diff --git a/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h b/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
index 20ce682a2540..f4c5c88ef384 100644
--- a/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
+++ b/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
@@ -540,7 +540,14 @@
 #define MSR_IA32_EBL_CR_POWERON		0x0000002a
 #define MSR_EBC_FREQUENCY_ID		0x0000002c
 #define MSR_SMI_COUNT			0x00000034
-#define MSR_IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL        0x0000003a
+
+/* Referred to as IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL in Intel's SDM. */
+#define MSR_IA32_FEAT_CTL		0x0000003a
+#define FEAT_CTL_LOCKED				BIT(0)
+#define FEAT_CTL_VMX_ENABLED_INSIDE_SMX		BIT(1)
+#define FEAT_CTL_VMX_ENABLED_OUTSIDE_SMX	BIT(2)
+#define FEAT_CTL_LMCE_ENABLED			BIT(20)
+
 #define MSR_IA32_TSC_ADJUST             0x0000003b
 #define MSR_IA32_BNDCFGS		0x00000d90
 
@@ -548,11 +555,6 @@
 
 #define MSR_IA32_XSS			0x00000da0
 
-#define FEATURE_CONTROL_LOCKED				(1<<0)
-#define FEATURE_CONTROL_VMXON_ENABLED_INSIDE_SMX	(1<<1)
-#define FEATURE_CONTROL_VMXON_ENABLED_OUTSIDE_SMX	(1<<2)
-#define FEATURE_CONTROL_LMCE				(1<<20)
-
 #define MSR_IA32_APICBASE		0x0000001b
 #define MSR_IA32_APICBASE_BSP		(1<<8)
 #define MSR_IA32_APICBASE_ENABLE	(1<<11)
diff --git a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
index 5d0fddda842c..31c1ca0bb3ee 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
@@ -4499,10 +4499,10 @@ void decode_feature_control_msr(void)
 {
 	unsigned long long msr;
 
-	if (!get_msr(base_cpu, MSR_IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL, &msr))
+	if (!get_msr(base_cpu, MSR_IA32_FEAT_CTL, &msr))
 		fprintf(outf, "cpu%d: MSR_IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL: 0x%08llx (%sLocked %s)\n",
 			base_cpu, msr,
-			msr & FEATURE_CONTROL_LOCKED ? "" : "UN-",
+			msr & FEAT_CTL_LOCKED ? "" : "UN-",
 			msr & (1 << 18) ? "SGX" : "");
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/vmx.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/vmx.c
index f6ec97b7eaef..85064baf5e97 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/vmx.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/vmx.c
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ bool prepare_for_vmx_operation(struct vmx_pages *vmx)
 	 *  Bit 2: Enables VMXON outside of SMX operation. If clear, VMXON
 	 *    outside of SMX causes a #GP.
 	 */
-	required = FEATURE_CONTROL_VMXON_ENABLED_OUTSIDE_SMX;
-	required |= FEATURE_CONTROL_LOCKED;
-	feature_control = rdmsr(MSR_IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL);
+	required = FEAT_CTL_VMX_ENABLED_OUTSIDE_SMX;
+	required |= FEAT_CTL_LOCKED;
+	feature_control = rdmsr(MSR_IA32_FEAT_CTL);
 	if ((feature_control & required) != required)
-		wrmsr(MSR_IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL, feature_control | required);
+		wrmsr(MSR_IA32_FEAT_CTL, feature_control | required);
 
 	/* Enter VMX root operation. */
 	*(uint32_t *)(vmx->vmxon) = vmcs_revision();