diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/Makefile b/arch/x86/tools/Makefile
index b0d75684d313..09af7ff53044 100644
--- a/arch/x86/tools/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/tools/Makefile
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ else
   posttest_64bit = -n
 endif
 
-distill_awk = $(srctree)/arch/x86/tools/distill.awk
+reformatter = $(srctree)/arch/x86/tools/objdump_reformat.awk
 chkobjdump = $(srctree)/arch/x86/tools/chkobjdump.awk
 
 quiet_cmd_posttest = TEST    $@
-      cmd_posttest = ($(OBJDUMP) -v | $(AWK) -f $(chkobjdump)) || $(OBJDUMP) -d -j .text $(objtree)/vmlinux | $(AWK) -f $(distill_awk) | $(obj)/insn_decoder_test $(posttest_64bit) $(posttest_verbose)
+      cmd_posttest = ($(OBJDUMP) -v | $(AWK) -f $(chkobjdump)) || $(OBJDUMP) -d -j .text $(objtree)/vmlinux | $(AWK) -f $(reformatter) | $(obj)/insn_decoder_test $(posttest_64bit) $(posttest_verbose)
 
 quiet_cmd_sanitytest = TEST    $@
       cmd_sanitytest = $(obj)/insn_sanity $(posttest_64bit) -m 1000000
diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/insn_decoder_test.c b/arch/x86/tools/insn_decoder_test.c
index 8be7264cb723..286d2e3b9d57 100644
--- a/arch/x86/tools/insn_decoder_test.c
+++ b/arch/x86/tools/insn_decoder_test.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * particular.  See if insn_get_length() and the disassembler agree
  * on the length of each instruction in an elf disassembly.
  *
- * Usage: objdump -d a.out | awk -f distill.awk | ./insn_decoder_test
+ * Usage: objdump -d a.out | awk -f objdump_reformat.awk | ./insn_decoder_test
  */
 
 const char *prog;
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ static int x86_64;
 
 static void usage(void)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: objdump -d a.out | awk -f distill.awk |"
-		" %s [-y|-n] [-v]\n", prog);
+	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: objdump -d a.out | awk -f objdump_reformat.awk"
+		" | %s [-y|-n] [-v]\n", prog);
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t-y	64bit mode\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t-n	32bit mode\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\t-v	verbose mode\n");
diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/distill.awk b/arch/x86/tools/objdump_reformat.awk
similarity index 91%
rename from arch/x86/tools/distill.awk
rename to arch/x86/tools/objdump_reformat.awk
index 80cd7d53bd07..f418c91b71f0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/tools/distill.awk
+++ b/arch/x86/tools/objdump_reformat.awk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/awk -f
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-# Usage: objdump -d a.out | awk -f distill.awk | ./insn_decoder_test
-# Distills the disassembly as follows:
+# Usage: objdump -d a.out | awk -f objdump_reformat.awk | ./insn_decoder_test
+# Reformats the disassembly as follows:
 # - Removes all lines except the disassembled instructions.
 # - For instructions that exceed 1 line (7 bytes), crams all the hex bytes
 # into a single line.