diff --git a/src/tools/pgperlcritic/perlcriticrc b/src/tools/perlcheck/perlcriticrc
similarity index 91%
rename from src/tools/pgperlcritic/perlcriticrc
rename to src/tools/perlcheck/perlcriticrc
index c831086ae92..4878b69bb48 100644
--- a/src/tools/pgperlcritic/perlcriticrc
+++ b/src/tools/perlcheck/perlcriticrc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ######################################################################
 #
-# src/tools/pgperlcritic/perlcriticrc
+# src/tools/perlcheck/perlcriticrc
 #
 # config  file for perlcritic for Postgres project
 #
diff --git a/src/tools/pgperlcritic/pgperlcritic b/src/tools/perlcheck/pgperlcritic
similarity index 55%
rename from src/tools/pgperlcritic/pgperlcritic
rename to src/tools/perlcheck/pgperlcritic
index 5e7edbf99f2..1c2f787580a 100755
--- a/src/tools/pgperlcritic/pgperlcritic
+++ b/src/tools/perlcheck/pgperlcritic
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# src/tools/pgperlcritic/pgperlcritic
+# src/tools/perlcheck/pgperlcritic
 
-test -f src/tools/pgperlcritic/perlcriticrc || {
-	echo could not find src/tools/pgperlcritic/perlcriticrc
+test -f src/tools/perlcheck/perlcriticrc || {
+	echo could not find src/tools/perlcheck/perlcriticrc
 	exit 1
 	}
 
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ PERLCRITIC=${PERLCRITIC:-perlcritic}
 find_perl_files | xargs $PERLCRITIC \
 	  --quiet \
 	  --program-extensions .pl \
-	  --profile=src/tools/pgperlcritic/perlcriticrc
+	  --profile=src/tools/perlcheck/perlcriticrc