diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.preparch b/scripts/Makefile.preparch
index 67f76c3c86d..b2f60ff2fa1 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.preparch
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.preparch
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ misc/generated/sysgen/prj.mdef:	$(srctree)/config/$(CONFIG_BSP_DIR)/ukernel/conf
 	$(call filechk,prj.mdef)
 
 misc/generated/sysgen/kernel_main.c: misc/generated/sysgen/prj.mdef FORCE
-	$(Q)$(srctree)/scripts/sysgen.py $(CURDIR)/misc/generated/sysgen/prj.mdef $(CURDIR)/misc/generated/sysgen/
+	$(Q)$(srctree)/scripts/sysgen $(CURDIR)/misc/generated/sysgen/prj.mdef $(CURDIR)/misc/generated/sysgen/
 
 define filechk_configs.c
 	(echo "/* file is auto-generated, do not modify ! */"; \
diff --git a/scripts/sysgen.py b/scripts/sysgen
similarity index 99%
rename from scripts/sysgen.py
rename to scripts/sysgen
index d2578025b8f..60b8a607ebe 100755
--- a/scripts/sysgen.py
+++ b/scripts/sysgen
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 #
-# sysgen.py - System Generator
+# sysgen - System Generator
 #
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2015, Wind River Systems, Inc.