diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d4e0f9505..ba2491865 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ UBUNTUTOUCH_SDL_DIR:=$(UBUNTUTOUCH_DIR)/ubuntu-touch-sdl
 WIN32_DIR=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/win32
 
 # files to link from main directory
-INSTALL_FILES=reader.lua frontend resources defaults.lua datastorage.lua l10n utils \
+INSTALL_FILES=reader.lua frontend resources defaults.lua datastorage.lua l10n tools \
 		README.md COPYING
 
 # for gettext
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ pot:
 	mkdir -p $(TEMPLATE_DIR)
 	$(XGETTEXT_BIN) reader.lua `find frontend -iname "*.lua"` \
 		`find plugins -iname "*.lua"` \
-		`find utils -iname "*.lua"` \
+		`find tools -iname "*.lua"` \
 		> $(TEMPLATE_DIR)/$(DOMAIN).pot
 	# push source file to Transifex
 	$(MAKE) -i -C l10n bootstrap push
diff --git a/frontend/device/kobo/device.lua b/frontend/device/kobo/device.lua
index 089a64b7f..707c1e2c7 100644
--- a/frontend/device/kobo/device.lua
+++ b/frontend/device/kobo/device.lua
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ function Kobo:init()
                 local switch_xy = G_reader_settings:readSetting("kobo_touch_switch_xy")
                 -- and has no probe before
                 if switch_xy == nil then
-                    local TouchProbe = require("utils/kobo_touch_probe")
+                    local TouchProbe = require("tools/kobo_touch_probe")
                     local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
                     UIManager:show(TouchProbe:new{})
                     UIManager:run()
diff --git a/spec/unit/touch_probe_spec.lua b/spec/unit/touch_probe_spec.lua
index ab0c1534d..c2cf072fd 100644
--- a/spec/unit/touch_probe_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/unit/touch_probe_spec.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ describe("touch probe module", function()
 
     it("should probe properly for kobo touch", function()
         local Device = require("device")
-        local TouchProbe = require("utils/kobo_touch_probe"):new{}
+        local TouchProbe = require("tools/kobo_touch_probe"):new{}
         local need_to_switch_xy
         TouchProbe.saveSwitchXYSetting = function(_, new_need_to_switch_xy)
             need_to_switch_xy = new_need_to_switch_xy
diff --git a/utils/kobo_touch_probe.lua b/tools/kobo_touch_probe.lua
similarity index 98%
rename from utils/kobo_touch_probe.lua
rename to tools/kobo_touch_probe.lua
index 0547398d9..0c8ea8f33 100755
--- a/utils/kobo_touch_probe.lua
+++ b/tools/kobo_touch_probe.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- touch probe utility
--- usage: ./luajit util/kobo_touch_probe.lua
+-- usage: ./luajit tools/kobo_touch_probe.lua
 
 require "defaults"
 package.path = "common/?.lua;rocks/share/lua/5.1/?.lua;frontend/?.lua;" .. package.path
diff --git a/utils/trace_require.lua b/tools/trace_require.lua
similarity index 95%
rename from utils/trace_require.lua
rename to tools/trace_require.lua
index a5e00668d..e32fdee1b 100644
--- a/utils/trace_require.lua
+++ b/tools/trace_require.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- trace package loading flow with require call
--- usage: ./luajit -lutils/trace_require reader.lua ../../test
+-- usage: ./luajit -ltools/trace_require reader.lua ../../test
 
 local math = require("math")
 local _require = require
diff --git a/utils/wbuilder.lua b/tools/wbuilder.lua
similarity index 99%
rename from utils/wbuilder.lua
rename to tools/wbuilder.lua
index 7c77b60c9..f3440981c 100755
--- a/utils/wbuilder.lua
+++ b/tools/wbuilder.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- widget test utility
--- usage: ./luajit util/wtest.lua
+-- usage: ./luajit tools/wtest.lua
 
 require "defaults"
 print(package.path)