diff --git a/tools/bisect b/tools/bisect-create
similarity index 61%
rename from tools/bisect
rename to tools/bisect-create
index f03e47cce4..6442b5cbe3 100755
--- a/tools/bisect
+++ b/tools/bisect-create
@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@
 
 set -e
 
-if test "bisect" = "`basename $0`" ; then
-    echo WARNING, trying to execute tools/bisect directly this cannot work as
-    echo the script itself would not be available in older checkouts
-    echo please use tools/ffbisect
-    git show master:tools/bisect > tools/ffbisect
+if test "bisect-create" = "`basename $0`" ; then
+    echo tools/ffbisect created
+    git show master:tools/bisect-create > tools/ffbisect
     chmod u+x tools/ffbisect
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if ! git show master:tools/bisect | diff - tools/ffbisect > /dev/null ; then
+if ! git show master:tools/bisect-create | diff - tools/ffbisect > /dev/null ; then
     echo updating tools/ffbisect script to HEAD.
-    git show master:tools/bisect > tools/ffbisect
+    git show master:tools/bisect-create > tools/ffbisect
     chmod u+x tools/ffbisect
     tools/ffbisect $*
     exit 0