diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 943ae8252..b6f3b2735 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ TEST_REQUIRES_ROOT_PACKAGES=$(filter \
     )
 
 # Project binaries.
-COMMANDS=ctr containerd stress
+COMMANDS=ctr containerd containerd-stress
 ifneq ("$(GOOS)", "windows")
 	COMMANDS += containerd-shim
 endif
diff --git a/cmd/stress/main.go b/cmd/containerd-stress/main.go
similarity index 99%
rename from cmd/stress/main.go
rename to cmd/containerd-stress/main.go
index 977ea66ed..79c81aab5 100644
--- a/cmd/stress/main.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-stress/main.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func main() {
 	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(runtime.NumCPU())
 
 	app := cli.NewApp()
-	app.Name = "stress"
+	app.Name = "containerd-stress"
 	app.Description = "stress test a containerd daemon"
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
 		cli.BoolFlag{