diff --git a/scripts/qapi/gen.py b/scripts/qapi/gen.py
index 8f8f784f4a..70bc576a10 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/gen.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/gen.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 import os
+import sys
 import re
 from typing import (
     Dict,
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ def __init__(self, fname: str, blurb: str, pydoc: str):
 
     def _top(self) -> str:
         return mcgen('''
-/* AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED, DO NOT MODIFY */
+/* AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED by %(tool)s DO NOT MODIFY */
 
 /*
 %(blurb)s
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ def _top(self) -> str:
  */
 
 ''',
+                     tool=os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]),
                      blurb=self._blurb, copyright=self._copyright)
 
     def _bottom(self) -> str:
@@ -195,7 +197,10 @@ def _bottom(self) -> str:
 
 class QAPIGenTrace(QAPIGen):
     def _top(self) -> str:
-        return super()._top() + '# AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED, DO NOT MODIFY\n\n'
+        return (super()._top()
+                + '# AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED by '
+                + os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
+                + ', DO NOT MODIFY\n\n')
 
 
 @contextmanager