diff --git a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/ardupilotwaf.py b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/ardupilotwaf.py
index 611beca4d9..dc427c4f2e 100644
--- a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/ardupilotwaf.py
+++ b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/ardupilotwaf.py
@@ -251,13 +251,13 @@ def test_summary(bld):
 
     bld.fatal('check: some tests failed')
 
-_build_shortcuts = {}
+_build_commands = {}
 
-def _process_build_shortcut(bld):
-    if bld.cmd not in _build_shortcuts:
+def _process_build_command(bld):
+    if bld.cmd not in _build_commands:
         return
 
-    params = _build_shortcuts[bld.cmd]
+    params = _build_commands[bld.cmd]
 
     targets = params['targets']
     if targets:
@@ -269,11 +269,11 @@ def _process_build_shortcut(bld):
     program_group_list = Utils.to_list(params['program_group_list'])
     bld.options.program_group.extend(program_group_list)
 
-def build_shortcut(name,
+def build_command(name,
                    targets=None,
                    program_group_list=[],
                    doc='build shortcut'):
-    _build_shortcuts[name] = dict(
+    _build_commands[name] = dict(
         targets=targets,
         program_group_list=program_group_list,
     )
@@ -317,5 +317,5 @@ def options(opt):
     )
 
 def build(bld):
-    bld.add_pre_fun(_process_build_shortcut)
+    bld.add_pre_fun(_process_build_command)
     bld.add_pre_fun(_select_programs_from_group)
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 0e3a4f3d89..ee84dae28e 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -187,26 +187,26 @@ def build(bld):
             bld.fatal('check: gtest library is required')
         bld.add_post_fun(ardupilotwaf.test_summary)
 
-ardupilotwaf.build_shortcut('check',
+ardupilotwaf.build_command('check',
     program_group_list='all',
     doc='builds all programs and run tests',
 )
 
-ardupilotwaf.build_shortcut('copter',
+ardupilotwaf.build_command('copter',
     targets='bin/arducopter',
     doc='builds arducopter',
 )
-ardupilotwaf.build_shortcut('plane',
+ardupilotwaf.build_command('plane',
     targets='bin/arduplane',
     doc='builds arduplane',
 )
-ardupilotwaf.build_shortcut('rover',
+ardupilotwaf.build_command('rover',
     targets='bin/ardurover',
     doc='builds ardurover',
 )
 
 for program_group in ('all', 'bin', 'tools', 'examples', 'tests', 'benchmarks'):
-    ardupilotwaf.build_shortcut(program_group,
+    ardupilotwaf.build_command(program_group,
         program_group_list=program_group,
         doc='builds all programs of %s group' % program_group,
     )