diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 3282db0c03..473a763d74 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@ if BUILD_DOCS
 clients/cli/generate-docs-nm-settings-nmcli.xml: clients/cli/generate-docs-nm-settings-nmcli
 	$(AM_V_GEN) clients/cli/generate-docs-nm-settings-nmcli > "$@"
 check-local-generate-docs-nm-settings-nmcli: clients/cli/generate-docs-nm-settings-nmcli.xml
-	$(srcdir)/tools/check-settings-docs.sh "$(srcdir)" "$(builddir)" "$<"
+	$(srcdir)/tools/check-compare-generated.sh "$(srcdir)" "$(builddir)" "$<"
 check_local += check-local-generate-docs-nm-settings-nmcli
 DISTCLEANFILES += clients/cli/generate-docs-nm-settings-nmcli.xml
 else
@@ -4470,7 +4470,7 @@ $(clients_common_settings_doc_h): clients/common/settings-docs.xsl libnm/nm-sett
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(XSLTPROC) --output $@ $< $(word 2,$^)
 DISTCLEANFILES += $(clients_common_settings_doc_h)
 check-local-settings-docs: $(clients_common_settings_doc_h)
-	$(srcdir)/tools/check-settings-docs.sh "$(srcdir)" "$(builddir)" "$(clients_common_settings_doc_h)"
+	$(srcdir)/tools/check-compare-generated.sh "$(srcdir)" "$(builddir)" "$(clients_common_settings_doc_h)"
 check_local += check-local-settings-docs
 else
 $(clients_common_settings_doc_h): $(clients_common_settings_doc_h).in clients/common/.dirstamp
@@ -5297,7 +5297,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	tools/check-config-options.sh \
 	tools/check-docs.sh \
 	tools/check-exports.sh \
-	tools/check-settings-docs.sh \
+	tools/check-compare-generated.sh \
 	tools/create-exports-NetworkManager.sh \
 	tools/debug-helper.py \
 	tools/meson-post-install.sh \
diff --git a/clients/cli/meson.build b/clients/cli/meson.build
index 582076bdd0..585a5a7382 100644
--- a/clients/cli/meson.build
+++ b/clients/cli/meson.build
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ if enable_docs
 
   test(
     'check-local-generate-docs-nm-settings-nmcli',
-    find_program(join_paths(source_root, 'tools', 'check-settings-docs.sh')),
+    find_program(join_paths(source_root, 'tools', 'check-compare-generated.sh')),
     args: [source_root, build_root, 'clients/cli/generate-docs-nm-settings-nmcli.xml'],
   )
 else
diff --git a/clients/common/meson.build b/clients/common/meson.build
index 81fc22d695..0e3f0d4f6f 100644
--- a/clients/common/meson.build
+++ b/clients/common/meson.build
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if enable_docs
 
   test(
     'check-settings-docs',
-    find_program(join_paths(source_root, 'tools', 'check-settings-docs.sh')),
+    find_program(join_paths(source_root, 'tools', 'check-compare-generated.sh')),
     args: [source_root, build_root, 'clients/common/' + settings_docs],
   )
 else
diff --git a/tools/check-settings-docs.sh b/tools/check-compare-generated.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/check-settings-docs.sh
rename to tools/check-compare-generated.sh