diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1c4c04f6f2..a8024c03be 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -50,24 +50,24 @@ endif
 
 include $(SRC_PATH)/rules.mak
 
-GENERATED_HEADERS = qemu-version.h config-host.h qemu-options.def
-GENERATED_HEADERS += qmp-commands.h qapi-types.h qapi-visit.h qapi-event.h
-GENERATED_SOURCES += qmp-marshal.c qapi-types.c qapi-visit.c qapi-event.c
-GENERATED_HEADERS += qmp-introspect.h
-GENERATED_SOURCES += qmp-introspect.c
+GENERATED_FILES = qemu-version.h config-host.h qemu-options.def
+GENERATED_FILES += qmp-commands.h qapi-types.h qapi-visit.h qapi-event.h
+GENERATED_FILES += qmp-marshal.c qapi-types.c qapi-visit.c qapi-event.c
+GENERATED_FILES += qmp-introspect.h
+GENERATED_FILES += qmp-introspect.c
 
-GENERATED_HEADERS += trace/generated-tcg-tracers.h
+GENERATED_FILES += trace/generated-tcg-tracers.h
 
-GENERATED_HEADERS += trace/generated-helpers-wrappers.h
-GENERATED_HEADERS += trace/generated-helpers.h
-GENERATED_SOURCES += trace/generated-helpers.c
+GENERATED_FILES += trace/generated-helpers-wrappers.h
+GENERATED_FILES += trace/generated-helpers.h
+GENERATED_FILES += trace/generated-helpers.c
 
 ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_UST
-GENERATED_HEADERS += trace-ust-all.h
-GENERATED_SOURCES += trace-ust-all.c
+GENERATED_FILES += trace-ust-all.h
+GENERATED_FILES += trace-ust-all.c
 endif
 
-GENERATED_HEADERS += module_block.h
+GENERATED_FILES += module_block.h
 
 TRACE_HEADERS = trace-root.h $(trace-events-subdirs:%=%/trace.h)
 TRACE_SOURCES = trace-root.c $(trace-events-subdirs:%=%/trace.c)
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_UST
 TRACE_HEADERS += trace-ust-root.h $(trace-events-subdirs:%=%/trace-ust.h)
 endif
 
-GENERATED_HEADERS += $(TRACE_HEADERS)
-GENERATED_SOURCES += $(TRACE_SOURCES)
+GENERATED_FILES += $(TRACE_HEADERS)
+GENERATED_FILES += $(TRACE_SOURCES)
 
 trace-group-name = $(shell dirname $1 | sed -e 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/_/g')
 
@@ -485,11 +485,10 @@ clean:
 	rm -f fsdev/*.pod
 	rm -f qemu-img-cmds.h
 	rm -f ui/shader/*-vert.h ui/shader/*-frag.h
-	@# May not be present in GENERATED_HEADERS
+	@# May not be present in GENERATED_FILES
 	rm -f trace/generated-tracers-dtrace.dtrace*
 	rm -f trace/generated-tracers-dtrace.h*
-	rm -f $(foreach f,$(GENERATED_HEADERS),$(f) $(f)-timestamp)
-	rm -f $(foreach f,$(GENERATED_SOURCES),$(f) $(f)-timestamp)
+	rm -f $(foreach f,$(GENERATED_FILES),$(f) $(f)-timestamp)
 	rm -rf qapi-generated
 	rm -rf qga/qapi-generated
 	for d in $(ALL_SUBDIRS); do \
@@ -784,7 +783,7 @@ endif # CONFIG_WIN
 # Add a dependency on the generated files, so that they are always
 # rebuilt before other object files
 ifneq ($(filter-out $(UNCHECKED_GOALS),$(MAKECMDGOALS)),$(if $(MAKECMDGOALS),,fail))
-Makefile: $(GENERATED_HEADERS)
+Makefile: $(GENERATED_FILES)
 endif
 
 .SECONDARY: $(TRACE_HEADERS) $(TRACE_HEADERS:%=%-timestamp) \
diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 924304c9e6..7df2b8c149 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ else
 obj-y += hw/$(TARGET_BASE_ARCH)/
 endif
 
-GENERATED_HEADERS += hmp-commands.h hmp-commands-info.h
+GENERATED_FILES += hmp-commands.h hmp-commands-info.h
 
 endif # CONFIG_SOFTMMU
 
@@ -238,5 +238,5 @@ ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_SYSTEMTAP
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(QEMU_PROG)-simpletrace.stp "$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_datadir)/../systemtap/tapset/$(QEMU_PROG)-simpletrace.stp"
 endif
 
-GENERATED_HEADERS += config-target.h
-Makefile: $(GENERATED_HEADERS)
+GENERATED_FILES += config-target.h
+Makefile: $(GENERATED_FILES)
diff --git a/target/s390x/Makefile.objs b/target/s390x/Makefile.objs
index c573633bd1..46f6a8c6b6 100644
--- a/target/s390x/Makefile.objs
+++ b/target/s390x/Makefile.objs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_KVM) += kvm.o
 feat-src = $(SRC_PATH)/target/$(TARGET_BASE_ARCH)/
 feat-dst = $(BUILD_DIR)/$(TARGET_DIR)
 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
-GENERATED_HEADERS += $(feat-dst)gen-features.h
+GENERATED_FILES += $(feat-dst)gen-features.h
 endif
 
 $(feat-dst)gen-features.h: $(feat-dst)gen-features.h-timestamp
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index 346345e84d..479dcd9a3a 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ qapi-schema += unknown-expr-key.json
 
 check-qapi-schema-y := $(addprefix tests/qapi-schema/, $(qapi-schema))
 
-GENERATED_HEADERS += tests/test-qapi-types.h tests/test-qapi-visit.h \
+GENERATED_FILES += tests/test-qapi-types.h tests/test-qapi-visit.h \
 	tests/test-qmp-commands.h tests/test-qapi-event.h \
 	tests/test-qmp-introspect.h