diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_receiver/__init__.py b/esphome/components/remote_receiver/__init__.py
index 362f6e99db4..53a0f8fb778 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_receiver/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_receiver/__init__.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
 
 FILTER_SOURCE_FILES = filter_source_files_from_platform(
     {
-        "remote_receiver_esp32.cpp": {
+        "remote_receiver_rmt.cpp": {
             PlatformFramework.ESP32_ARDUINO,
             PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
         },
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver_esp32.cpp b/esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver_rmt.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver_esp32.cpp
rename to esphome/components/remote_receiver/remote_receiver_rmt.cpp
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/__init__.py b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/__init__.py
index fc772f88b22..371dbb685f7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/__init__.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
 
 FILTER_SOURCE_FILES = filter_source_files_from_platform(
     {
-        "remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp": {
+        "remote_transmitter_rmt.cpp": {
             PlatformFramework.ESP32_ARDUINO,
             PlatformFramework.ESP32_IDF,
         },
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_rmt.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp
rename to esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_rmt.cpp