diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2609864..9c0ab72 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 # Do not check the coding style on imported library files or documentation files
 INC_LIB_DIRS_TO_CHECK	:=	$(sort $(filter-out			\
 					include/lib/libfdt		\
-					include/lib/stdlib,		\
+					include/lib/libc,		\
 					$(wildcard include/lib/*)))
 INC_DIRS_TO_CHECK	:=	$(sort $(filter-out			\
 					include/lib,			\
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 LIB_DIRS_TO_CHECK	:=	$(sort $(filter-out			\
 					lib/compiler-rt			\
 					lib/libfdt%			\
-					lib/stdlib,			\
+					lib/libc,			\
 					$(wildcard lib/*)))
 ROOT_DIRS_TO_CHECK	:=	$(sort $(filter-out			\
 					lib				\
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 # Common sources and include directories
 ################################################################################
 include lib/compiler-rt/compiler-rt.mk
-include lib/stdlib/stdlib.mk
+include lib/libc/libc.mk
 
 BL_COMMON_SOURCES	+=	common/bl_common.c			\
 				common/tf_log.c				\
@@ -211,8 +211,7 @@
 				plat/common/plat_log_common.c		\
 				plat/common/${ARCH}/plat_common.c	\
 				plat/common/${ARCH}/platform_helpers.S	\
-				${COMPILER_RT_SRCS}			\
-				${STDLIB_SRCS}
+				${COMPILER_RT_SRCS}
 
 INCLUDES		+=	-Iinclude				\
 				-Iinclude/bl1				\
@@ -671,6 +670,7 @@
 endif
 
 $(eval $(call MAKE_LIB_DIR))
+$(eval $(call MAKE_LIB,c))
 
 # Expand build macros for the different images
 ifeq (${NEED_BL1},yes)
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@
 checkcodebase:		locate-checkpatch
 	@echo "  CHECKING STYLE"
 	@if test -d .git ; then						\
-		git ls-files | grep -E -v 'libfdt|stdlib|docs|\.md' |	\
+		git ls-files | grep -E -v 'libfdt|libc|docs|\.md' |	\
 		while read GIT_FILE ;					\
 		do ${CHECKPATCH} ${CHECKCODE_ARGS} -f $$GIT_FILE ;	\
 		done ;							\
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@
 		 find . -type f -not -iwholename "*.git*"		\
 		 -not -iwholename "*build*"				\
 		 -not -iwholename "*libfdt*"				\
-		 -not -iwholename "*stdlib*"				\
+		 -not -iwholename "*libc*"				\
 		 -not -iwholename "*docs*"				\
 		 -not -iwholename "*.md"				\
 		 -exec ${CHECKPATCH} ${CHECKCODE_ARGS} -f {} \; ;	\
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/assert.h b/include/lib/libc/assert.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/assert.h
rename to include/lib/libc/assert.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/inttypes.h b/include/lib/libc/inttypes.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/inttypes.h
rename to include/lib/libc/inttypes.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/machine/_inttypes.h b/include/lib/libc/machine/_inttypes.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/machine/_inttypes.h
rename to include/lib/libc/machine/_inttypes.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/machine/_limits.h b/include/lib/libc/machine/_limits.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/machine/_limits.h
rename to include/lib/libc/machine/_limits.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/machine/_stdint.h b/include/lib/libc/machine/_stdint.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/machine/_stdint.h
rename to include/lib/libc/machine/_stdint.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/machine/_types.h b/include/lib/libc/machine/_types.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/machine/_types.h
rename to include/lib/libc/machine/_types.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/machine/endian.h b/include/lib/libc/machine/endian.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/machine/endian.h
rename to include/lib/libc/machine/endian.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/stdbool.h b/include/lib/libc/stdbool.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/stdbool.h
rename to include/lib/libc/stdbool.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/stddef.h b/include/lib/libc/stddef.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/stddef.h
rename to include/lib/libc/stddef.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/stdio.h b/include/lib/libc/stdio.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/stdio.h
rename to include/lib/libc/stdio.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/stdlib.h b/include/lib/libc/stdlib.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/stdlib.h
rename to include/lib/libc/stdlib.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/string.h b/include/lib/libc/string.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/string.h
rename to include/lib/libc/string.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/strings.h b/include/lib/libc/strings.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/strings.h
rename to include/lib/libc/strings.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/sys/_null.h b/include/lib/libc/sys/_null.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/sys/_null.h
rename to include/lib/libc/sys/_null.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/sys/_stdint.h b/include/lib/libc/sys/_stdint.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/sys/_stdint.h
rename to include/lib/libc/sys/_stdint.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/sys/_timespec.h b/include/lib/libc/sys/_timespec.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/sys/_timespec.h
rename to include/lib/libc/sys/_timespec.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/sys/_types.h b/include/lib/libc/sys/_types.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/sys/_types.h
rename to include/lib/libc/sys/_types.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/sys/cdefs.h b/include/lib/libc/sys/cdefs.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/sys/cdefs.h
rename to include/lib/libc/sys/cdefs.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/sys/ctype.h b/include/lib/libc/sys/ctype.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/sys/ctype.h
rename to include/lib/libc/sys/ctype.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/sys/endian.h b/include/lib/libc/sys/endian.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/sys/endian.h
rename to include/lib/libc/sys/endian.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/sys/errno.h b/include/lib/libc/sys/errno.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/sys/errno.h
rename to include/lib/libc/sys/errno.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/sys/limits.h b/include/lib/libc/sys/limits.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/sys/limits.h
rename to include/lib/libc/sys/limits.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/sys/stdarg.h b/include/lib/libc/sys/stdarg.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/sys/stdarg.h
rename to include/lib/libc/sys/stdarg.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/sys/stdint.h b/include/lib/libc/sys/stdint.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/sys/stdint.h
rename to include/lib/libc/sys/stdint.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/sys/timespec.h b/include/lib/libc/sys/timespec.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/sys/timespec.h
rename to include/lib/libc/sys/timespec.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/sys/types.h b/include/lib/libc/sys/types.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/sys/types.h
rename to include/lib/libc/sys/types.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/time.h b/include/lib/libc/time.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/time.h
rename to include/lib/libc/time.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/xlocale/_strings.h b/include/lib/libc/xlocale/_strings.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/xlocale/_strings.h
rename to include/lib/libc/xlocale/_strings.h
diff --git a/include/lib/stdlib/xlocale/_time.h b/include/lib/libc/xlocale/_time.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/lib/stdlib/xlocale/_time.h
rename to include/lib/libc/xlocale/_time.h
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/abort.c b/lib/libc/abort.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/stdlib/abort.c
rename to lib/libc/abort.c
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/assert.c b/lib/libc/assert.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/stdlib/assert.c
rename to lib/libc/assert.c
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/exit.c b/lib/libc/exit.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/stdlib/exit.c
rename to lib/libc/exit.c
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/stdlib.mk b/lib/libc/libc.mk
similarity index 77%
rename from lib/stdlib/stdlib.mk
rename to lib/libc/libc.mk
index 8211623..ded3d74 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/stdlib.mk
+++ b/lib/libc/libc.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
 
