diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 77ca3b4702..935893be17 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ endif
 # counterparts are appropriately setup as symlinks ones to the others.
 ifeq ($(BR2_ROOTFS_MERGED_USR),y)
 	@$(call MESSAGE,"Sanity check in overlays $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY))")
-	support/scripts/check-merged-usr.sh \
+	support/scripts/check-merged \
 		--type overlay \
 		$(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY))
 endif # merged /usr
diff --git a/package/skeleton-custom/skeleton-custom.mk b/package/skeleton-custom/skeleton-custom.mk
index c194108307..82e1506156 100644
--- a/package/skeleton-custom/skeleton-custom.mk
+++ b/package/skeleton-custom/skeleton-custom.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ endif
 # counterparts are appropriately setup as symlinks ones to the others.
 ifeq ($(BR2_ROOTFS_MERGED_USR),y)
 define SKELETON_CUSTOM_NOT_MERGED_USR_DIRS
-	support/scripts/check-merged-usr.sh \
+	support/scripts/check-merged \
 		--type skeleton \
 		$(SKELETON_CUSTOM_PATH)
 endef
diff --git a/support/scripts/check-merged-usr.sh b/support/scripts/check-merged
similarity index 100%
rename from support/scripts/check-merged-usr.sh
rename to support/scripts/check-merged