diff --git a/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index 28201b83d..0f616283e 100644
--- a/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ project(SOF_TOOLS C)
 set(SOF_ROOT_SOURCE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/..")
 
 add_subdirectory(logger)
-add_subdirectory(eqctl)
+add_subdirectory(ctl)
 add_subdirectory(topology)
 add_subdirectory(test)
diff --git a/tools/ctl/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/ctl/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87f767791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ctl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+add_executable(sof-ctl
+	ctl.c
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(sof-ctl PRIVATE
+	"-lasound"
+)
+
+install(TARGETS sof-ctl DESTINATION bin)
diff --git a/tools/eqctl/README b/tools/ctl/README
similarity index 55%
rename from tools/eqctl/README
rename to tools/ctl/README
index 49762054e..685802f58 100644
--- a/tools/eqctl/README
+++ b/tools/ctl/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-How to use sof-eqctl tool
+How to use sof-ctl tool
 =========================
 
 This tool helps to access the ext bytes or tlv bytes control of SOF
-equalizer components eq_iir and eq_fir. Please find the documentation
-in https://thesofproject.github.io/latest/getting_started/index.html
-for more information.
+components (like equalizer eq_iir and eq_fir). Please find the documentation
+in https://thesofproject.github.io/latest/getting_started/index.html for
+more information.
diff --git a/tools/eqctl/eqctl.c b/tools/ctl/ctl.c
similarity index 84%
rename from tools/eqctl/eqctl.c
rename to tools/ctl/ctl.c
index 204bffa87..e78267406 100644
--- a/tools/eqctl/eqctl.c
+++ b/tools/ctl/ctl.c
@@ -14,24 +14,17 @@
 
 static void usage(char *name)
 {
-	fprintf(stdout, "Usage %s <option(s)>\n", name);
-	fprintf(stdout, "Set example %s -Dhw:0 ", name);
-	fprintf(stdout, "-c \"numid=22,name=\\\"EQIIR1.0 EQIIR\\\"\" -s ");
-	fprintf(stdout, "iir.txt\n");
-	fprintf(stdout, "Set example %s -Dhw:0 -n 22 -s iir.txt\n", name);
-	fprintf(stdout, "Get example %s -Dhw:0 -n 22\n", name);
-	fprintf(stdout, "%s:\t \t\tControl SOF equalizers\n", name);
-	fprintf(stdout, "%s:\t -D <dev>\tUse device <dev>, defaults to hw:0\n",
-		name);
-	fprintf(stdout, "%s:\t -c <name>\tGet configuration for EQ <name>\n",
-		name);
-	fprintf(stdout, "%s:\t -n <number>\tGet configuration for ", name);
-	fprintf(stdout, "given numid\n");
-	fprintf(stdout, "%s:\t -s <file>\tSetup equalizer with data", name);
-	fprintf(stdout, "in <file>.\n");
-	fprintf(stdout, "\t\t\t\tThe ASCII text file must contain comma\n");
-	fprintf(stdout, "\t\t\t\tseparated unsigned integers.\n");
-	exit(0);
+	fprintf(stdout, "Usage:\t %s [-D <device>] [-c <control name>]", name);
+	fprintf(stdout, " [-s <data>]\n");
+	fprintf(stdout, "\t %s [-D <device>] [-n <control id>]", name);
+	fprintf(stdout, " [-s <data>]\n");
+	fprintf(stdout, "\t %s -h\n", name);
+	fprintf(stdout, "\nWhere:\n");
+	fprintf(stdout, " -D device name (default is hw:0)\n");
+	fprintf(stdout, " -c control name e.g.");
+	fprintf(stdout, " numid=22,name=\\\"EQIIR1.0 EQIIR\\\"\"\n");
+	fprintf(stdout, " -n control id e.g. 22\n");
+	fprintf(stdout, " -s set data using ASCII CSV input file\n");
 }
 
 static int read_setup(unsigned int *data, char setup[], size_t smax)
diff --git a/tools/eqctl/eq_fir_flat.txt b/tools/ctl/eq_fir_flat.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/eqctl/eq_fir_flat.txt
rename to tools/ctl/eq_fir_flat.txt
diff --git a/tools/eqctl/eq_fir_loudness.txt b/tools/ctl/eq_fir_loudness.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/eqctl/eq_fir_loudness.txt
rename to tools/ctl/eq_fir_loudness.txt
diff --git a/tools/eqctl/eq_fir_mid.txt b/tools/ctl/eq_fir_mid.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/eqctl/eq_fir_mid.txt
rename to tools/ctl/eq_fir_mid.txt
diff --git a/tools/eqctl/eq_fir_pass.txt b/tools/ctl/eq_fir_pass.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/eqctl/eq_fir_pass.txt
rename to tools/ctl/eq_fir_pass.txt
diff --git a/tools/eqctl/eq_iir_bandpass.txt b/tools/ctl/eq_iir_bandpass.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/eqctl/eq_iir_bandpass.txt
rename to tools/ctl/eq_iir_bandpass.txt
diff --git a/tools/eqctl/eq_iir_bassboost.txt b/tools/ctl/eq_iir_bassboost.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/eqctl/eq_iir_bassboost.txt
rename to tools/ctl/eq_iir_bassboost.txt
diff --git a/tools/eqctl/eq_iir_flat.txt b/tools/ctl/eq_iir_flat.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/eqctl/eq_iir_flat.txt
rename to tools/ctl/eq_iir_flat.txt
diff --git a/tools/eqctl/eq_iir_loudness.txt b/tools/ctl/eq_iir_loudness.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/eqctl/eq_iir_loudness.txt
rename to tools/ctl/eq_iir_loudness.txt
diff --git a/tools/eqctl/eq_iir_pass.txt b/tools/ctl/eq_iir_pass.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/eqctl/eq_iir_pass.txt
rename to tools/ctl/eq_iir_pass.txt
diff --git a/tools/eqctl/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/eqctl/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index dc635aa38..000000000
--- a/tools/eqctl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-
-add_executable(sof-eqctl
-	eqctl.c
-)
-
-target_link_libraries(sof-eqctl PRIVATE
-	"-lasound"
-)
-
-install(TARGETS sof-eqctl DESTINATION bin)