-STDLIB_SRCS	:=	$(addprefix lib/stdlib/,	\
+LIBC_SRCS	:=	$(addprefix lib/libc/,	\
 			abort.c				\
 			assert.c			\
 			exit.c				\
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
 			subr_prf.c			\
 			timingsafe_bcmp.c)
 
-INCLUDES	+=	-Iinclude/lib/stdlib		\
-			-Iinclude/lib/stdlib/sys
+INCLUDES	+=	-Iinclude/lib/libc		\
+			-Iinclude/lib/libc/sys
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/mem.c b/lib/libc/mem.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/stdlib/mem.c
rename to lib/libc/mem.c
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/printf.c b/lib/libc/printf.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/stdlib/printf.c
rename to lib/libc/printf.c
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/putchar.c b/lib/libc/putchar.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/stdlib/putchar.c
rename to lib/libc/putchar.c
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/puts.c b/lib/libc/puts.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/stdlib/puts.c
rename to lib/libc/puts.c
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/sscanf.c b/lib/libc/sscanf.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/stdlib/sscanf.c
rename to lib/libc/sscanf.c
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/strchr.c b/lib/libc/strchr.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/stdlib/strchr.c
rename to lib/libc/strchr.c
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/strcmp.c b/lib/libc/strcmp.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/stdlib/strcmp.c
rename to lib/libc/strcmp.c
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/strlen.c b/lib/libc/strlen.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/stdlib/strlen.c
rename to lib/libc/strlen.c
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/strncmp.c b/lib/libc/strncmp.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/stdlib/strncmp.c
rename to lib/libc/strncmp.c
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/strnlen.c b/lib/libc/strnlen.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/stdlib/strnlen.c
rename to lib/libc/strnlen.c
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/subr_prf.c b/lib/libc/subr_prf.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/stdlib/subr_prf.c
rename to lib/libc/subr_prf.c
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/timingsafe_bcmp.c b/lib/libc/timingsafe_bcmp.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/stdlib/timingsafe_bcmp.c
rename to lib/libc/timingsafe_bcmp.c