diff --git a/tests/fuzz/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/fuzz/CMakeLists.txt
index f3b6c4499..66e0e57dc 100644
--- a/tests/fuzz/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/fuzz/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ macro(ot_nexus_test name)
 
     # Macro to add an OpenThread nexus test.
     #
-    #   Nexus test name will be `nexus_{name}`. Test source file of
-    #   `test_{name}.cpp` is used. Optional extra arguments can be
+    #   Nexus test name will be `{name}-fuzzer`. Test source file of
+    #   `fuzz_{name}.cpp` is used. Optional extra arguments can be
     #   passed to provide additional source files.
 
     add_executable(${name}-fuzzer
-        ${name}.cpp ${ARGN}
+        fuzz_${name}.cpp ${ARGN}
     )
 
     target_include_directories(${name}-fuzzer
diff --git a/tests/fuzz/cli.cpp b/tests/fuzz/fuzz_cli.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/fuzz/cli.cpp
rename to tests/fuzz/fuzz_cli.cpp
diff --git a/tests/fuzz/icmp6.cpp b/tests/fuzz/fuzz_icmp6.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/fuzz/icmp6.cpp
rename to tests/fuzz/fuzz_icmp6.cpp
diff --git a/tests/fuzz/ip6.cpp b/tests/fuzz/fuzz_ip6.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/fuzz/ip6.cpp
rename to tests/fuzz/fuzz_ip6.cpp
diff --git a/tests/fuzz/mdns.cpp b/tests/fuzz/fuzz_mdns.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/fuzz/mdns.cpp
rename to tests/fuzz/fuzz_mdns.cpp
diff --git a/tests/fuzz/radio-one-node.cpp b/tests/fuzz/fuzz_radio-one-node.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/fuzz/radio-one-node.cpp
rename to tests/fuzz/fuzz_radio-one-node.cpp
diff --git a/tests/fuzz/trel.cpp b/tests/fuzz/fuzz_trel.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/fuzz/trel.cpp
rename to tests/fuzz/fuzz_trel.cpp