diff --git a/conf/housekeeping.conf b/conf/housekeeping.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from conf/housekeeping.conf
rename to conf/housekeeping.cfg
diff --git a/dist/common/scripts/scylla_setup b/dist/common/scripts/scylla_setup
index 972c210930..e044a94ea7 100755
--- a/dist/common/scripts/scylla_setup
+++ b/dist/common/scripts/scylla_setup
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ fi
 if [ $INTERACTIVE -eq 1 ]; then
     interactive_ask_service "Do you want to enable ScyllaDB services?" "Answer yes to automatically start Scylla when the node boots; answer no to skip this step." "yes" &&:
     ENABLE_SERVICE=$?
-    if [ $ENABLE_SERVICE -eq 1 ] && [ ! -f /etc/scylla.d/housekeeping.conf ]; then
+    if [ $ENABLE_SERVICE -eq 1 ] && [ ! -f /etc/scylla.d/housekeeping.cfg ]; then
         interactive_ask_service "Do you want to enable ScyllaDB version check?" "Answer yes to automatically start Scylla-housekeeping that check for newer version, when the node boots; answer no to skip this step." "yes" &&:
         ENABLE_CHECK_VERSION=$?
     fi
@@ -223,12 +223,12 @@ if [ $ENABLE_SERVICE -eq 1 ]; then
         fi
     fi
     if [ $ENABLE_CHECK_VERSION -eq 1 ]; then
-        if [ ! -f /etc/scylla.d/housekeeping.conf ]; then
-           printf "[housekeeping]\ncheck-version: True\n" > /etc/scylla.d/housekeeping.conf
+        if [ ! -f /etc/scylla.d/housekeeping.cfg ]; then
+           printf "[housekeeping]\ncheck-version: True\n" > /etc/scylla.d/housekeeping.cfg
         fi
     else
-        if [ ! -f /etc/scylla.d/housekeeping.conf ]; then
-           printf "[housekeeping]\ncheck-version: False\n" > /etc/scylla.d/housekeeping.conf
+        if [ ! -f /etc/scylla.d/housekeeping.cfg ]; then
+           printf "[housekeeping]\ncheck-version: False\n" > /etc/scylla.d/housekeeping.cfg
         fi
     fi
 fi
diff --git a/dist/common/systemd/scylla-housekeeping.service.in b/dist/common/systemd/scylla-housekeeping.service.in
index bc24c053a2..eb552d125a 100644
--- a/dist/common/systemd/scylla-housekeeping.service.in
+++ b/dist/common/systemd/scylla-housekeeping.service.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Description=Scylla Housekeeping
 Type=simple
 User=scylla
 Group=scylla
-ExecStart=/usr/lib/scylla/scylla-housekeeping -q -c /etc/scylla.d/housekeeping.conf version
+ExecStart=/usr/lib/scylla/scylla-housekeeping -q -c /etc/scylla.d/housekeeping.cfg version
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/dist/redhat/scylla.spec.in b/dist/redhat/scylla.spec.in
index 69d69d5100..96d5135b16 100644
--- a/dist/redhat/scylla.spec.in
+++ b/dist/redhat/scylla.spec.in
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ install -m755 build/release/iotune $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}
 install -m755 dist/common/bin/scyllatop $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}
 install -m755 scylla-housekeeping $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_prefix}/lib/scylla/
 if @@HOUSEKEEPING_CONF@@; then
-    install -m644 conf/housekeeping.conf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/scylla/
+    install -m644 conf/housekeeping.cfg $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/scylla/
 fi
 install -d -m755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_docdir}/scylla
 install -m644 README.md $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_docdir}/scylla/