diff --git a/samples/index.rst b/samples/index.rst
index 8581e763db..f4ce7532e5 100644
--- a/samples/index.rst
+++ b/samples/index.rst
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Samples and Demos
    portability/*
    posix/*
    video/*
-   scheduler/*
+   kernel/*
    smp/*
    tfm_integration/tfm_integration.rst
    debug/*
diff --git a/samples/scheduler/index.rst b/samples/kernel/index.rst
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rename from samples/scheduler/index.rst
rename to samples/kernel/index.rst
index 19d0a74035..13c31ecb31 100644
--- a/samples/scheduler/index.rst
+++ b/samples/kernel/index.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.. _scheduler-samples:
+.. _kernel-samples:
 
 Various Kernel and Scheduler Samples
 ####################################
diff --git a/samples/scheduler/metairq_dispatch/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/kernel/metairq_dispatch/CMakeLists.txt
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rename from samples/scheduler/metairq_dispatch/CMakeLists.txt
rename to samples/kernel/metairq_dispatch/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/samples/scheduler/metairq_dispatch/README.rst b/samples/kernel/metairq_dispatch/README.rst
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rename from samples/scheduler/metairq_dispatch/README.rst
rename to samples/kernel/metairq_dispatch/README.rst
diff --git a/samples/scheduler/metairq_dispatch/prj.conf b/samples/kernel/metairq_dispatch/prj.conf
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rename from samples/scheduler/metairq_dispatch/prj.conf
rename to samples/kernel/metairq_dispatch/prj.conf
diff --git a/samples/scheduler/metairq_dispatch/sample.yaml b/samples/kernel/metairq_dispatch/sample.yaml
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rename from samples/scheduler/metairq_dispatch/sample.yaml
rename to samples/kernel/metairq_dispatch/sample.yaml
diff --git a/samples/scheduler/metairq_dispatch/src/main.c b/samples/kernel/metairq_dispatch/src/main.c
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rename from samples/scheduler/metairq_dispatch/src/main.c
rename to samples/kernel/metairq_dispatch/src/main.c
diff --git a/samples/scheduler/metairq_dispatch/src/main.h b/samples/kernel/metairq_dispatch/src/main.h
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rename from samples/scheduler/metairq_dispatch/src/main.h
rename to samples/kernel/metairq_dispatch/src/main.h
diff --git a/samples/scheduler/metairq_dispatch/src/msgdev.c b/samples/kernel/metairq_dispatch/src/msgdev.c
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rename from samples/scheduler/metairq_dispatch/src/msgdev.c
rename to samples/kernel/metairq_dispatch/src/msgdev.c