diff --git a/embassy-nrf/src/usb.rs b/embassy-nrf/src/usb.rs
index 5008b8e6..39e53429 100644
--- a/embassy-nrf/src/usb.rs
+++ b/embassy-nrf/src/usb.rs
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ pub use embassy_hal_common::usb::*;
 use nrf_usbd::{UsbPeripheral, Usbd};
 use usb_device::bus::UsbBusAllocator;
 
-pub struct UsbThing;
-unsafe impl UsbPeripheral for UsbThing {
+pub struct UsbBus;
+unsafe impl UsbPeripheral for UsbBus {
     // todo hardcoding
     const REGISTERS: *const () = crate::pac::USBD::ptr() as *const ();
 }
 
-impl UsbThing {
+impl UsbBus {
     // todo should it consume a USBD peripheral?
-    pub fn new() -> UsbBusAllocator<Usbd<UsbThing>> {
+    pub fn new() -> UsbBusAllocator<Usbd<UsbBus>> {
         unsafe {
             (*crate::pac::USBD::ptr()).intenset.write(|w| {
                 w.sof().set_bit();
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ impl UsbThing {
             })
         };
 
-        Usbd::new(UsbThing)
+        Usbd::new(UsbBus)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/nrf/src/bin/usb_uart.rs b/examples/nrf/src/bin/usb_uart.rs
index 84bce65e..1df37d4b 100644
--- a/examples/nrf/src/bin/usb_uart.rs
+++ b/examples/nrf/src/bin/usb_uart.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use panic_probe as _; // print out panic messages
 use embassy::executor::Spawner;
 use embassy::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
 use embassy::time::{Duration, Timer};
-use embassy_nrf::usb::{State, Usb, UsbSerial, UsbThing};
+use embassy_nrf::usb::{State, Usb, UsbBus, UsbSerial};
 use embassy_nrf::{interrupt, Peripherals};
 use usb_device::device::{UsbDeviceBuilder, UsbVidPid};
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ async fn main(_spawner: Spawner, _p: Peripherals) {
     let mut tx_buffer = [0u8; 1024];
     let mut rx_buffer = [0u8; 640];
 
-    let usb_bus = UsbThing::new();
+    let usb_bus = UsbBus::new();
 
     let serial = UsbSerial::new(&usb_bus, &mut rx_buffer, &mut tx_buffer);