diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 938d88bc21..3f42fe267b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ TEXIFLAG=$(if $(V),,--quiet)
 qemu-options.texi: $(SRC_PATH)/qemu-options.hx
 	$(call quiet-command,sh $(SRC_PATH)/hxtool -t < $< > $@,"  GEN   $@")
 
-qemu-monitor.texi: $(SRC_PATH)/qemu-monitor.hx
+qemu-monitor.texi: $(SRC_PATH)/hmp-commands.hx
 	$(call quiet-command,sh $(SRC_PATH)/hxtool -t < $< > $@,"  GEN   $@")
 
 QMP/qmp-commands.txt: $(SRC_PATH)/qmp-commands.hx
diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 3a1fa7eff9..518ea27109 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ obj-alpha-y = alpha_palcode.o
 
 main.o: QEMU_CFLAGS+=$(GPROF_CFLAGS)
 
-monitor.o: qemu-monitor.h qmp-commands.h
+monitor.o: hmp-commands.h qmp-commands.h
 
 $(obj-y) $(obj-$(TARGET_BASE_ARCH)-y): $(GENERATED_HEADERS)
 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ $(QEMU_PROG): $(obj-y) $(obj-$(TARGET_BASE_ARCH)-y)
 gdbstub-xml.c: $(TARGET_XML_FILES) $(SRC_PATH)/feature_to_c.sh
 	$(call quiet-command,rm -f $@ && $(SHELL) $(SRC_PATH)/feature_to_c.sh $@ $(TARGET_XML_FILES),"  GEN   $(TARGET_DIR)$@")
 
-qemu-monitor.h: $(SRC_PATH)/qemu-monitor.hx
+hmp-commands.h: $(SRC_PATH)/hmp-commands.hx
 	$(call quiet-command,sh $(SRC_PATH)/hxtool -h < $< > $@,"  GEN   $(TARGET_DIR)$@")
 
 qmp-commands.h: $(SRC_PATH)/qmp-commands.hx
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ qmp-commands.h: $(SRC_PATH)/qmp-commands.hx
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o *.a *~ $(PROGS) nwfpe/*.o fpu/*.o
 	rm -f *.d */*.d tcg/*.o ide/*.o
-	rm -f qemu-monitor.h qmp-commands.h gdbstub-xml.c
+	rm -f hmp-commands.h qmp-commands.h gdbstub-xml.c
 
 install: all
 ifneq ($(PROGS),)
diff --git a/qemu-monitor.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
similarity index 100%
rename from qemu-monitor.hx
rename to hmp-commands.hx
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 3f3c9bf3da..4148dd9de5 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -2332,11 +2332,11 @@ int monitor_get_fd(Monitor *mon, const char *fdname)
 }
 
 static const mon_cmd_t mon_cmds[] = {
-#include "qemu-monitor.h"
+#include "hmp-commands.h"
     { NULL, NULL, },
 };
 
-/* Please update qemu-monitor.hx when adding or changing commands */
+/* Please update hmp-commands.hx when adding or changing commands */
 static const mon_cmd_t info_cmds[] = {
     {
         .name       = "version",