diff --git a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
index 506146e..25f6f59 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@
 }
 ADD_TO_DEVTABLE("amba", amba_id, do_amba_entry);
 
-/* LOOKS like x86cpu:vendor:VVVV:family:FFFF:model:MMMM:feature:*,FEAT,*
+/* LOOKS like cpu:type:x86,venVVVVfamFFFFmodMMMM:feature:*,FEAT,*
  * All fields are numbers. It would be nicer to use strings for vendor
  * and feature, but getting those out of the build system here is too
  * complicated.
@@ -1124,10 +1124,10 @@
 	DEF_FIELD(symval, x86_cpu_id, model);
 	DEF_FIELD(symval, x86_cpu_id, vendor);
 
-	strcpy(alias, "x86cpu:");
-	ADD(alias, "vendor:",  vendor != X86_VENDOR_ANY, vendor);
-	ADD(alias, ":family:", family != X86_FAMILY_ANY, family);
-	ADD(alias, ":model:",  model  != X86_MODEL_ANY,  model);
+	strcpy(alias, "cpu:type:x86,");
+	ADD(alias, "ven", vendor != X86_VENDOR_ANY, vendor);
+	ADD(alias, "fam", family != X86_FAMILY_ANY, family);
+	ADD(alias, "mod", model  != X86_MODEL_ANY,  model);
 	strcat(alias, ":feature:*");
 	if (feature != X86_FEATURE_ANY)
 		sprintf(alias + strlen(alias), "%04X*", feature);