos/libports/recipes/api/lwip/content.mk
+++ b/repos/libports/recipes/api/legacy_lwip/content.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 MIRROR_FROM_REP_DIR := \
-	$(shell cd $(REP_DIR); find src/lib/lwip -type f) \
-	lib/import/import-lwip.mk \
-	lib/mk/lwip.mk \
+	$(shell cd $(REP_DIR); find src/lib/legacy_lwip -type f) \
+	lib/import/import-legacy_lwip.mk \
+	lib/mk/legacy_lwip.mk \
 
 PORT_DIR := $(call port_dir,$(REP_DIR)/ports/lwip)
 
diff --git a/repos/libports/recipes/api/lwip/hash b/repos/libports/recipes/api/legacy_lwip/hash
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/libports/recipes/api/lwip/hash
rename to repos/libports/recipes/api/legacy_lwip/hash
diff --git a/repos/libports/recipes/src/vfs_lwip/content.mk b/repos/libports/recipes/src/vfs_legacy_lwip/content.mk
similarity index 63%
rename from repos/libports/recipes/src/vfs_lwip/content.mk
rename to repos/libports/recipes/src/vfs_legacy_lwip/content.mk
index 63a34fae50..d40a9c5426 100644
--- a/repos/libports/recipes/src/vfs_lwip/content.mk
+++ b/repos/libports/recipes/src/vfs_legacy_lwip/content.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MIRROR_FROM_REP_DIR := src/lib/vfs/lwip lib/mk/vfs_lwip.mk
+MIRROR_FROM_REP_DIR := src/lib/vfs/legacy_lwip lib/mk/vfs_legacy_lwip.mk
 
 content: $(MIRROR_FROM_REP_DIR) LICENSE
 
diff --git a/repos/libports/recipes/src/vfs_lwip/hash b/repos/libports/recipes/src/vfs_legacy_lwip/hash
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/libports/recipes/src/vfs_lwip/hash
rename to repos/libports/recipes/src/vfs_legacy_lwip/hash
diff --git a/repos/libports/recipes/src/vfs_lwip/used_apis b/repos/libports/recipes/src/vfs_legacy_lwip/used_apis
similarity index 80%
rename from repos/libports/recipes/src/vfs_lwip/used_apis
rename to repos/libports/recipes/src/vfs_legacy_lwip/used_apis
index a196868487..828fadb11c 100644
--- a/repos/libports/recipes/src/vfs_lwip/used_apis
+++ b/repos/libports/recipes/src/vfs_legacy_lwip/used_apis
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 base
-lwip
+legacy_lwip
 nic_session
 os
 so
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/include/arch/cc.h b/repos/libports/src/lib/legacy_lwip/include/arch/cc.h
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/include/arch/cc.h
rename to repos/libports/src/lib/legacy_lwip/include/arch/cc.h
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/include/arch/perf.h b/repos/libports/src/lib/legacy_lwip/include/arch/perf.h
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/include/arch/perf.h
rename to repos/libports/src/lib/legacy_lwip/include/arch/perf.h
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/include/lwipopts.h b/repos/libports/src/lib/legacy_lwip/include/lwipopts.h
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/include/lwipopts.h
rename to repos/libports/src/lib/legacy_lwip/include/lwipopts.h
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/include/stdlib.h b/repos/libports/src/lib/legacy_lwip/include/stdlib.h
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/include/stdlib.h
rename to repos/libports/src/lib/legacy_lwip/include/stdlib.h
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/include/string.h b/repos/libports/src/lib/legacy_lwip/include/string.h
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/include/string.h
rename to repos/libports/src/lib/legacy_lwip/include/string.h
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/memmove.patch b/repos/libports/src/lib/legacy_lwip/memmove.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/libports/src/lib/lwip/memmove.patch
rename to repos/libports/src/lib/legacy_lwip/memmove.patch
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/lwip_genode_init.h b/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/legacy_lwip/lwip_genode_init.h
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/lwip_genode_init.h
rename to repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/legacy_lwip/lwip_genode_init.h
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/nic_netif.h b/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/legacy_lwip/nic_netif.h
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/nic_netif.h
rename to repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/legacy_lwip/nic_netif.h
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/printf.cc b/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/legacy_lwip/printf.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/printf.cc
rename to repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/legacy_lwip/printf.cc
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/rand.cc b/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/legacy_lwip/rand.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/rand.cc
rename to repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/legacy_lwip/rand.cc
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/symbol.map b/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/legacy_lwip/symbol.map
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/symbol.map
rename to repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/legacy_lwip/symbol.map
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/sys_arch.cc b/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/legacy_lwip/sys_arch.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/sys_arch.cc
rename to repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/legacy_lwip/sys_arch.cc
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/vfs.cc b/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/legacy_lwip/vfs.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/vfs.cc
rename to repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/legacy_lwip/vfs.cc