diff --git a/rest-api-spec/api/indices.gateway.snapshot.json b/rest-api-spec/api/indices.snapshot_index.json
similarity index 95%
rename from rest-api-spec/api/indices.gateway.snapshot.json
rename to rest-api-spec/api/indices.snapshot_index.json
index 9348b069d1f..74cd729d9f1 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/api/indices.gateway.snapshot.json
+++ b/rest-api-spec/api/indices.snapshot_index.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "indices.gateway.snapshot": {
+  "indices.snapshot_index": {
     "documentation": "http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/admin-indices-gateway-snapshot/",
     "methods": ["POST"],
     "url": {