diff --git a/scripts/README b/scripts/README
index 0a831264ef..f2cb5013c7 100644
--- a/scripts/README
+++ b/scripts/README
@@ -40,3 +40,16 @@ object files.
 test/scan-build.sh -- Example script for invoking clang's scan-build
 static analysis tools.
 
+
+Code generation scripts
+-----------------------
+
+codegen/gen_linux_syscalls.pl -- Generate a table mapping linux syscall
+numbers to their names.
+
+codegen/gen_server_ciphers.py -- Generate a sorted list of TLS ciphersuites
+for servers to choose from.
+
+codegen/get_mozilla_ciphers.py -- Generate a list of TLS ciphersuites for
+clients to use in order to look like Firefox.
+
diff --git a/src/common/gen_linux_syscalls.pl b/scripts/codegen/gen_linux_syscalls.pl
similarity index 88%
rename from src/common/gen_linux_syscalls.pl
rename to scripts/codegen/gen_linux_syscalls.pl
index 3c64098a0b..f985bad6c9 100755
--- a/src/common/gen_linux_syscalls.pl
+++ b/scripts/codegen/gen_linux_syscalls.pl
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ while (<>) {
 
 print <<EOL;
 /* Automatically generated with
-        gen_sandbox_syscalls.pl /usr/include/asm/unistd*.h
+        gen_linux_syscalls.pl /usr/include/asm/unistd*.h
    Do not edit.
  */
 static const struct {
diff --git a/src/common/gen_server_ciphers.py b/scripts/codegen/gen_server_ciphers.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/gen_server_ciphers.py
rename to scripts/codegen/gen_server_ciphers.py
diff --git a/src/common/get_mozilla_ciphers.py b/scripts/codegen/get_mozilla_ciphers.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/common/get_mozilla_ciphers.py
rename to scripts/codegen/get_mozilla_ciphers.py
diff --git a/src/common/linux_syscalls.inc b/src/common/linux_syscalls.inc
index 912735660d..cf47c73809 100644
--- a/src/common/linux_syscalls.inc
+++ b/src/common/linux_syscalls.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Automatically generated with
-        gen_sandbox_syscalls.pl /usr/include/asm/unistd*.h
+        gen_linux_syscalls.pl /usr/include/asm/unistd*.h
    Do not edit.
  */
 static const struct {