diff --git a/DIRECTORY.md b/DIRECTORY.md
index 46bb2a3af9f..37794c2ec3c 100644
--- a/DIRECTORY.md
+++ b/DIRECTORY.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     * [Chacha](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Rust/blob/master/src/ciphers/chacha.rs)
     * [Diffie Hellman](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Rust/blob/master/src/ciphers/diffie_hellman.rs)
     * [Hashing Traits](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Rust/blob/master/src/ciphers/hashing_traits.rs)
-    * [Kerninghan](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Rust/blob/master/src/ciphers/kerninghan.rs)
+    * [Kernighan](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Rust/blob/master/src/ciphers/kernighan.rs)
     * [Morse Code](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Rust/blob/master/src/ciphers/morse_code.rs)
     * [Polybius](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Rust/blob/master/src/ciphers/polybius.rs)
     * [Rail Fence](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Rust/blob/master/src/ciphers/rail_fence.rs)
diff --git a/src/ciphers/kernighan.rs b/src/ciphers/kernighan.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c8144990fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ciphers/kernighan.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+pub fn kernighan(n: u32) -> i32 {
+    let mut count = 0;
+    let mut n = n;
+
+    while n > 0 {
+        n = n & (n - 1);
+        count += 1;
+    }
+
+    count
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn count_set_bits() {
+        assert_eq!(kernighan(0b0000_0000_0000_0000_0000_0000_0000_1011), 3);
+        assert_eq!(kernighan(0b0000_0000_0000_0000_0000_0000_1000_0000), 1);
+        assert_eq!(kernighan(0b1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1101), 31);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ciphers/kerninghan.rs b/src/ciphers/kerninghan.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4263850ff3f..00000000000
--- a/src/ciphers/kerninghan.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-pub fn kerninghan(n: u32) -> i32 {
-    let mut count = 0;
-    let mut n = n;
-
-    while n > 0 {
-        n = n & (n - 1);
-        count += 1;
-    }
-
-    count
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn count_set_bits() {
-        assert_eq!(kerninghan(0b0000_0000_0000_0000_0000_0000_0000_1011), 3);
-        assert_eq!(kerninghan(0b0000_0000_0000_0000_0000_0000_1000_0000), 1);
-        assert_eq!(kerninghan(0b1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1101), 31);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/ciphers/mod.rs b/src/ciphers/mod.rs
index f7a55b0014d..1c5af11ea37 100644
--- a/src/ciphers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ciphers/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mod caesar;
 mod chacha;
 mod diffie_hellman;
 mod hashing_traits;
-mod kerninghan;
+mod kernighan;
 mod morse_code;
 mod polybius;
 mod rail_fence;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub use self::chacha::chacha20;
 pub use self::diffie_hellman::DiffieHellman;
 pub use self::hashing_traits::Hasher;
 pub use self::hashing_traits::HMAC;
-pub use self::kerninghan::kerninghan;
+pub use self::kernighan::kernighan;
 pub use self::morse_code::{decode, encode};
 pub use self::polybius::{decode_ascii, encode_ascii};
 pub use self::rail_fence::{rail_fence_decrypt, rail_fence_encrypt};