diff --git a/src/python/SConscript b/src/python/SConscript
index 6e0f6d7d55..f08752af1a 100644
--- a/src/python/SConscript
+++ b/src/python/SConscript
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ PySource('m5.ext.pyfdt', 'm5/ext/pyfdt/pyfdt.py')
 PySource('m5.ext.pyfdt', 'm5/ext/pyfdt/__init__.py')
 
 PySource('m5.ext.pystats', 'm5/ext/pystats/__init__.py')
-PySource('m5.ext.pystats', 'm5/ext/pystats/jsonserializable.py')
+PySource('m5.ext.pystats', 'm5/ext/pystats/serializable_stat.py')
 PySource('m5.ext.pystats', 'm5/ext/pystats/group.py')
 PySource('m5.ext.pystats', 'm5/ext/pystats/simstat.py')
 PySource('m5.ext.pystats', 'm5/ext/pystats/statistic.py')
diff --git a/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/__init__.py b/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/__init__.py
index 04d7d11923..942979a1a8 100644
--- a/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-from .jsonserializable import JsonSerializable
+from .serializable_stat import SerializableStat
 from .group import Group
 from .simstat import SimStat
 from .statistic import Statistic
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ __all__ = [
     "Statistic",
     "TimeConversion",
     "StorageType",
-    "JsonSerializable",
+    "SerializableStat",
     "JsonLoader",
 ]
diff --git a/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/group.py b/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/group.py
index c71f2916e3..55ec4b20bd 100644
--- a/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/group.py
+++ b/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/group.py
@@ -36,12 +36,11 @@ from typing import (
     Union,
 )
 
-from .jsonserializable import JsonSerializable
+from .serializable_stat import SerializableStat
 from .statistic import Scalar, Statistic
 from .timeconversion import TimeConversion
 
-
-class Group(JsonSerializable):
+class Group(SerializableStat):
     """
     Used to create the heirarchical stats structure. A Group object contains a
     map of labeled  Groups, Statistics, Lists of Groups, or List of Statistics.
diff --git a/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/jsonserializable.py b/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/serializable_stat.py
similarity index 96%
rename from src/python/m5/ext/pystats/jsonserializable.py
rename to src/python/m5/ext/pystats/serializable_stat.py
index 63cb16f660..3ad9b50388 100644
--- a/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/jsonserializable.py
+++ b/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/serializable_stat.py
@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ from typing import Dict, List, Union, Any, IO
 
 from .storagetype import StorageType
 
-
-class JsonSerializable:
+class SerializableStat:
     """
-    Classes which inherit from JsonSerializable can be translated into JSON
-    using Python's json package.
+    Classes which inherit from SerializableStat can be serialized as JSON
+    output.
 
     Usage
     -----
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ class JsonSerializable:
             A value which can be handled by the Python stdlib JSON package.
         """
 
-        if isinstance(value, JsonSerializable):
+        if isinstance(value, SerializableStat):
             return value.to_json()
         elif isinstance(value, (str, int, float)):
             return value
diff --git a/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/simstat.py b/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/simstat.py
index 5a48009301..3cea133502 100644
--- a/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/simstat.py
+++ b/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/simstat.py
@@ -27,13 +27,12 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
-from .jsonserializable import JsonSerializable
+from .serializable_stat import SerializableStat
 from .group import Group
 from .statistic import Statistic
 from .timeconversion import TimeConversion
 
-
-class SimStat(JsonSerializable):
+class SimStat(SerializableStat):
     """
     Contains all the statistics for a given simulation.
     """
diff --git a/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/statistic.py b/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/statistic.py
index 6119f107bb..446c9ba346 100644
--- a/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/statistic.py
+++ b/src/python/m5/ext/pystats/statistic.py
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
 from abc import ABC
 from typing import Any, Iterable, Optional, Union, List
 
-from .jsonserializable import JsonSerializable
+from .serializable_stat import SerializableStat
 from .storagetype import StorageType
 
 
-class Statistic(ABC, JsonSerializable):
+class Statistic(ABC, SerializableStat):
     """
     The abstract base class for all Python statistics.
     """
diff --git a/tests/pyunit/pyunit_jsonserializable_check.py b/tests/pyunit/pyunit_jsonserializable_check.py
index 97642a4e5d..8d5d2fa857 100644
--- a/tests/pyunit/pyunit_jsonserializable_check.py
+++ b/tests/pyunit/pyunit_jsonserializable_check.py
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 import unittest
-from m5.ext.pystats.jsonserializable import JsonSerializable
+from m5.ext.pystats.serializable_stat import SerializableStat
 
 
-class MockSerializable(JsonSerializable):
+class MockSerializable(SerializableStat):
     def __init__(self):
         self.child_1 = MockSerializableChild()
         self.child_1.stat1 = 2
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class MockSerializable(JsonSerializable):
         self.child_list.append(child_list_2)
 
 
-class MockSerializableChild(JsonSerializable):
+class MockSerializableChild(SerializableStat):
     def __init__(self):
         pass