diff --git a/mesonbuild/scripts/clangformat.py b/mesonbuild/scripts/clangformat.py
index 88cc89071d7c..f0d084f2b57f 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/scripts/clangformat.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/scripts/clangformat.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import sys
 
-from .run_tool import run_tool
+from .run_tool import run_clang_tool
 from ..environment import detect_clangformat
 from ..mesonlib import version_compare
 from ..programs import ExternalProgram
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ def run(args: T.List[str]) -> int:
     else:
         cformat_ver = None
 
-    return run_tool('clang-format', srcdir, builddir, run_clang_format, exelist, options, cformat_ver)
+    return run_clang_tool('clang-format', srcdir, builddir, run_clang_format, exelist, options, cformat_ver)
diff --git a/mesonbuild/scripts/clangtidy.py b/mesonbuild/scripts/clangtidy.py
index fe34801e0e74..ab53bbd39bfb 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/scripts/clangtidy.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/scripts/clangtidy.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 import shutil
 import sys
 
-from .run_tool import run_tool
+from .run_tool import run_clang_tool
 from ..environment import detect_clangtidy, detect_clangapply
 import typing as T
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def run(args: T.List[str]) -> int:
             fixesdir.unlink()
         fixesdir.mkdir(parents=True)
 
-    tidyret = run_tool('clang-tidy', srcdir, builddir, run_clang_tidy, tidyexe, builddir, fixesdir)
+    tidyret = run_clang_tool('clang-tidy', srcdir, builddir, run_clang_tidy, tidyexe, builddir, fixesdir)
     if fixesdir is not None:
         print('Applying fix-its...')
         applyret = subprocess.run(applyexe + ['-format', '-style=file', '-ignore-insert-conflict', fixesdir]).returncode
diff --git a/mesonbuild/scripts/run_tool.py b/mesonbuild/scripts/run_tool.py
index a84de15b12df..2cccb1b33120 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/scripts/run_tool.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/scripts/run_tool.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def parse_pattern_file(fname: Path) -> T.List[str]:
         pass
     return patterns
 
-def run_tool(name: str, srcdir: Path, builddir: Path, fn: T.Callable[..., subprocess.CompletedProcess], *args: T.Any) -> int:
+def run_clang_tool(name: str, srcdir: Path, builddir: Path, fn: T.Callable[..., subprocess.CompletedProcess], *args: T.Any) -> int:
     patterns = parse_pattern_file(srcdir / f'.{name}-include')
     globs: T.Union[T.List[T.List[Path]], T.List[T.Generator[Path, None, None]]]
     if patterns: